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EU energy chief: Worldwide oil availability has peaked

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The availability of oil worldwide has already peaked, the European Union’s energy chief Guenther Oettinger said on Wednesday. “My fear is that the global consumption of oil is going to increase, but European oil consumption has already reached its peak.…

New Zealand parliament report: The next oil shock?

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On 13 October 2010, the New Zealand Parliament released a research report entitled “The next oil shock?” dealing with peak oil and future supply for the world. Some key aspects of this paper concluded that “Low-cost reserves of oil are…

Australia: Running on empty?

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The most influential progressive think tank in Australia, The Australia Institute based in Canberra, recently published a paper on peak oil and its importance for the government. Summary of the content and conclusions: Like climate change, the possibility of peak…

An analysis by German Military

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A study by a German military think tank has analyzed how “peak oil” might change the global economy. The internal draft document — leaked on the Internet — shows for the first time how carefully the German government has considered…

Lloyds adds its voice to dire peak oil warnings

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The Lloyd’s insurance market and the highly regarded Institute of Strategic Studies (ISS, known as Chatham House) says Britain needs to be ready for “peak oil” and disrupted energy supplies at a time of soaring fuel demand in China and…

Feng Lianyong

Feng Lianyong

Dr. Feng Lianyong, a professor of the School of Business Administration at the University of Petroleum, Beijing, was born in 1966. In 1988, he graduated and obtained his Bachelor’s degree from University of Petroleum (East China) with Management Engineering as…