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Hubbert Curve

Hubbert Curve. By Kathleen Montz , Seth Johnston, Christopher Kemple. Who is Hubbert?. Marion King Hubbert Born October 5 2009 Attended University of Chicago Studied Math, Geology, and Physics. Hubbert’s experience. Worked for Shell oil for 21 years USGS researcher for 12 years

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Hubbert Curve

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  1. Hubbert Curve By Kathleen Montz , Seth Johnston, Christopher Kemple

  2. Who is Hubbert? • Marion King Hubbert • Born October 5 2009 • Attended University of Chicago • Studied Math, Geology, and Physics

  3. Hubbert’s experience • Worked for Shell oil for 21 years • USGS researcher for 12 years • Professor at Stanford and UC Berkeley

  4. Hubbert’s Novel Idea

  5. Hubbert’s Novel Idea cont. • 1956 • Hubbert Curve • Predicted peak level of oil production worldwide

  6. Timeline of Hubbert Curve • Production at time of prediction ~5 gigabarrels • Worldwide oil production peaks at 12 gigabarrels in 2005 • Predicts future discoveries of 910 gigabarrels

  7. Hubbert Curve Uses • Can be applied regionally, nationally, and globally • Can be used to determined production potential by oil companies

  8. Uses cont. • Can also be used for other fossil fuels • Coal

  9. Peak Oil • The amount of oil on Earth is finite and the demand for oil has drastically increased in the past 50 years. • The rate of oil production has grown almost every year for the past century.

  10. Peak Oil • Peak oil is often misinterpret red to mean that the oil supply is completely exhausted. • The real definition is that peak oil occurs when about half the worlds oil reserves have been used up. • This is the transition from a buyers’ market to a sellers’ market.

  11. Why Does Peak Oil Occur? • Oil companies will extract the easy to reach oil first because it costs less to get to. • Oil closer to the surface has less sulfur content and is thus easier to refine. • Once this oil runs out more difficult oil nodes must be tapped.

  12. Why Does Peak Oil Occur? • When the oil becomes difficult to reach the viability of the oil field drops. • If it takes the energy of a barrel of oil to extract a barrel of oil then further extraction is useless.

  13. 1956 predicted oil peak in U.S. in 1970 Prediction for 2005: 178.2 Gb cumulative 1.17 Gb current production In 1970 U.S. oil production peaked Actual in 2005: 176.4 Gb cumulative 1.55 Gb current production Evidence Predictions Actual

  14. Evidence… 1970 File:Hubbert US high.svg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  15. Not everyone agrees • Exponential growth and decline for large populations • Leonardo Maugeri , VP of Italian co. ENI • Recovery rate of oil fields • 22% in 1980 • 35% today

  16. Alfred J. Cavallo • Hubbert's theory is incorrect for world production • Cambridge Energy Research Associates • The curve does not work with all countries • Predicts a plateau before decline

  17. Expected Date • Experts do not agree on the expected date for world peak oil. • Some say that it has recently occurred, some say that it will occur shortly, and some say that a plateau of oil production could sustain the world for up to 100 years.

  18. Shell Major oil company; 2025 or later Goodstein, D. Vice Provost, Cal Tech; before 2010 Experts prediction on peak • Campbell, C.J. Oil company geologist; 2010 • Laherrere, J. Oil company geologist; 2010-2020 • CERA Energy consultants; after 2020

  19. U.S. Impact • Peak in U.S. has already occurred • U.S. relies heavily on foreign countries. • Are subject to the whims of OPEC • Can cause a recession if oil prices become too high • Will cause a shit towards more fuel efficient transportation more than in other countries.

  20. Global Impact • Peak oil can cause worldwide depression • Will force people to change the way they live • Will force countries to reduce exports faster than they reduce their production. • Global warming decrease

  21. Preparedness • Most of the countries are not prepared • Use oil as if it was never going to run out • Slowly getting more prepared

  22. Education • Most people are somewhat informed • People overall are coming to the realization that oil is going to run out • There are still some that are ignorant of the facts

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