Profit from the Peak: The End of Oil and the Greatest Investment Event of the Century

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"This book is a clearly written, succinct, and well-referenced summary of information about, and related to, what I believe will be the most important issue to strike Western civilization ever: the end of cheap oil. It is clear to me that how we make investments over the next few decades will determine whether we can survive the end of cheap oil and in what fashion. While I am not nearly as optimistic as the authors that there is a supply-side solution to the issues we will face 'post–peak oil,' they certainly have lots of good ideas as to where we might invest in alternatives. This book is a must-have on the shelf of any ...

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Praise for Profit from the Peak

"This book is a clearly written, succinct, and well-referenced summary of information about, and related to, what I believe will be the most important issue to strike Western civilization ever: the end of cheap oil. It is clear to me that how we make investments over the next few decades will determine whether we can survive the end of cheap oil and in what fashion. While I am not nearly as optimistic as the authors that there is a supply-side solution to the issues we will face 'post–peak oil,' they certainly have lots of good ideas as to where we might invest in alternatives. This book is a must-have on the shelf of any savvy investor as we face the second half of the age of oil."
—Charles Hall, ESF Foundation Distinguished Professor, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York

"Profit from the Peak will help you develop and maintain financial security as the price of oil soars and our globalized economy gets into trouble. Hicks and Nelder show how you and your community can tackle the long transition of relocalization. Learn about the power of locally generated energy—and benefit from their practical guide to investing in the most efficientand attractive of today's post-petroleum alternatives."
—Julian Darley, founder of the Post Carbon Institute and author of High Noon for Natural Gas

"Brian and Chris deliver the painful yet potentially profitable truth about peak oil. Not theory anymore, but reality. This book is a must if you want a clear path to profits in the age of peak oil."
—Kevin Kerr, Editor of Dow Jones Global Resources Trader and President of Kerr Trading International

"Profit from the Peak shows not only why investment in alternative energy sources is about to skyrocket, but more importantly, where investment is going to pay off the most, by concisely describing the huge variety of upcoming energy sources and their relevant companies."
—Rembrandt Koppelaar, oil analyst, President of ASPO Netherlands

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780470127360
  • Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 5/2/2008
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 286
  • Sales rank: 712,927
  • Product dimensions: 6.44 (w) x 9.19 (h) x 1.04 (d)

Meet the Author

Brian Hicks
Brian Hicks

Chris Nelder is a self-taught energy expert who has intensively studied peak oil for five years and written hundreds of articles on peak oil and energy in general. He also founded and published an online magazine called Better World in the mid '90s, as part of his lifelong interest in fostering environmental and social responsibility. Nelder is a frequent contributor to Energy and Capital, among other publications, and is an active investor in energy.

Brian Hicks worked for Agora Publishing, one of the largest financial newsletter publishers in the world, for ten years before helping to found Angel Publishing. In addition to being the Managing Editor of Energy and Capital and The $20 Trillion Report, Hicks writes a weekly column for Wealth Daily concerning high-profit opportunities in the ever-tumultuous geopolitical environment.

Table of Contents


List of Figures     ix
List of Tables     xii
Acknowledgments     xiii
Introduction     xv
The Crisis in a Barrel
December 2005: The Month the Devil Wept His Trillionth Tear     3
What is Peak Oil?     7
What Is Oil?     7
Hubbert's Peak     10
Types of Oil     12
Refining     15
Oil Prices     16
Reserves Revisions     16
Importance of Giant Oil Fields     22
When Is the Peak?     25
Exports     31
Reserve Replacement and Deepwater Drilling     35
Differing Projections     36
Drilling Like Never Before     42
Infrastructure Issues     44
The Bottom Line on Peak Oil     46
The Hard Truth     51
Wanted: Five New Saudi Arabias     53
Global Demand and Population     54
China and India     58
Making up for Depletion     62
U.S. Dependence     63
Investment Opportunities     67
{dollar}480 A Barrel: The True Value of Oil     71
Cheaper than Water     71
Draining the National Coffers     72
The True Cost of Oil     73
Government Subsidies     74
Environmental Costs     75
Climate Change Cost     76
Natural Capital Costs     76
The Pentagon Prepares for Peak Oil     79
Reduce Dependence on Oil     80
Reduce CO[subscript 2] Emissions     85
Staunch the Bleeding     88
Invest Heavily in Renewables     89
Policy Recommendations     90
Solar for China?     91
Making Money from the Fossil Fuels that are Left
Twilight for Fossil Fuels     95
Natural Gas     96
Coal     111
Diminishing Returns and Receding Horizons     119
Energy Return on Investment     122
Global Warming     123
Tar Sands: The Oil Junkie's Last Fix     125
Tar Sands     125
Oil Shale     131
Energy After Oil
The Renewable Revolution     137
Oil and Gas Executives Want Renewables     139
World Bank Financing     140
Biofuels     141
Endless Energy: Here Comes the Sun     153
A Short History of Solar Technologies     154
The Sky's the Limit      155
Photovoltaics Takes Center Stage     156
Grassroots Momentum     160
Investment Opportunities     161
Pressure Cooker: Tapping the Earth's Heat     165
What Is Geothermal Power?     166
Benefits of Geothermal Power     169
Explosive Growth     169
Investment Opportunities     171
Nuclear's Second Act     175
Nuclear Potential     176
China and Nuclear Power     177
Limits to Nuclear Power     178
Investment Opportunities     183
What's Needed: A Manhattan Project for Energy     187
The Importance of Timely Response     188
Apollo Alliance     192
Carbon Taxes and Cap-and-Trade Systems     193
Gasoline Taxes     197
Negawatts     198
Oil Depletion Protocol     201
Replacing the Fleet     202
Combined Heat and Power     203
Smart Grids     203
Wind Energy     209
Wave and Tidal Energy     213
Relocalization     217
The Hydrogen Economy     218
A Future Electric     225
The Rail Revolution, Part II     226
Electrified Cars     231
All-Electric     232
Epilogue: Why We're Energy Optimists     235
A Harsh Reality     235
Foresight Is 2020     237
Never Sell Short Humanity     238
Energy Units and Equivalences Tables     241
Top Oil Producers and Peak Production     245
Energy Mix Charts     251
Glossary     255
Notes     257
Index     279

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