Twilight in the Desert

Posted on 22 May 2017 by Matthew R. Simmons

Twilight in the Desert reveals a Saudi oil and production industry that could soon approach a serious, irreversible decline In this exhaustively researched book, veteran oil industry analyst Matthew Simmons draws on his three plus decades of insider experience and than 200 independently produced reports about Saudi petroleum resources and production operations He uncovers a story about Saudi Arabia s troubled oil industry, not to mention its political and societal instability, which differs sharply from the globally accepted Saudi version It s a story that is provocative and disturbing, based on undeniable facts, but until now never told in its entirety Twilight in the Desert answers all readers questions about Saudi oil and production industries with keen examination instead of unsubstantiated posturing, and takes its place as one of the most important books of this still young century. New Read [ Twilight in the Desert ] author [ Matthew R. Simmons ] – kino-fada.fr The peak oil theory holds that the world is running out of oil resources, production soon will begin a precipitous decline, and terrible consequences will result This theory has been advanced every few years since at least the early 1950s However, the predicted catastrophe never comes to pass.This book, published in 2005, represents perhaps the most recent iteration of this theory The author exhaustively demonstrates that the small number of very large oil fields on which Saudi Arabia s oil The peak oil theory holds that the world is running out of oil resources, production soon will begin a precipitous decline, and terrible consequences will result This theory has been advanced every few years since at least the early 1950s However, the predicted catastrophe never comes to pass.This book, published in 2005, represents perhaps the most recent iteration of this theory The author exhaustively demonstrates that...As a petroleum geologist, I have long known that oilfields have finite lives They perform very well in their youth, then limp along for years and years of middle and old age I also knew how the number of very large fields was small, while modest ones werecommon.Matthew Simmons does an excellent job of explaining these facts, and even goes into the basics of petroleum engineering in an easy to understand manner He then sets out like an investigative reporter going through years and years As a petroleum geologist, I have long known that oilfields have finite lives They perform very well in their youth, then limp along for years and years of middle and old age I also knew how the number of very large fields was small, while modest ones werecommon.Matthew Simmons does an excellent job of explaining these facts, and even goes into the basics of petroleum engineering in an easy to understand manner He then sets out like an investigative reporter going through years and years of articles published by Aramco employees in engineering and scientific journals to uncover the true story on the perfor...This is an interesting readbut in my opinion it is far too long, and laden with technical information The sense I get is that and Simmons admits as much the technical pieces are over the average person s head, but not informed enough to bring value to the technical audience To me, that begs the question, who benefits from all of it In including so much of thi...Simmons meticulously researched but overwritten thesis is inevitable Saudi oil production decline would precipitate conflict between royal family extravagance and needs of the burgeoning population He was wrong in the first part but right in the second Oil production remains steady and Saudi Aramco would..., SIS 6 ,, SIS , , , SIS 6 ,, SIS , , BP ,BP , , BP .http www.youtube.com watch v DwX9RXhttp www.youtube.com watch v cDGAoU , , Twilight in the Desert The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy 200 20 , , , ,, SIS , ,8 , , , ,, 672 108 , 375 , 117 72, , Zero Hedge Report ...This book addresses arguably the greatest threat to our industrial civilization, namely whether the biggest source of crude oil in the world has surpassed peak production and if so how fast could the decline be You would think that such an important issue would have been studied intensively and the subject of much debate but you would ...This is a great book it s a history of the oil industry, a primer on oil production technology, and a history of Saudi Arabia and its oil company Saudi Aramco Matt Simmons is one of the primary oil geologists who has been warning the world about peak oil for years This is his magnum opus in which he presents his analysis of little known Saudi records and reports on their oil supply and production going back decades His main premise is that Saudi Arabia is about to or has already reached it This is a great book it s a history of the oil industry, a primer on oil production technology, and a history of Saudi Arabia and its oil company Saudi Aramco Matt Simmons is one of the primary oil geologists who has been warning the world about peak oil for years This is his magnum opus in which he presents his analysis of little known Saudi records and reports on their oil supply and production going back decades His main premise is that Saudi Arabia is about to or has already reached its peak in oil production and will soon begin a decline in total output This matters because the Saudis have always been the world s largest producer of oil generating about 20% of global oil supply Not only that, but their oil has always been of the cheapest and best quality while also being easily recoverable...I cannot stress how important I think this book is I am a recent convert to the Peak Oil world somehow, I ve managed to bury my head in the sand ha ha in regards to this topic until recently About a month or so ago, I first heard the phrase Peak oil and started investigating it I haven t stopped yet I am almost overwhelmed by the sheer size and scope of the evidence that backs up the idea of peak oil Unlike many problems facing society today, it is easy to help people understand th I cannot stress how important I think this book is I am a recent convert to the Peak Oil world somehow, I ve managed to bury my head in the sand ha ha in regards to this topic until recently About a month or so ago, I first heard the phrase Peak oil and started investigating it I haven t stopped yet I am almost overwhelmed by the sheer size and scope of the evidence that backs up the idea of peak oil Unlike many prob...This is a very well written book that will quicklly get you up to speed on recent Saudi history, including how the House of Saud and Aramco came into being, and how oil wells are found and managed It contains a great deal of data to support the argument that all of the big Saudi wells peaked about 25 years ago and are now in various states of decline, some quite serious, and details how quickly well production can decrease after a well has peaked, as well as how many wells have water and gas pr This is a very well written book that will quicklly get you up to speed on recent Saudi history, including how the House of Saud and Aramco came into being, and how oil wells are found and managed It contains a great deal of data to support the argument that all of the big Saudi wells peaked about 25 years ago and are now in various states of decline, some quite seriou...Matt Simmons is was an investment banker in the energy industry He started asking questions about the Saudi Arabia Aramco oil company When he could get no official information, he turned to the reports published by the Society of Petroleum Engineers The book is quite detailed in its analysis of the evidence, albeit indirect evidence of the coming decline of Saudi oil production.He relates the history of oil production in the US and elsewhere, the place Saudi Arabia has taken in stabilizing th Matt Simmons is was an investment banker in the energy industry He started asking questions about the Saudi Arabia Aramco oil company When he could get no official information, he turned to the reports published by the Society of Petroleum Engineers The book is quite detailed in its analysis of the evidence, albeit indirect evidence of the coming decline of Saudi oil production.He relates the history of oil production in the US and elsewhere, the place Saudi Arabia has taken in stabilizing the world oil system, the beliefs and assumptions about the world s oil system, the incredible benefit we have lucked into with oil All oil fields eventually attain a peak in production, peaking that is followed by a long decline Sometimes the decline in produc...

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22 May 2017

Matthew R. Simmons