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A Peak Oil Update and a Quantitative Assessment of Future Net Oil Exports by the Top Five Net Oil Exporters. Jeffrey J. Brown & Samuel Foucher, Ph.D. Capital & Energy Required to Produce Liquid Transportation Fuels from Fossil Fuels. Capital & Energy Requirements Increase. Liquid. Gas.
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A Peak Oil Update and a Quantitative Assessment of Future Net Oil Exports by the Top Five Net Oil Exporters Jeffrey J. Brown & Samuel Foucher, Ph.D.
Capital & Energy Required to Produce Liquid Transportation Fuels from Fossil Fuels • Capital & Energy Requirements Increase Liquid Gas Solid • Carbon Content & Contaminants Increasing Jeffrey J. Brown, Geologist email: westexas@aol.com Natural Gas Natural Gas Liquids Condensate Light Sweet Crude Heavy Sour Crude Bitumen Coal
Lower 48 Production 1960-1980 Source: EIA, crude oil + condensate only
Lower 48 HL Plot Source: EIA, crude oil + condensate only
Lower 48 and World Production Source: EIA, crude oil + condensate only
Source Material: GRAPHOILOGY by KHEBAB Jeffrey J. Brown, Geologist email: westexas@aol.com
Source Material: GRAPHOILOGY by KHEBAB Jeffrey J. Brown, Geologist email: westexas@aol.com
Texas and Saudi Production Source: EIA, crude oil + condensate only, Railroad Commission of Texas
Texas and North Sea Production Source: EIA, crude oil + condensate only
ELM, UK and Indonesia, Year over Year Changes in Net Exports
Conventional Wisdom - the Economist Quote About Saudi Arabia « Saudi Aramco's proved reserves alone could keep the world supplied for several decades. But it is only exploiting ten of its 80 or so fields, so will be able to pump at the present rate for about 70 years even if it never discovers another drop of oil ». Economist Magazine, August 10, 2006
Saudi Arabia: Constant Production at 11 mbpd, Versus Consumption Increasing at +5.7%/year
Saudi Arabia, Production, Consumption Actual Forecast Supply Forecast Confidence Interval Consumption Confidence Interval 2015 URR=224± 24 Gb -2.7 ± 2%/year 4.4% ± 2%/year
Saudi Arabia, Net Exports Actual Forecast Exports Forecast Confidence Interval -4.73 ± 4%/year 2015
Russia, Production, Consumption Actual Forecast Supply Forecast Confidence Interval Consumption Confidence Interval URR=204± 7 Gb -5.1 ± 2%/year 0.3% ± 0.8%/year 2015
Russia, Exports Actual Forecast Exports Forecast Confidence Interval -8.2 ± 4%/year 2015
Norway, Production, Consumption Actual Forecast Supply Forecast Confidence Interval Consumption Confidence Interval URR=29± 1 Gb -11.0 ± 2%/year 0.7% ± 2.7%/year 2015
Norway, Exports Actual Forecast Exports Forecast Confidence Interval -12.1 ± 2.5%/year 2015
Iran, Production, Consumption Actual Forecast Supply Forecast Confidence Interval Consumption Confidence Interval URR=124± 12 Gb -1.5 ± 2%/year 2.9% ± 1.8%/year 2015
Iran, Exports Actual Forecast Exports Forecast Confidence Interval -4.9 ± 7%/year 2015
UAE, Production, Consumption Actual Forecast Supply Forecast Confidence Interval Consumption Confidence Interval URR=49± 9 Gb -2.9 ± 4%/year 5.0% ± 5.0%/year 2015
UAE, Exports Actual Forecast Exports Forecast Confidence Interval -4.0 ± 7%/year 2015
Top Five, Production, Consumption Actual Forecast Supply Forecast Confidence Interval Consumption Confidence Interval URR=680± 55 Gb -3.8 ± 2%/year 1.8% ± 0.9%/year 2015
Top Five, Exports Actual Forecast -6.2 ± 4%/year 2015