Even wild optimists accept that global oil production will peak, and then start to drop off, within the next 20 years.
But the situation regarding the UK is far more serious. In the North Sea, Peak Oil is no longer a theory... itâs a reality.
In 2007 the UK will become a net importer of both oil and gas â a status from which itâll never recover.
Thatâs bad news for our economy in an age of rocketing oil prices. Itâs even worse for our government which has relied heavily on bumper oil taxes...
But the situation regarding the UK is far more serious. In the North Sea, Peak Oil is no longer a theory... itâs a reality.
In 2007 the UK will become a net importer of both oil and gas â a status from which itâll never recover.
Thatâs bad news for our economy in an age of rocketing oil prices. Itâs even worse for our government which has relied heavily on bumper oil taxes...
