Introduction to Peak Oil

1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-3-319-26370-0
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, Band 34, 196 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 483 g

Reihe: Lecture Notes in Energy

This book examines the physical and

economic characteristics of the global oil resource to explain why peak oil has

been so poorly understood. The author draws on information held in oil industry

datasets that are not widely available outside of the specialist literature,

and describes a number of methods that have been successfully used to predict

oil peaks. In contrast to the widely-held view that ‘all oil forecasts are

wrong’, these methods correctly predicted the current peak in global

conventional oil production. Current oil forecasts are then compared to

evaluate the expected dates for regional and global oil peaks for conventional

oil, all-oils, and all-liquids. The dates of global peaks in the production of

all-oil and all-liquids appear to be reasonably soon, while the oil price that

is needed to support these global production levels continues to rise. The

world faces serious constraints in its oil supply, which accounts for about

one-third of total world energy use, and over 90% of the fuel used for

transportation. Readers of this book will gain a thorough understanding of the

critical, but poorly understood, phenomenon of peak oil that has already had

significant impacts on society in terms of high oil prices, and which will

place increasing constraints on mankind’s supply of energy and economic

well-being in the coming years.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bentley, R. W.

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Technologien für Fossile Energieträger
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Energie- & Versorgungswirtschaft Energiewirtschaft: Alternative & Erneuerbare Energien
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Energie- & Versorgungswirtschaft Öl- und Gasindustrie
• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Ölförderung, Gasförderung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Wirtschaftswachstum

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- Explaining peak oil: What it is, and why it happens.- A brief history of forecasting peak oil.- When should we expect the peak?.- Why has peak oil been so poorly understood?.- Caveats and conclusions.- Definitions.- Oil reserves data: 1P vs. 2P.- Suggestions for use of IHS Energy’s ‘PEPS’ dataset.- Further aspects of oil forecasting.- Detail on specific oil forecasts.- Peak oil and climate change.- Peak demand.- Peak gas.- Reading University ‘Oil group’ and publications.