The Limits to Growth

摘要

This article addresses the physical limits to increasing the supply of e'ither North American gas or worldwide oil: limits at the wellhead, limits at the rig, limits to transportation, limits to virtually every moving piece of the system. At the end of the day, these physical limits, and the time, people and capital required to eliminate them, will determine the length and severity of the energy crisis that is now descending over the world.