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Transition from Oil

By Chris Nelder, originally published by Energy Transition Show

December 1, 2015

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Mark Lewis, Former senior analyst for energy, climate, and sustainability research, Kepler Cheuvreux; former head of energy commodities research, Deutsche Bank.

On Twitter: @MCL1965

Links

Lewis:: Toil for Oil Spells Danger for Majors (Sep 2014)
Nelder: The straight dope on oil prices (Dec 2014)
Nelder: The future of oil prices (Jun 2012)
Carbon Tracker: Why baseload power is doomed (Oct 2015)

Taping date: September 5, 2015

Photo credit: Thunder Horse semi-submersible platform. Andyminicooper via Wikimedia Commons

Chris Nelder

Chris is an energy analyst, journalist, and investor, who consults and lectures on energy investing and policy. During a decade of studying energy, he has written two books on investing and energy Profit from the Peak and Investing in Renewable Energy, as well as over 900 blog posts and articles.

Tags: energy transition, global unconventional oil production, oil prices, peak oil

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