Oil futures: A comparison of global supply forecasts

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 4990-5003

  Sorrell, Steve ^a   Miller, Richard ^b   Bentley, Roger ^c   Speirs, Jamie ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b Independent Consultant   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depletion; Peak oil; Ultimately recoverable resource

Indexed keywords

ENERGY POLICY;

CONVENTIONAL OIL; DEPLETION; FORECAST DATES; PEAK OIL; PRODUCTION PROFILES; RECOVERABLE RESOURCE; RELATIVE PLAUSIBILITIES; TWO-DIMENSION;

FORECASTING;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; FORECASTING METHOD; FUTURE PROSPECT; HYDROCARBON RESERVE; MODELING; OIL PRODUCTION; OIL SUPPLY; PLANNING METHOD; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 79955940443     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.04.020     Document Type: Article

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