The Battle For Barrels: Peak Oil Myths and World Oil Futures - Hardcover

It is a "must read" antidote to the gloom and doom conclusions of oil scarcity. (Peter R. Odell, Professor Emeritus, International Energy Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam)

The Battle for Barrels says we should take warnings of impending Armageddon with a pinch of salt. (The Guardian)

...a successful demolition of the theories behind the peak-oil movement. (The Petroleum Economist)

Duncan Clarke offers a smart and insightful survey of one of the most intriguing issues of our times - Is the world running out of oil ? - explaining why doomsayers are wrong. He diagnoses the psychological mindset, the historical mistakes, and the current complexities concerning the evaluation of how much oil lies beneath, and shows a positive view of our energy future. (Leonardo Maugeri, Senior Vice President Eni SpA)

Peak Oil has caught global attention because the media love catastrophic news. Duncan Clarke, who has had close contact with top oil industry leaders and its best experts over three decades, has demystified this dogma and shown the crude realities. (André Coajou, Former Senior Executive Elf Aquitaine)

It is widely accepted that global discoveries of conventional oil have peaked and that the era of cheap oil has gone forever. This book demonstrates that the doom and gloom of the "Peak Oil" theory is mistaken. Clarke rebuts the arguments of Peak Oil's adherents and discusses the issues they ignore - rising crude oil prices, new or future technologies, potential improved exploration acreage and/or access to restricted world oil zones, changes in government policies, new corporate strategies, development in unconventional oils, and more.