A Look Into Peak Oil Including Core Issues, Results, Responses, and More

By: Sand, Charlene

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This book contains extensive information about peak oil, which is the point in time when the maximum rate of global petroleum extraction is reached, after which the rate of production enters terminal decline. This concept is based on the observed production rates of individual oil wells, along with the combined production rate of a field of related oil wells. The aggregate production rate from an oil field over time usually grows exponentially until the rate peaks and then declines until the field is depleted. Derived from the Hubbert curve, the concept has been shown to be applicable to the sum of a nation's domestic production rate, and is similarly applied to the global rate of petroleum production. Read about the core issues including the Hubbert peak theory, Olduvai theory, the mitigation of peak oil, and much more.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1276223056
• ISBN13: 9781276223058
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Webster's Digital Services
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.4" x 9.7"