Tag Archives: EROI

Is it really possible to decouple GDP Growth from Energy Growth?

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

In recent years, we have heard statements indicating that it is possible to decouple GDP growth from energy growth. I have been looking at the relationship between world GDP and world energy use and am becoming increasingly skeptical that such … Continue reading →

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Will the decline in world oil supply be fast or slow?

Posted on April 11, 2011 by

I wrote a post last week called Steep oil decline or slow oil decline? Since writing it, I had some additional thoughts on the subject, on reasons to expect a steep decline rather than a slow decline. Furthermore, my article What’s behind … Continue reading →

Posted in Financial Implications, Oil and Its Future | Tagged , , , , | 37 Comments

Steep oil decline or slow oil decline?

Posted on April 5, 2011 by

Someone wrote asking the following question: Dear Gail, I have been reading quite a bit about peak oil recently. I get the impression (not based on data) that at some point there will be a quite steep decline in oil … Continue reading →

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If Oil Supply Declines Quickly, How do We Deal with It?

Posted on March 9, 2011 by

We don’t know precisely how oil supply will work out, but if it declines quickly, we need to think about how we can deal with such an outcome. A quick decline could come if some combination of events starts oil … Continue reading →

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How much oil will be recoverable?

Posted on February 28, 2011 by

This is a post of mine that is in the ASPO-USA newsletter today. The world holds a huge amount of oil resources. Besides liquid oil, there is very heavy oil in various forms. There is also liquid oil trapped in … Continue reading →

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