Crude oil and alternate energy production forecasts for the twenty-first century: The end of the hydrocarbon era

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1292-1305

  Edwards, John D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b SHELL OIL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ALTERNATE ENERGY PRODUCTION; CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION ESTIMATES;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; OIL RESOURCES;

USA;

EID: 0031200990     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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