Campbell's Atlas of Oil and Gas Depletion Second Edition is the product of a half-century of
critical analysis and updating of data on the status of oil and gas depletion by country
region and the world as a whole. Separate analyses of conventional and non-conventional oil and
gas which are depleting at different rates and costs show when these critical energy sources
peak and decline. The Atlas also summarizes the history and political circumstances of each
country to assess the impact on oil and gas production and reserves. It contrasts the First
Half of the Oil Age which saw the rapid expansion of the world economy allowing the
population to grow six-fold with the Second Half which will witness a general contraction as
these easy high-density energy supplies dwindle. The transition threatens to be a time of
great economic financial and political tensions. The Atlas which has been compiled and
updated by prominent geologist former oil company executive and oil analyst Colin Campbell
since the 1960s addresses the need for a reliable and comprehensive database on a subject
essential to governments industry academia and the population as a whole as we attempt to
adapt to these critically changing circumstances.
