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What is Peak Oil

Posted by Oil Gas Information On January - 23 - 2011

peak oil

Peak oil is the point in time when the maximum rate of global petroleum extraction is reached, after which the rate of production enters terminal decline. The concept is based on the observed production rates of individual oil wells, and the combined production rate of a field of related oil wells. Read the rest of this entry »