Facts&Data There's so much data, charts and evidence out there that it's easy to get confused. There's a need for a clear overview. This page tries to connect some loose ends and provides a tip of the iceberg thats available on the internet and in acknowledged publications. This chart comes from the ASPO website and clearly illustrates the peak oil-theory in a very clear, visual way. It shows a peak of oil-production in 2008 and a 3 - 5 percent decline after that. Year over year over year. Here's another interesting chart. It shows discovery and production in the same chart. We already crossed the point where we produce more oil then is being discovered. This was around 1980. However, a lot of oil was found in 1950 - 1970. This will function as a backup for a while. Today we consume about 4 barrels of oil for every one barrel that's found. This cannot continue forever. Plain logic is that production and consumption have to decline in the very near future. Here's another chart, illustrating the very same issue. This one comes straight from Exxon's 2004 yearly report on energy. It shows the amount of new discovery and production that is needed to keep up with consumer-demand in the next decade. I find this to be a very disturbing chart as it comes from an oilproducer itself.. This shows the total energy-supply and the different energysources that account for it. Oil and gas contribute for more then 60%. The other slice consists of just 20%. Now what is this other energy? Here's the other energy divided in the different sources. Biomass is the mayer player here with nuclear coming in second. Look at the 'wind and solar' data! It's mind-boggling what a small percentage it represents.. Here's the wind and solar chart, blown up. In 2004, both of them combined take care for only 0.2% of total energy-supply and they are expected to rise to just 1% in 2015. Not enough by far to backup the decline in oil and gas production. This last chart from BP illustrates the fact that the Middle east will become a MAJOR player in the years to come. They have 65% of all oil reserves left in their grounds. This is a very. big. deal. Below are some links to other charts, data and reports. You will find most of the charts published here in those sources.

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