Amid all the discussion about peak oil, one voice has been conspicuously absent, that of the Organization for Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). OPEC's position on the petroleum-resource question should be the decisive factor in this ongoing and seemingly inconclusive debate. The organization now supplies about 42 percent of the world's petroleum ...

I now believe that the hypothesis of a near or medium-term peak in the world's oil supply is confirmed beyond any reasonable doubt. A shift in emphasis that speaks to reducing our demand for oil and examining alternatives to oil is now required. I will be taking that road in the future, leaving specific concerns about the oil supply behind.

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Paul Krugman: Fuels on the Hill (blame speculators?)
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Henry Liu: Flat-earther Thomas Friedman blind to oil facts

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Skeptics doubt Saudi Arabia can boost oil supply
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China fuel price hike as much politics as policy
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An executive summary of weekly news from a US peak oil perspective, featuring:

- Production and Prices

- Jeddah

- Nigeria

- The Offshore Drilling Panacea

- China Raises Prices

- Energy Briefs

There is a growing recognition that the oil crisis is not going away anytime soon. You wouldn't know that from listening to the Saudis. Here's my general advice to all people, including the "experts" waiting for the results of the Jeddah summit: tune the Saudis out. We won't be fooled again, but will you?