VOL. XLVII

No 18

03-May-2004

The Worlds Waning Energy Dependence On Gulf Oil

By Fadhil Chalabi

The following article by Dr Chalabi, Executive Director, Centre for Global Energy Studies, was delivered at the Rome Energy Meeting, held on 26-27 April. Published in MEES with permission.

The worlds dependence on Gulf oil for meeting its total primary energy consumption has been in continuous decline over the last 25 years or so. The degree of this decline varies from one region to another, although in...