Oil Production Forecasts

Oil Production Forecasts

Some industry experts are forecasting global oil production to plateau by 2012. We'll talk about oil supply and demand forecasts and their implications for both global security and climate change.

Some industry experts are forecasting global oil production to plateau by 2012. We'll talk about oil supply and demand forecasts and their implications for both global security and climate change.

Guests

Matt Simmons

chair, Simmons & Co International, a specialized energy investment banking firm and author of "Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy"

David Kirsch

manager, market intelligence service, PFC Energy, an energy consulting firm

Larry Chorn

chief economist, Platts, an energy and commodities information division of McGraw-Hill

Mike Toman

director, environment, energy, and economic development program at the RAND Corporation

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