Global Energy Resources Overview

Kjell Aleklett, President of the Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas, has a very accessible but definitely information-rich lecture on global energy supplies.

Topics he covers:

  • how was oil made
  • where it is found in the world and where it is unlikely to be found in significant quantities
  • the desperate measures oil companies are going through to bring oil to market
  • the giant oil fields and how they determine our oil fate
  • peaking of natural gas
  • peaking of coal
  • whether there is enough fossil fuel to produce any of the IPCC climate change scenarios

Must viewing for anyone interested in their future on this planet.

 

Global Energy Resources: The Peak Oil View (February 2009, University of Aberdeen)