Publication date: 2008-03-05 First published in: The Guardian Authors: David Strahan Abstract: Oil production may soon ‘peak’, but what about coal? David Strahan reports on the recent figures that suggest global reserves may not be nearly as plentiful as the…
Washington Post has expanded its investigating reportage section, Oil Shock, and continued to dig deeper into the new oil reality and the driving forces behind the dramatic increases in oil price. They point out remarkable events that have passed by…
Publication date: 2008-03-01 First Published in Energy Policy Authors: W. Nel & C. Cooper Abstract: China has a rapidly growing economy with a rapidly increasing demand for oil. The International Energy Agency (IEA) investigated possible future oil demand scenarios for…
Oil production in non-Opec countries is set to peak within the next two years, leaving the world increasingly dependent on supplies from the cartel of exporting nations, according to one of the world’s leading energy experts. The North Sea is…
Publication date: 2004-01-01 First published in: Uppsala University Authors: Anders Sivertsson Abstract: Our society today is very dependent on oil and gas, almost 65% of the total primary energy consumption in the world is produced from oil and gas. Due…
Publication date: 2007-10-01 First published in: Uppsala University Authors: Aram Mäkivierikko Abstract: Oil is a heavily used natural resource with a limited supply. Russia is one of the largest oil producers and the second largest oil-exporting country in the world.…
Press release: ASPO China is formed On the 26th of October 2007, a Peak Oil workshop was held at the China University of Petroleum Beijing (CUPB). It was unanimously agreed that ASPO China should be formed and that Peak Oil…
A bipartisan group of 27 elder statesmen is sending an open letter to both presidential candidates and every member of Congress saying the country faces “a long-term energy crisis” that threatens the security and prosperity of future generations if swift…
Publication date: 1998-08-01 First published in Science Authors: R. A. Kerr Abstract: Many economists foresee another half-century of cheap oil, but a growing contingent of geologists warns that oil will begin to run out much sooner–perhaps in only ten years.…
Publication date: 2005-02-28 First Published in: Book Authors: David Goodstein Abstract: Review from Publishers Weekly: Everyone agrees we will run out of fossil fuels someday-Goodstein, a Caltech professor, argues it will be sooner rather than later based on the petrochemical…