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An Economic Theory of Limited Oil Supply
We seem to hear two versions of the story of limited oil supply: 1. The economists’ view, saying that the issue is a simple problem of supply and demand. Substitution, higher prices, demand destruction, greater efficiency, and increased production of … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Implications, Oil and Its Future
Tagged Hubbert, M. King Hubbert, oil prices, oil supply, peak oil
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Steep oil decline or slow oil decline?
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
Posted in Financial Implications, Oil and Its Future
Tagged EROEI, EROI, fossil fuels, Hubbert, Hubbert Curve, Liebig's Law of the Minimum
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