Changing Human Circumstances
By Colin J. Campbell, Resilience.org
The evidence suggests that we are facing the dawn of the Second Half of the Oil Age when oil and gas production decline.
Colin Campbell on embedded energy
By Colin J. Campbell, Ugo Bardi, Cassandra's legacy
Colin Campbell is the originator of the concept of "peak oil" with the article that he wrote in 1998 in "Scientific American", together with Jean Laherrere. He is also the founder and honorary chairman of the Association for the Study of Peak Oil (ASPO). He lives in Ireland, in the village of Ballydehob with his wife, Bobbins. Last month, he wrote me a letter that contains several interesting observations on embedded energy and on people's life. With his permission, I am reprinting it - slightly edited - together with my answer.
Colin Campbell’s Response to the Guardian IEA Reporting
By Colin J. Campbell, The Oil Drum
Colin Campbell, one of the worlds preeminent depletion analysts, and co-author of the 1998 Scientific American article, "The End of Cheap Oil", drafted a reply to the Guardian on these issues. Below the fold is Dr. Campbell's letter, which gives some relevant history as to how the oil depletion debate has unfolded over time in the worlds energy agencies.
The first ever oil database: the history of Petroconsultants
By Colin J. Campbell, ASPO International
The founder of ASPO describes the strange history of the oil database used by CERA/IHS, and how it is intertwined with the peak oil movement.
Looking back 10 years – Campbell’s “The End of Cheap Oil”
By Colin J. Campbell, ASPO-USA
The article “The End of Cheap Oil,” published in Scientific American marked a turning point in the discourse about peak oil. Co-author Campbell reflects on the article 10 years later.
ASPO: Country Assessment UK
By Colin J. Campbell, Chris Vernon, The Oil Drum: UK
Britain's brief oil age is in decline. The major companies are withdrawing to be replaced by smaller companies, mopping up satellite fields and step-outs, as well as scavenging tail end production from ageing platforms.
ASPO December Newsletter
By Colin J. Campbell, ASPO Ireland
Automobile manufacturers awake to Peak Oil / Rimini Conference / BP Forecast of Oil Price / Saudi Reserves / Country Re-Assessment – Syria / Kuwait Confession / Voices of Sense in Washington / More confusion from the International Energy Agency / and much more...
Returning BP’s challenge
By Colin J. Campbell, ASPO Ireland
Lord Browne, the Chief Executive of BP, is known for his rejection of oil and gas depletion, being on record as saying that he sees his mission as to achieve the impossible.