The Oil Depletion Analysis Centre (ODAC) is a project of nef (the new economics foundation) that seeks to raise international public awareness and promote better understanding of the world's oil-depletion problem.

ODAC Weekly Newsletter

18th of May edition: "The prospect of weaker oil demand in the face of the Euro crisis was balanced this week by warnings from the IEA and Saudi Arabia. Sadad al-Husseini, the former head of Exploration and Production at Saudi Aramco, wrote that "$100 for Brent is quite a correction and it will be a challenge to sustain such a low price beyond the short term". ..."

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Reports & Resources

The Future of Oil: Geology versus Technology - 864KB
Jaromir Benes, Marcelle Chauvet, Ondra Kamenik, Michael Kumhof, Douglas Laxton, Susanna Mursula and Jack Selody - IMF Working Paper - May 2012

Consultation on Active Travel (Wales) Bill - 546KB
Welsh Government - May 2012

UK Bioenergy Strategy - 2170KB
Deptartment for Transport (DoT), Department of Energy & Climate Energy Change (DECC), Department for Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) - April 2012

Carbon Capture and Storage - Realising the Potential - 1786KB
UKERC - Apil 2012

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Preparing for Peak Oil: Local Authorities and the Energy Crisis

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Copies of the report can be ordered, free of charge, from ODAC for either members of local government, or Councillors. e-mail: info@odac-info.org (please give details of your role) or telephone: +44 (0)20 8144 8359.