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Peak Oil is the midpoint of hydrocarbon production. The term was originally coined by Marion King Hubbert. Based on the production profiles of many oilfields that had passed their peak productivity, Marion King Hubbert proposed in 1956 that the lower 48 states of the United States would reach its peak between 1965 and 1970. The actual peak occurred in the 1971-1972 timeframe.
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Defining the Problem
Global Oil Resources
The amount of technically and economically extractable light sweet crude oil is the matter of much controversy. 95% of the world's proven reserves have not been independently audited, and significant changes to reserve estimates for most OPEC members occurred shortly after the OPEC quotas were adjusted to the size of each members reserves in the 1980's.
In addition, other sources of petroleum include heavy sour oil, tar sands, and oil shale.
For a historical look at peak oil, see a 1967 video of Marion King Hubbert explaining the Hubbert Curve.
Global Oil Discovery
Global Oil Production
Global Oil Demand
What is Energy?
Related Resource Peaks
History of Oil Production
Impacts of Peak Oil
Mitigation of Peak Oil
Mitigation of the effects of Peak Oil (aka 'what can I do?') is complex due to the extent of petroleum and its byproducts in modern society. Some areas of concern:
- Food production and packaging
- Roads and infrastructure
- Plastics
- Clothing
- Transportation
- Heating
- Manufacturing
External links
- Media Resources
- Peak Oil - Wikipedia Article
- Category:Peak_oil - Wikipedia's list of related topics
- Articles and commentary from Peak Oil correspondent Byron King
- Association for the Study of Peak Oil
- DIE OFF - a population crash resource page
- Carbon War
- Culture Change - life after the peak.
- Eating Fossil Fuels
- Energy Bulletin Peak Oil related articles
- From The Wilderness original peak oil reporting
- Energy Supply page at The Global Education Project Charts and graphs on current energy reserves and use, and peak oil.
- Global Oil Watch - Extensive Peak Oil Library
- Life After the Oil Crash Deal With Reality or Reality Will Deal With You
- Oil Depletion Analysis Centre in the United Kingdom
- The Oil Drum Discussions about Energy and our Future
- Oil Protocol A plan for a sensible energy future]
- PeakOil.com - The parent site to PeakoilWiki, with news updates and user forums.
- Peak Oil Chat Real time, instant message style discussion on energy related issues. No registration or software installation at all.
- Peak Oil For Dummies
- Peak Oil in the News Daily round-up of Peak Oil news
- Post Carbon Institute to assist communities in the effort to Relocalize and adapt to an energy constrained world.
- PowerSwitch in the United Kingdom
- Solutions for food, housing and transportation
- TrendLines' current Peak Oil Depletion Scenarios Graph A monthly chart tracking of 23 recognized estimates of URR, Peak Year & Peak Rate
- U.S. Energy Information Agency Petroleum Data
- Wolf at the Door Beginner's Guide to Peak Oil
