Goodbye peak oil, hello peak demand
The threat of the world facing a declining supply of oil, so-called peak oil, has given way to a forecast that is calling forth its much more benign cousin: peak Continue Reading
Drowning the World in Oil
Scroll through Donald Trump’s campaign promises or listen to his speeches and you could easily conclude that his energy policy consists of little more than a wish list drawn up Continue Reading
Why the Peak Oil Movement Failed
As I glance back across the trajectory of this blog over the last ten and a half years, one change stands out. When I began blogging in May of 2006, Continue Reading
Peak Oil – From Global Catastrophe to Global Opportunity
Modern economics is a matter of supply and demand. And when it comes to ‘peak oil’, it’s the difference between catastrophe and opportunity. Since the early 20th Century, scientists, experts, Continue Reading
Tumbling Down the Net Hubbert Cliff
I gave a mini presentation at a Griffith University “sustainable economy” seminar on 29 November 2016 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B21KVqpkTSnrQ2haWFAwaU5MRjQ/view As the themes were slanted towards “business opportunities”, I chose this title for Continue Reading
Peak Oil & System Justification: Damned Environmentalists
The tendency to justify the system may interfere with a clear evaluation of environmentally damaging aspects of the socioeconomic status quo and prevent a person from becoming dissatisfied and from Continue Reading
Why The Oil Industry Shouldn’t Fear Peak Demand
The OPEC drama is behind us (for now) with the cartel and its friends agreeing to a peak supply. But the topic that’s talked about behind the scenes in Viennese Continue Reading
From Peak Oil to Peak Oil Demand in Just Nine Years
Peak demand for oil is the big new thing . True, the International Energy Agency, in the annual World Energy Outlook it released earlier this month, didn’t envision a peak Continue Reading
Oil Industry Anticipates Day of Reckoning
Forecasters see demand for oil-based fuels shifting to natural gas and renewable energy sources over… This month, European oil company MOL Group delivered a stark message to investors: Demand for Continue Reading
10 Countries that Are Running Out of Oil
These 10 countries that are running out of oil will face serious problems down the road unless new reserves are found and tapped into. For a while now, you can Continue Reading