The Peak of the Oil Age - Analyzing the world oil production Reference Scenario in World Energy Outlook 2008

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1398-1414

  Aleklett, Kjell ^a   Höök, Mikael ^a   Jakobsson, Kristofer ^a   Lardelli, Michael ^b   Snowden, Simon ^c   Söderbergh, Bengt ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Future oil supply; Peak oil; World Energy Outlook 2008

Indexed keywords

CONVENTIONAL OIL; CRUDE OIL FRACTIONS; CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC GROWTHS; END USERS; ENERGY USE; GAS-LIQUIDS; GLOBAL OIL PRODUCTION; OIL SUPPLIES; PEAK OIL; POLICY MAKERS; PRODUCTION LEVEL; PRODUCTION PARAMETERS; WORLD ENERGIES; WORLD OIL PRODUCTION;

CRUDE OIL; ECONOMICS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY;

WELL STIMULATION;

CRUDE OIL; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY USE; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; NATURAL GAS; OIL PRODUCTION; OIL SUPPLY; OIL TRADE;

EID: 75449108342     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.11.021     Document Type: Article

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