Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas - Definition and Overview

The Hubbert curve, devised by M. King Hubbert, predicts future oil availability.

The Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas, or ASPO, is a network of scientists, affiliated with European institutions and universities, having an interest in determining the date and impact of the peak and decline of the world’s production of oil and gas, due to resource constraints.

The following countries are represented: Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

Missions

1. To evaluate the world’s endowment and definition of oil and gas;

2. To study depletion, taking due account of economics, demand, technology and politics;

3. To raise awareness of the serious consequences for Mankind.

ASPO was founded by Dr. Colin Campbell.

It appears in the documentary film The End of Suburbia.

External links

• Newsletters and overview of the Countries (http://www.asponews.org/)
• Peakoil conference 19-20 October 2004 (http://www.gasandoil.com/peakoil)
• Global Public Media: Video & Sound interviews (http://www.globalpublicmedia.com/)
• Book: The Truth about Oil and the Looming Energy Crisis (https://secure.metafoundation.org/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=OilTruth&Category_Code=Books)
• ASPO home (http://www.peakoil.net/)