Future world oil production: Growth, plateau, or peak?

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 225-234

  Hughes, Larry ^a   Rudolph, Jacinda ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY RESOURCE; FUEL CONSUMPTION; FUTURE PROSPECT; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; GROWTH RATE; NONRENEWABLE RESOURCE; OIL PRODUCTION; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

EID: 80052262620     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2011.05.001     Document Type: Review

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