Peeking at Peak Oil (Paperback, Edition. ed.)

The expression, peak oil was born in January 2001 when Colin Campbell formed the Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas (ASPO). Now, peak oil is used thousands of times every day by journalists, politicians, industry leaders, economists, scientists and countless others around the globe. Anyone interested in food production, economic growth, climate change and global security needs to understand it.

Professor Kjell Aleklett and his research group in Sweden lead the world in peak oil research. In Peeking at Peak Oil Kjell describes the decade-long journey of peak oil from extremist fringe theory to today 's accepted fact. He explains all you need to know to understand peak oil and its world-changing consequences from an insider 's perspective. In simple steps Kjell tells us how oil is formed, discovered and produced . He uses science to reveal the errors and deceit of national and international oil authorities and companies that are too terrified to admit the truth. He describes his personal involvement in the intrigues of the past decade. The book is beautifully illustrated throughout by one of Sweden 's leading graphic artists, Olle Qvennerstedt. Peak oil is not the end of oil but it tells us the end is in sight. If you want to know what the future "really" has in store for us then you need to be Peeking at Peak Oil .