so peak oil necessarily meant dire consequences. Books were written on the concept. In 2005 the late Matt Simmons published Twilight in the Desert, in which he argued that oil production in Saudi ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

This week, a group that Branson has a hand in, the UK Industry Taskforce for Peak Oil and Energy Security, issued its 2010 Oil Crunch Report (download the PDF) which says that, in short ...