The U.S. Geological Survey has, in collaboration with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, issued a report with the title, “Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids Likely Harmed Threatened Kentucky Fish Species”. They assert: Hydraulic fracturing fluids are believed to be the cause…
Map of existing permits and wells currently carried on the oil proration schedule and gas proration schedule database. The American shale gas revolution began in the area that goes under the name of the Barnett Shale. On the map above…
The next issue of The Economist has a front cover that says, “The future of oil – Yesterday’s fuel.” 14 years ago, on 4 March 1999, the front cover had an entirely different message. Then, the editors of the Economist…
On the ASPO Sweden website, Martin Saar has written a good article on Egypt and how declining income from oil production is a source of that nation’s current problems. It is a problem for their future. ( The text is…
In the journal, Science Omega, James Morgan has published an interview with me where we discuss how we can prepare for “the second half of the age of oil.” Because so many articles in the last half year have tried…
The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) has just released a report “Crude Oil – Forecast, Markets & Transportation.” In 2007 we wrote our article on production from the Canadian oil sands titled, “A crash program scenario for the Canadian…
Margaret Thatcher, one of the United Kingdom’s greatest leaders, has died. We can hear on the radio and see on TV how she is praised for her political deeds. Many consider that it was the changes in the economic system…
At the beginning of January, I was invited to give a presentation and participate in a panel discussion on Peak Oil. Maybe this is not such a huge surprise but what was surprising was that the invitation was a symposium…
The term “Peak Oil” was used for the first time in January 2001. It was then that Colin Campbell wrote his first newsletter for ASPO, the Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas. A month later the “Focus”…
In the World Energy Outlook 2012 report the IEA presents its view of future crude oil production (see the figure). With decreases of over 2 million barrels per day (Mb/d) by 2035 both Russia and China have passed Peak Oil.…