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What Happened to Peak Oil?
February 7, 2012 | Bloomberg.com

“The U.S. Geological Survey estimates that more than 2 trillion barrels of untouched crude is still locked in the ground, enough to last more than 70 years at current rates of consumption.” Quote from the Bloomberg article.


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