Oil reserves - Plenty in the tank
The problem seems to be getting to enough of the oil that is known to exist
"WE'RE not running out of hydrocarbons," insists Tony Hayward, the boss of BP, one of the world's biggest listed oil firms. To back up this view, he cites various comforting figures from the latest edition of the firm's "Statistical Review of World Energy", released on Wednesday June 11th. Enough oil has already been discovered around the world, Mr Hayward says, to maintain consumption at current levels for another 42 years. As he recently put it, humanity ... Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala
