Fixed view of resource limits creates undue pessimism

Oil and Gas Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 56-60

  Adelman, M A ^a   Lynch, Michael C ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MIT's Ctr for International Studies

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS; OIL FIELDS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; RESERVES TO PRODUCTION RATIO; RESOURCE VALUATION; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

ONSHORE DRILLING; PROVED RESERVES;

PETROLEUM INDUSTRY;

HYDROCARBON RESERVES; NATURAL RESOURCES; RESOURCES DEPLETION;

EID: 0031557606     PISSN: 00301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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