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Category Archives: How Much Left
Matt Simmons “Twilight in the Desert”
Once Ghawar and other large fields peak in Saudi Arabia, oil shocks will reverberate throughout the world Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy August 6, 2005 Matthew R. Simmons, President Simmons & … Continue reading
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Book Review of “Wheel of Fortune. The Battle for Oil and Power in Russia”
Alice Friedemann’s review of “Wheel of Fortune. The Battle for Oil and Power in Russia”, by Thane Gustafson. 2012. The main thesis of this book is that Russia will collapse again. Soon. Unless Russia drills offshore and in the Arctic … Continue reading
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Peak Oil Acknowledged by Middle Eastern countries — they’re scared
Very interesting reflections on a peak oil conference in the Middle east of the countries that export oil. I think it must mean we’re past peak, don’t believe “the near future”. Peak Oil as seen through the eyes of Arab … Continue reading
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Summary of Hirsch & Bezdek 2005 DOE Peak Oil study
A summary of the Department of Energy report: PEAKING OF WORLD OIL PRODUCTION: IMPACTS, MITIGATION, & RISK MANAGEMENT, February 2005 Robert L. Hirsch, SAIC, Project Leader Roger Bezdek, MISI, Robert Wendling, MISI The peaking of world oil production presents the … Continue reading
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How much oil is left?
This is a complex question, because the quality of the oil matters as well. We’ve gotten the good stuff, the light, easy oil, and a lot of the remaining oil will take a lot more energy and complex refineries to … Continue reading
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Don’t worry, be happy, there’s plenty of oil, natural gas, & coal left
These posts and links rebut the studies of cornucopians like Magueri and CERA, who say there’s lots of oil left. Richard Kerr. 10 Aug 2012. Are World Oil’s Prospects Not Declining All That Fast? Science vol 337 p633. Magueri’s “upbeat … Continue reading
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