Peak Oil and Strategic Resource Wars.
As existing oil wells begin to run dry and new reserves prove increasingly elusive, the leaders in many oil-producing countries will have to face the very real prospect of surviving without the resources that have long bestowed incredible wealth and prosperity upon their lands. At the very least, t...
| Published in: | Futurist Vol. 43; no. 5; pp. 18 - 22 |
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World Future Society
September/October 2009
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| Summary: | As existing oil wells begin to run dry and new reserves prove increasingly elusive, the leaders in many oil-producing countries will have to face the very real prospect of surviving without the resources that have long bestowed incredible wealth and prosperity upon their lands. At the very least, they are likely to become more fearful of the future, even if these concerns ultimately prove to be exaggerated. The economic and social effects of diminishing oil revenues on producer nations will probably be powerful. The writer discusses some of these effects. |
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