18 Quotes by William Ramsay

It cannot, of course, be stated with absolute certainty that no elements can combine with argon; but it appears at least improbable that any compounds will be formed.[This held true for a century, until in Aug 2000, the first argon compound was formed, argon fluorohydride, HArF, but stable only below 40 K (−233 °C).]

But this particular incident is probably going to raise questions that maybe some product stocks would be in order. I'm not sure that anyone anticipated the kind of devastation we've seen in those refineries.

People are saying 'let's take a second look' at nuclear power. Rising oil prices means nuclear is becoming more economically attractive, and gas prices are a second kick in the pants.

I think Russia has made a serious mistake. It has demonstrated its willingness to use its gas as a political and economic tool.

Russia has done some serious damage to its otherwise-good reputation for security of supply. Europe is going to have to take a hard look at their exposure and whether there's a way to fix that.

As Indonesia confronts its subsidies, and as other countries begin to move prices closer to market levels, it takes some of the incentives for smuggling out.

(This is not about) setting up some supranational scheme.

There needs to be a better assessment of what the vulnerabilities are and what constitutes vulnerability.

It's hard to say we had been thinking about this sort of problem. The traditional supply disruption you think about is a political one, like the 1973-1974 embargo. Here, you had a situation where a local refining problem could become a global one.