A fascinating presentation by Steven Kopits, Managing Director, Douglas-Westwood, for the The Center on Global Energy Policy, recorded February 11, 2014. Kopits examines oil supply and demand modelling, peak oil, the link between oil and the economy, and capex spending in the oil industry.
Oil Supply and Demand Forecasting with Steven Kopits
By Steven Kopits, originally published by Colombia SIPA
February 25, 2014
Tags: Economy, GDP, Oil, oil industry, oil supply, peak oil
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