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“So long as oil is used as a source of energy, when the energy cost of recovering a barrel of oil becomes greater than the energy content of the oil, production will cease no matter what the monetary price may be.”

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M. King Hubbert
M. King Hubbert

M. King Hubbert, born on October 5, 1903 and died on October 11, 1989, was an American geologist and mathematician renowned for his contributions to the field of petroleum geology. more

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