ABC Catalyst Peak Oil Report 28-04-2011
ABC Catalyst travels from Paris, to London, to the outer space like world that is deep sea drilling, to find out where we stand with our oil supply. It turns out that conventional crude oil production peaked in 2006, and that our current oil production growth is being sustained by condensates and biofuels. Unless we find around 4 new Saudi Arabia’s real soon now, we are in big, big trouble… 
Al Jazeera: People & Power – Peaked – Part 1
Is the world running out of oil? Max Keiser from Al Jazeera English looks at the issue of peak oil and its consequences, interviewing a range of experts.
Al Jazeera: People & Power – Peaked – Part 2
Is the world running out of oil? Max Keiser from Al Jazeera English looks at the issue of peak oil and its consequences, interviewing a range of experts.
Chris Martenson explains the concept of Peak Oil
Energy is the lifeblood of any economy and a steady supply of energy is necessary to maintain the status quo, while an ever-increasing supply is needed to grow an economy. Dr. Chris Martenson explains that Peak Oil is not a theory, rather it is a description of how oil production increases over time, reaches a peak, then declines. Evidence points to a global production peak in the near future, which is troubling since the U.S. imports two-thirds of its oil and relies on it to much of its transportation and food production needs. To watch Chris present his Crash Course on the future at YouTube, start here.
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett in the U.S. House on Peak Oil
On May 24 2011, Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, a Republican from Maryland’s 6th District, gave an outstanding speech on peak oil to the U.S. House. The speech, which deals with the subject in depth, is in 4 parts, laid out below.
Peak Oil: How Soon? How Serious?
Petroleum Geologist Jeffrey J. Brown provides an overview of the global energy picture, focused on oil supply and demand and the impact of peak oil exports. Geoff’s talk is prefaced by a 15 minute introduction by Professor Catherine Gautier of the University of California. Is the world at or near the maximum of oil production? Can new finds make up for increasing consumption? How might net exporters alter supply?
There is also a good page at Wikipedia on peak oil.
