Practical oil peak could be closer than we think

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There might be plenty of oil left in the ground, but the oil companies are finding it harder and harder to extract, raising the prospect of a peak in oil production well ahead of schedule

Amid all the recent speculation about the point at which oil supplies peak and prices begin to soar, it is often forgotten that the exact peak oil date depends on a number of practical commercial factors,...

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