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Geologists anticipate an oil crisis soon

Several forecasts indicate that the supply of oil will start drying up in the near future.

 

References:

Campbell, C.J. 1998. The decline of hydrocarbon man — the growing importance of renewables, using less, new life styles. Meeting of the Geological Society of America. October. Toronto.

Edwards, J.D. 1998. Timing of the decline of global oil production. Meeting of the Geological Society of America. October. Toronto.

 

Further Readings:

The International Energy Agency's report "World Energy Prospects to 2020" is available at http://www.iea.org/g8/world/index.htm.

The Energy Information Administration's Web site is available at http://www.eia.doe.gov.

Sources:

Thomas S. Ahlbrandt
U.S. Geological Survey
P.O. Box 25046
Mail Stop 939
Denver, CO 80225

Colin J. Campbell
Petroconsultants
P.O. Box 152
1258 Perly, Geneva
Switzerland

John D. Edwards
University of Colorado, Boulder
Department of Geological Sciences
Campus Box 399
Boulder, CO 80309

From Science News, Vol. 154, No. 18, October 31, 1998, p. 278.
Copyright Ó 1998 by Science Service.

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