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World oil production is about to reach a peak and go into its final decline. For years, a handful of petroleum geologists, including me, have been predicting peak oil before 2007, but in an era of cheap oil, few people listened. Lately, several major oil companies seem to have got the message. One of Chevron’s ads says the world is currently burning 2 bbl. of oil for every barrel of new oil discovered. Exxon Mobil says 1987 was the last year that we found more oil worldwide than we burned. Shell reports that it will expand its Canadian oil-sands operations but elsewhere will focus on finding natural gas and not oil. It sounds as though Shell is kissing the oil business goodbye. M. King Hubbert, a geophysicist, correctly predicted in 1956 that oil production in the U. S. would peak in the early 1970s--the moment now known as "Hubbert’s Peak", I believe world oil production is about to reach a similar peak.
Finding oil is like fis
A. To show the concern of these companies about oil problem.
B. To prove what the author said is true.
C. To illustrate the importance of these companies.
D. To explain the cause of the oil problem.
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World oil production is about to reach a peak and go into its final decline. For years, a handful of petroleum geologists, including me, have been predicting peak oil before 2007, but in an era of cheap oil, few people listened. Lately, several major oil companies seem to have got the message. One of Chevron’s ads says the world is currently burning 2 bbl. of oil for every barrel of new oil discovered. Exxon Mobil says 1987 was the last year that we found more oil worldwide than we burned. Shell reports that it will expand its Canadian oil-sands operations but elsewhere will focus on finding natural gas and not oil. It sounds as though Shell is kissing the oil business goodbye. M. King Hubbert, a geophysicist, correctly predicted in 1956 that oil production in the U. S. would peak in the early 1970s--the moment now known as "Hubbert’s Peak", I believe world oil production is about to reach a similar peak.
Finding oil is like fis
A. People stop searching for oil.
B. People decrease the production of oil.
C. People use less oil than they used to.
D. The oil exploitation is limited.
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