Have We Reached Peak Oil?

Have We Reached Peak Oil?

Over the past year, American drivers have found themselves longing for the days when two dollars per gallon seemed expensive. Oil prices are rising at an unprecedented rate, and as a result, many are questioning whether the Earth's available oil supply has reached its peak. Are there still oceans of oil awaiting our discovery? How much pain you'll be feeling at the pump in the future depends on the answer.

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Oil Discovery and Production Understood in Gory Detail
- From Dr Marcel Schoppers
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By Dr. Marcel Schoppers - NASA Scientist

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  • Steve Athearn
    OPEC reserves, again

    Dr. Schoppers:
    My last comment pertained to your words about OPEC reserves at the end of your post on the end of affluence. I hadn't read this one, where you discuss OPEC exaggerations. Hopefully what I wrote commplements what you have written in this one.

    - Steve Athearn July 26, 2008 12:30AM

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