Oil production should peak out around the world in the early 1990s. . . That means in five … - James R. Schlesinger - Quotesmemo.com

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James R. Schlesinger

Oil production should peak out around the world in the early 1990s. . . That means in five years' time we may have chewed up most of the possibility of further expansion of oil production.

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