Report from Lloyds of London (insurance) and Chatham House (strategic studies)
“Even before we reach peak oil, we could witness an oil supply crunch because of Continue Reading
Review July 19, 2010
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Interview with Art Berman – Part 1
Art Berman is a geological consultant whose specialties are subsurface petroleum geology, seismic interpretation, and Continue Reading
Review July 12, 2010
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Matthew Kotchen, professor of environmental economics and policy, Yale University
Another reason for the timidity on reducing U.S. consumption is that the easiest change, a Continue Reading
Optimism, Harsh Realism, and Blind Spots—10 years later
By the Peak Oil Review team Ten years ago, energy analyst Steve Andrews challenged widely Continue Reading
Lloyd's adds its voice to dire 'peak oil' warnings
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/jul/11/peak-oil-energy-disruption Business underestimating catastrophic consequences of declining oil, says Lloyd’s of London/ISS report One of Continue Reading
Paul Krugman, author and New York Times columnist
“We are now, I fear, in the early stages of a third depression. It will Continue Reading
EIA’s first Peak Oil statement—how was their vision a decade ago?
Back in 2000, the EIA developed their first power-point presentation covering the topic of peak Continue Reading
Review July 5, 2010
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John R. Boyce, University of Calgary economist
“The data resoundingly rejects … peak oil. In all aspects, I find the peak oil Continue Reading
Interview with Jeff Rubin, Part 2
Jeff Rubin was the chief economist at CIBC World Markets for almost twenty years. He Continue Reading
Review June 28, 2010
Download Full PDF 1. Oil and the global economy After the brief euphoria following Beijing’s Continue Reading
Review June 21, 2010
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Ferdinand Banks, energy economist and widely published author
“What some observers call the shale gas ‘revolution’ might turn out to be no more Continue Reading
The Oil Spill in Perspective
The oil spill resulting from the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf Continue Reading
The Oil Production Story: Pre- and Post-Peak Nations
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Review June 14, 2010
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Paul Horsnell, Barclays lead oil industry analyst, in a recent report
“Oil will be slower onstream, more expensive to produce, it will be more politicized and Continue Reading
Steven Kopits, director NYC office of Douglas-Westwood
“[EIA’s] forecasts to 2020 are 2-3 mbpd lower than that of traditionally dour Total, the Continue Reading
Exponential Growth Meets Finite Resources
Anyone devoted to the study of resource economics, especially peak oil, must finally abandon the Continue Reading
Review June 7, 2010
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BP Chief Executive Says Gulf Oil Spill Will Lead To Record Profits
“In a sickening Interview with Forbes Magazine BP Chief Tony Hayward says the Gulf spill might Continue Reading
Imagining Life Without Oil, and Being Ready
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Tad Padzek, Chairman Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering Dept., University of Texas at Austin
[After reviewing a live video of BP’s oil leak in the Gulf] “It’s not going Continue Reading