Hubberts Peak

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Geophysicist M King Hubbert predicted in 1956 that U.S oil production would reach its highest level in the early 1970s Though roundly criticized by oil experts and economists, Hubbert s prediction came true in 1970.In this revised and updated edition reflecting the latest information on the world supply of oil, Kenneth Deffeyes uses Hubbert s methods to find that world oil production will peak in this decade and there isn t anything we can do to stop it While long term solutions exist in the form of conservation and alternative energy sources, they probably cannot and almost certainly will not be enacted in time to evade a short term catastrophe. Free Read Hubberts Peak [ author ] Kenneth S. Deffeyes [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr I was hoping forof a discussion of the strong points and short comings of Hubbert s predictions, but that isn t what is contained here Oh well, there was still a lot of interesting information nearly all oil fields lie between 7,500 and 15,000 feet in depth tar sands are basically oil fields that have been exposed via erosion there is really only one spot left on earth the South China Sea that may hold significant undiscovered oil deposits whatever measures we institute now won t I was hoping forof a discussion of the strong points and short comings of Hubbert s predictions, but that isn t what is contained here Oh well, there was still a lot of interesting information nearly all oil fields lie between 7,500 and 15,000 feet in depth tar sands are basically oil fields that have been exposed via erosion there is really only one spot left on earth the South China Sea that may hold significant undiscovered oil deposits whatever measures we institute now won t be in time to get us through the peak period adjustment oil be...Comprehensive and detailed, sometimes even down to industry anecdotes, it reviews oil and adjacent fossil fuel areas in historical and industry segment perspectives With numerous illustrations, schemes and facts enlisted, author gives no single gap on one single message peak oil has started and now we are on the way down And ...Fairly light read that makes a lot of concrete predictions Drawing on ideas from 1970 s and 1980 s this book was published in 2001 Turns out they pinned down the point of global peak oil pretty precisely Spoiler alert it happened in 2005 The world will never produce as much oil as it did 6 years ago OPEC is at maximum production and will remain so forever It took the Earth and Sun over one hundred million years to produce 2 trillion barrels of oil We burned half of it in 150 years Ther Fairly light read that makes a lot of concrete predictions Drawin...This is a very important book for everyone to read,although it can be a bit difficult for those without a Geology background This book was written by a Geologist and it explains how our fossil fuel resources were created over millions of years and why they will run out in the not too distant future He also makes a start at discussing some of the alternative fuel options we need to focus on today before we hit the cliff Interestingly enough, he used to work for an oil gas company which makes This is a very important book for everyone to read,although it can b...This book is a must for a basic understanding of what Hubbert predicted long ago that global oil production would peak around the turn of the 21st century, with dramatic results Written off as an eccentric, h...The content of this book was very interesting I gave it 3 stars because most of the book was not about peak oil, but rather about how oil was created, where it is found and how it is extracted This is all valu...A decent piece of work from a real life oil company geologist about the concept of Peak Oil and how it might affect us in the years to come A lot of personal anecdotes and a lot of real geology made it a ...An interesting book and great that it is written by a geologist, but I found his writing style to be overly colloquial in a very forced way Also, in light of recent developments some of his conclusions don t hold as much weight as they probably did when this was written 10 years ago.Very good Must read for energy future Very gold info and technology info Very good Must read for energy future Very gold info and technology info for insight into modern energy policy and politics.The math behind Hubberts model is simple and this book explains the situation well Was hard to find a shortcoming or flaw in the entire line of reasoning.

Hubberts Peak
  • English
  • 19 June 2017
  • Paperback
  • 224 pages
  • 0691116253
  • Kenneth S. Deffeyes
  • Hubberts Peak