Item of General Interest
July 25. I received notice today that an article I helped write is available for free download for the next fifty days. The corrected free link for the article is "An Oil Production Forecast for China Considering Economic Limits." The article discusses the possibility that oil prices may not rise endlessly, and evaluates three future price scenarios. Under the "low" scenario (prices remain under $50 per barrel), oil production in China has already peaked.
Monthly Archives: July 2007
Is This a False Alarm?
This is Chapter 2 of a booklet I am writing with assistance from folks at TheOilDrum.com. Chapter 2: Is This a False Alarm? As we look at the answers to these questions, we will see that the production decline discussed … Continue reading
What Is Peak Oil?
This is Chapter 1 of a Peak Oil Booklet I am working on, with the assistance of folks from TheOilDrum.com. Chapter 1: What Is Peak Oil? In this chapter, we discuss some of the basic issues relating to peak oil … Continue reading
Posted in Introductory Post, Oil and Its Future
Tagged corn ethanol, ethanol, oil, peak oil
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Speech from 1957 Predicting Peak Oil
Rear Admiral Hyman Rickover gave an amazing speech in 1957 that predicted many of the energy-related issues we are now dealing with. Among other things, the speech talks about • The relationship between fossil fuels and economic growth. • The … Continue reading
Posted in Oil and Its Future, Planning for the Future
Tagged natural gas, nuclear, oil, peak oil
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