Peak oil has been “the holy grail of resource economics ... increase is “forecast to slow to just 400,000 barrels a day in 2028”, said The Times, down from the expected growth of 2.4 million ...

Robert Rapier is a chemical engineer covering the energy sector. The notion that demand for crude oil will soon peak has largely replaced the idea from a decade ago that crude oil production was ...

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 ...