Peak oil and peak oil demand are two separate phenomena with different implications for our society and economy. It is important to understand the complex factors driving peak oil, from ...

In 1956, M. King Hubbert, a US geoscientist working for fossil fuel giant Shell, projected — based on statistical modeling of known oil reserves at the time — that global crude oil production ...

Oil demand growth will remain robust over the next two and a half decades as the world population grows, OPEC Secretary ...

Remember peak oil? We recently wrote that it's back but according to one of the original "peak oilers," Richard Heinberg, author of the 2005 Peak Oiler classic "The Party's Over, Peak Oil Is Back ...

The International Energy Agency thinks peak oil use is in sight this decade as the world switches to renewables. What is driving this shift – and what is still standing in the way? The idea of ...

The debate over when peak oil consumption will occur is a pivotal issue for crude oil markets, with significant implications for traders. • More futures traders are turning to short-dated ...

Continental Resources President and CEO Doug Lawler discussed technical breakthroughs being made in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin and his thoughts on whether there will be peak oil in the Lower 48, in ...

Until relatively recently, the debate over "peak oil" centered on the date at which global supply maxed out and then began a precipitous decline as deposits ran dry. Remarkably, the attention has ...

By Brad Plumer Cleaner energy technologies like electric cars and solar panels are spreading so rapidly that the global use of oil, coal and natural gas could peak this decade, but countries will ...

Oil prices fell today after sharp gains in the previous session as market participants assessed a US decision to move ...

Global oil demand is projected to peak in the next few years even as some major energy companies announce plans to reinvigorate their fossil fuel businesses. The world’s appetite for oil is ...