Dwindling Supply vs. Abundant Oil: A Timely Debate

By the Society of Petroleum Engineers, originally published by Global Public Media

October 27, 2004

Video of the Opening General Session of SPE’s 80th Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE), “Dwindling Supply vs. Abundant Oil: A Timely Debate,” offered perspectives on the potential ramification of “peak oil” theories and prospects for new energy resources. The conference was held in Houston, Texas, U.S.A., 26-29 September 2004. Low bandwidth links [link].

* Q&A Session[link]
* Matt Simmons[link] Presentation PDF[link]
* Michael Lynch[link] Presentation PDF[link]
* Ken Deffeyes[link] Presentation PDF[link]
* Marlan Downey[link] Presentation PDF[link]

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