Assessing the date of the global oil peak: The need to use 2P reserves

Energy Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 6364-6382

  Bentley, R W ^a   Mannan, S A ^a   Wheeler, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Oil supply; Probable reserves; Proved reserves

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; INVESTMENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

OIL SUPPLY; PROBABLE RESERVES; PROVED RESERVES;

PETROLEUM INDUSTRY;

ENERGY PLANNING; FUTURE PROSPECT; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVE; OIL PRODUCTION; OIL SUPPLY; OIL TRADE;

EID: 35649011607     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2007.08.001     Document Type: Article

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