The First Half of the Age of Oil

1. Introduction
Charles A. S. Hall, Carlos A. Ramírez-Pascualli

2. Oil, Money, and Our Modern Civilization
Charles A. S. Hall, Carlos A. Ramírez-Pascualli

3. The Nature of Petroleum
Charles A. S. Hall, Carlos A. Ramírez-Pascualli

4. The Early Oil Industry
Charles A. S. Hall, Carlos A. Ramírez-Pascualli

5. King Hubbert: A Pioneer of a Different Kind
Charles A. S. Hall, Carlos A. Ramírez-Pascualli

6. The End of Cheap Oil
Charles A. S. Hall, Carlos A. Ramírez-Pascualli

7. What Do We Know About “Peak Oil” Today?
Charles A. S. Hall, Carlos A. Ramírez-Pascualli

8. The Formation of ASPO and the Growing Influence of the “Peak Oil” Community
Charles A. S. Hall, Carlos A. Ramírez-Pascualli

9. The Other Side
Charles A. S. Hall, Carlos A. Ramírez-Pascualli

10. Conclusions
Charles A. S. Hall, Carlos A. Ramírez-Pascualli

Keywords: Energy, Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture), Economic Geology, Energy Economics, Sustainable Development, Energy Policy, Economics and Management, Environmental Economics