CERA:Global 4.5% decline rate means no near-term peak

摘要

The aggregate global decline rate of world oil production is 4.5%,rather than the 8% cited in other studies,according to energy-research and-consulting firm Cambridge Energy Research Associates.Using information-services firm IHS Inc.'s data,CERA studied the production characteristics of 811 oil fields,and reports no evidence of a near-term peak,or precipitous fall,on the horizon for world crude oil production.