Oil Production Peaked in 2006
Oil Wars | 22.10.2007 22:03 | Analysis | Ecology | Technology | Sheffield
A report from the Energy Watch Group, 
http://www.energywatchgroup.org/Erdoel-Report.32+M5d637b1e38d.0.html was reported in The Guardian today: http://www.guardian.co.uk/oil/story/0,,2196435,00.html it's conclusion follows. Of course long before the MSM started to pick up on the key issue of Peak Oil it was reported here: http://www.scroogle.org/cgi-bin/nbbw.cgi?Gw=%22peak+oil%22+site%3Aindymedia.org.uk
http://www.energywatchgroup.org/Erdoel-Report.32+M5d637b1e38d.0.html was reported in The Guardian today: http://www.guardian.co.uk/oil/story/0,,2196435,00.html it's conclusion follows. Of course long before the MSM started to pick up on the key issue of Peak Oil it was reported here: http://www.scroogle.org/cgi-bin/nbbw.cgi?Gw=%22peak+oil%22+site%3Aindymedia.org.uk
Conclusion
The major result from this analysis is that world oil production has peaked in 2006. Production will start to decline at a rate of several percent per year. By 2020, and even more by 2030, global oil supply will be dramatically lower. This will create a supply gap which can hardly be closed by growing contributions from other fossil, nuclear or alternative energy sources in this time frame. The world is at the beginning of a structural change of its economic system. This change will be triggered by declining fossil fuel supplies and will influence almost all aspects of our daily life.
Climate change will also force humankind to change energy consumption patterns by reducing significantly the burning of fossil fuels. Global warming is a very serious problem. However, the focus of this paper is on the aspects of resource depletion as these are much less transparent to the public.
The now beginning transition period probably has its own rules which are valid only during this phase. Things might happen which we never experienced before and which we may never experience again once this transition period has ended. Our way of dealing with energy issues probably will have to change fundamentally.
The International Energy Agency, anyway until recently, denies that such a fundamental change of our energy supply is likely to happen in the near or medium term future. The message by the IEA, namely that business as usual will also be possible in future, sends a false signal to politicians, industry and consumers – not to forget the media.
The major result from this analysis is that world oil production has peaked in 2006. Production will start to decline at a rate of several percent per year. By 2020, and even more by 2030, global oil supply will be dramatically lower. This will create a supply gap which can hardly be closed by growing contributions from other fossil, nuclear or alternative energy sources in this time frame. The world is at the beginning of a structural change of its economic system. This change will be triggered by declining fossil fuel supplies and will influence almost all aspects of our daily life.
Climate change will also force humankind to change energy consumption patterns by reducing significantly the burning of fossil fuels. Global warming is a very serious problem. However, the focus of this paper is on the aspects of resource depletion as these are much less transparent to the public.
The now beginning transition period probably has its own rules which are valid only during this phase. Things might happen which we never experienced before and which we may never experience again once this transition period has ended. Our way of dealing with energy issues probably will have to change fundamentally.
The International Energy Agency, anyway until recently, denies that such a fundamental change of our energy supply is likely to happen in the near or medium term future. The message by the IEA, namely that business as usual will also be possible in future, sends a false signal to politicians, industry and consumers – not to forget the media.
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