CASE 015 - Peak oil - The transition period

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. This concept is based on the observed production rates of individual oil wells, and 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—sometimes rapidly—until the field is depleted. This concept is derived from the Hubbert curve, and 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. Peak oil is often confused with oil depletion; peak oil is the point of maximum production while depletion refers to a period of falling reserves and supply.

A must watch, Collapse by Michael Ruppert



M. King Hubbert created and first used the models behind peak oil in 1956 to accurately predict that United States oil production would peak between 1965 and 1970. His logistic model, now called Hubbert peak theory, and its variants have described with reasonable accuracy the peak and decline of production from oil wells, fields, regions, and countries, and has also proved useful in other limited-resource production-domains. According to the Hubbert model, the production rate of a limited resource will follow a roughly symmetrical logistic distribution curve (sometimes incorrectly compared to a bell-shaped curve) based on the limits of exploitability and market pressures. Various modified versions of his original logistic model are used, using more complex functions to allow for real world factors. While each version is applied to a specific domain, the central features of the Hubbert curve (that production stops rising and then declines) remain unchanged, albeit with different profiles.

Collapse An Interview With Michael Ruppert

http://www.disclose.tv/action/viewvideo/37886/collapse_an_interview_with_michael_ruppert_1of_6/
Wicked little series of vids, a must watch


Postpeakliving part 3 a


Postpeakliving part 3 b

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YA-RYe4x ... re=related
also a little vid by Richard branson

Peak Oil - How Will You Ride the Slide?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ulxe1ie- ... re=related