U.S. oil independence “is non-applicable” despite US President-elect Barack Obama’s assurances, said former Saudi Chief of Intelligence Prince Turki Al-Faisal Wednesday evening. Al-Faisal said in statements to KUNA, during a seminar held on Saudi-US relations organized by the Arab contemporary…
The World Energy Outlook 2008 (WEO2008) was released last week, and it contains updated studies and forecast from the International Energy Agency (IEA). One of their conclusions is that six new Saudi-Arabias is required until 2030, corresponding to 64 million…
Publication date: 2008-08-30 First Published in: Energy Authors: C. Kerschner, K. Hubacek Abstract: Given recent developments in energy markets and skyrocketing oil prices, we argue for an urgent need to study the potential effects of world oil production reaching a…
Publication date: 1993-04-01 First Published in: Ecological Economics Authors: C. Cleveland Abstract: The concern about natural resource scarcity has traditionally focused on changes in the cost, quality, and availability of energy and material inputs to the production process. Ecological economists…
Publication date: 2008-10-29 First published in: UK Industry Taskforce Authors: UK Industry Taskforce on Peak Oil and Energy Security Abstract: The main conclusions of the Taskforce are: 1. The effects of peak oil will be felt in the next five years…
The global crude-oil output is falling faster than expected, leaving producers struggling to meet demand without extra investment, the Financial Times said, citing a draft of an International Energy Agency report. Annual production is set to drop by 9.1 percent…
Publication date: 2002-12-01 First Published in: Energy Exploration & Exploitation Authors: A.M.S. Bakhtiari Abstract: Seen from a Middle Eastern perspective, the present global oil situation can be summarized within five major and inescapable trends: The world’s supergiant and giant oil…
Publication date: 2003-06-01 First published in: Applied Energy Authors: Mamdouh G. Salameh Abstract: Energy experts project that global oil supplies will only meet demand until global oil production has peaked sometime between 2013 and 2020. Declining oil production after peak…
Publication date: 2008-07-01 First published in: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy Authors: M. Zerta et al Abstract: The global energy situation is about to change at an accelerating pace and society is largely unprepared. Common energy analyses, such as the…
Publication date: 2008-07-01 First published in: Public Health Authors: G. McCartney & P. Hanlon Abstract: Health problems caused by overconsumption, growing inequalities, and diminished well-being are issues that have been attributed to the prioritization of economic growth as the central…