The First Half of the Age of Oil An Exploration of the Work of Colin Campbell and Jean Laherrère /

• Main Authors: Hall, Charles A. S. (Author), Ramírez-Pascualli, Carlos A. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Energy,
• Subjects: Energy.; Energy policy.; Energy and state.; Fossil fuels.; Economic geology.; Energy industries.; Sustainable development.; Environmental economics.; Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture).; Economic Geology.; Energy Economics.; Sustainable Development.; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.; Environmental Economics.

According to the conventional wisdom, we live in a post-industrial information age. This book, however, paints a different picture: We live in the age of oil. Petroleum fuels and feedstocks are responsible for much of what we take for granted in modern society, from chemical products such as fertili...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Introduction
• Oil, Money and our Modern Civilization
• The Nature of Petroleum
• The Early Oil Industry
• King Hubbert: A Pioneer of a Different Kind
• The End of Cheap Oil
• What Do We Know About “Peak Oil” Today?
• The Formation of ASPO and the Growing Influence of the “Peak Oil” Community
• The Other Side
• Conclusions
• Index.