Publication date: 2008-10-01 First published in: The Open Geography Journal Authors: J. Leigh Abstract: Oil has stoked the industrial society for the last century as the cheap energy source. However, ominous signs of oil depletion, in fulfillment of M. King…
Publication date: 2009-07-29 First published in International Journal of Energy Research Authors: M. Höök, K. Aleklett Abstract: Continued reliance on oil is unsustainable, and this has resulted in interest in alternative fuels. Coal-to-liquids (CTL) can supply liquid fuels and have…
Publication date: 2009-04-01 First published in: Energy Policy Authors: P. Fairey Abstract: Perhaps the most daunting challenge the next generation of Americans will face is what President Bush called our “addiction to oil.” The challenge is to find the means…
Publication date: 2009-01-01 First Published In: Energy Policy Authors: J.A. Mathews, H. Goldsztein Abstract: Although Argentina came late to the biofuels revolution, a series of measures taken recently at federal and provincial government level have created new opportunities. New federal…
Publication date: 2008-08-01 First Published In: Pipeline & Gas Journal Authors: Jude Clemente Abstract: 1.5 million barrels per day (bpd), oil from Mexico comprises about 11% of U.S. imports. As a top-three supplier to the U.S., Mexico has been a…
Publication date: 2010-01-01 First Published in: Energy Policy Authors: S.H. Mohr, G.M. Evans Abstract: Although considerable discussion surrounds unconventional oil’s ability to mitigate the effects of peaking conventional oil production, very few models of unconventional oil production exist. The aim…
Publication date: 2009-01-01 First published in: Energy Policy Authors: B. Lloyd, S. Subbarao Abstract: The “Sustainable Development” aspect of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) under the Kyoto Protocol is examined, about its current impact on crucial developmental issues. The paper…
Publication date: 1992-07-01 First published in: Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering Authors: B.J. Ayeni, R. Pilat Abstract: The oil industry has used decline curve analysis with limited success in estimating crude oil reserves and in predicting future behavior of…
Publication date: 1998-06-01 First Published in: Natural Resources Research Authors: D.J. Santini Abstract: This paper examines three issues related to both the U.S. and world oil supply: (1) the nature of the long-term, post-peak production profile for the U.S. and,…
Publication date: 2010-04-27 First published in: Energy Policy Authors: J. Friedrichs Abstract: Peak oil theory predicts that oil production will soon start a terminal decline. Most authors imply that no adequate alternate resource and technology will be available to replace…