The term "peak oil" used to mean the point when global production would top out, before entirely running out. But as the world begins a shift to renewables, will the end of oil production come ...

It quickly became apparent that some didn't understand that the current discussions around "peak oil demand" are quite different than the "peak oil" arguments that were popular a few years ago.

Douglas McIntyre discusses data suggesting China may have reached peak oil—years ahead of previous predictions. This shift ...

The International Energy Agency (IEA) says global oil demand will slow “markedly” in the coming years and a peak is “on the horizon”. Climate change: seven good-news stories for the planet ...

Vitol, a major oil trader, forecasts that global oil demand will remain steady for the next 15 years, defying predictions of ...

The first round of Chinese sanctions to hit US oil were received with a whimper, and traders are speculating that the move is ...

The implications of China hitting peak oil are enormous. If Chinese demand is reaching a plateau that would fulfil projections by the IEA of global oil demand peaking before 2030. The forecast ...

Report by US think tank National Center for Energy Analytics criticised IEA over what it said was organisation’s ...

But there are now signs that China’s thirst for crude is reaching a peak sooner than expected, a development that has sent shockwaves through the oil market. This week, China said its oil ...

In December, Sinopec, China’s biggest refiner, brought forward its forecast for crude oil consumption to reach a peak to 2027, compared with the range it previously gave of between 2026 and 2030.