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The future o
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EditorialEditorial 2014 20130357D Garner
PrefacePreface 20130301RG Miller & SR Sorrell
IntroductionThe future of oil supply 20130179RG Miller & SR Sorrell
ArticlesUsing growth curves to forecast regional resource recovery: approaches, analytics and consistency tests 20120317S Sorrell & J Speirs
Decline and depletion rates of oil production: a comprehensive investigation 20120448M Höök, S Davidsson, S Johansson & X Tang
Exploring the undulating plateau: the future of global oil supply 20120491PM Jackson & LK Smith
The implications of the declining energy return on investment of oil production 20130126DJ Murphy
Oil and the world economy: some possible futures 20120327M Kumhof & D Muir
Recovery rates, enhanced oil recovery and technological limits 20120320A Muggeridge, A Cockin, K Webb, H Frampton, I Collins, T Moulds & P Salino
The future of oil: unconventional fossil fuels 20120324KJ Chew
Hydrocarbon liquefaction: viability as a peak oil mitigation strategy 20120319M Höök, D Fantazzini, A Angelantoni & S Snowden
Biofuels in the long-run global energy supply mix for transportation 20120323GR Timilsina
An assessment of electric vehicles: technology, infrastructure requirements, greenhouse-gas emissions, petroleum use, material use, lifetime cost, consumer acceptance and policy initiatives 20120325MA Delucchi, C Yang, AF Burke, JM Ogden, K Kurani, J Kessler & D Sperling
Market-driven considerations affecting the prospects of alternative road fuels 20120326D Freedman
The future of oil supplyPapers of a Theme Issue organised and edited by Richard G. Miller and Steve R. Sorrell
13 January 2014
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volume 372
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The future of oil supplyPapers of a Theme Issue organised and edited by Richard G. Miller and Steve R. Sorrell
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