Venezuela’s Collapse is a Window into How the Oil Age will Unravel

By Nafeez Ahmed, Insurge Intelligence

Neither side truly understands the real driving force behind the collapse of Venezuela: we have moved into the twilight of the Age of Oil.

Peak Diesel or no Peak Diesel? The Debate is Ongoing

By Antonio Turiel, Gail Tverberg, Ugo Bardi, Cassandra's legacy

Turiel's proposal has raised a considerable debate among the experts, with several of them challenging Turiel's interpretation. Turiel himself and Gail Tverberg (of the "our finite world" blog) discussed the validity of the data and their meaning. Below, I reproduce the exchange with their kind permission.

Brexit: Stage One in Europe’s Slow-Burn Energy Collapse

By Nafeez Ahmed, Insurge Intelligence

The energy turning point is unequivocal. In the years preceding the historic Brexit referendum, and the marked resurgence of nationalist, populist and far-right movements across Europe, the entire continent has faced a quietly brewing energy crisis.

Thoughts on the Future of World Oil Production

By Jean Laherrère, Resilience.org

Nature is complex and human behavior is irrational; only the past explains the future. Matthieu Auzanneau’s book Oil, Power, and War: A Dark History, helps us understand the oil industry’s past, which in turn helps us envision the future of not only petroleum, but also the global industrial economy.

For Whom is Peak Oil Coming? If You Own a Diesel Car, it is Coming for You!

By Antonio Turiel, Ugo Bardi, Cassandra's legacy

Six years ago we commented on this same blog that, of all the fuels derived from oil, diesel was the one that would probably see its production decline first. 

Foreword to Oil, Power and War

By Richard Heinberg, Resilience.org

With Oil, Power and War, Matthieu Auzanneau has produced what I believe is the new definitive work on oil and its historic significance, supplanting even Daniel Yergin's renowned The Prize, for reasons I'll describe below.

Review: Hubbert’s Peak by Kenneth Deffeyes

By Frank Kaminski, Mud City Press

The goal of these books is to provide readers a rudimentary understanding of oil, where it came from and what’s involved in finding and producing it, in order to raise awareness about the peril we face as oil depletes.

Peak Oil, 20 Years Later: Failed Prediction or Useful Insight?

By Ugo Bardi, Cassandra's legacy

20 years ago, Colin Campbell and Jean Laherrere published an article on "Scientific American" that was to start the second cycle of interest on oil depletion (the first had been started by Hubbert in the 1950s). Their prediction turned out to be too pessimistic, at least in terms of the supply of combustible liquids, still growing today.

Review: Oil, Power, and War by Matthieu Auzanneau

By Frank Kaminski, Mud City Press

In Oil, Power, and War, French journalist Matthieu Auzanneau presents a comprehensive, provocative history of humankind's relationship with oil.

Peak Oil Review – 15 Oct 2018

By Tom Whipple, Steve Andrews, Peak-Oil.org

Major players in the oil industry are still in disagreement as to where oil prices will go in the near future. A few weeks ago, many financial writers were talking about $100 oil, but the sudden surge of volatility and turmoil in global financial markets has caused many to rethink their forecasts.