The unexpected increase in tight oil production in the US explains why the oil price has plummeted from around US$110 per barrel in 2013 to roughly US$85 per barrel in recent months.

Will the crude oil price break through in 20 years’ time? Or will tight oil and renewable energy work in parallel to keep the price low?

Oil is still our largest energy provider. And while fossil fuels predominate, renewables have a long way to go before they can make a considerable impact.

By 2040, the world’s population will increase by about two billion. How much energy will we need to power this growth?

Shortly after midnight on 24 March 1989, the Exxon Valdez supertanker ran aground on Bligh Reef in Alaska’s Prince William Sound. More than 250,000 barrels of oil were lost.

It is difficult to make predictions about the future. This is also true when it comes to oil production.

Despite the accepted need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, oil production is set to increase for the next 30 years, according to the US EIA .

Shale gas resources are potentially huge, but so far only the US that has taken advantage of this low permeability reservoir rock.

Algeria, recently in the news because of a terrorist attack, is one of Africa’s leading oil and gas producing countries.

By increasing the daily output from today’s 3 MMbo to 8.3 MMbo, Iraq will be largest contributor to global supply growth over the period to 2035

Exploring and exploiting geothermal energy benefits the environment and creates opportunities for geoscientists.

Fossil fuels continue to dominate the energy mix.

There is no doubt: oil and gas will remain the preferred energy source for years to come, according to Exxon Mobil’s comprehensive review of energy demands in the next 30 years.

The 2011 World Energy Outlook tells us that fossil fuels will dominate for the next 25 years. The result: a substantial increase in temperature.

The first of the Geocontroversies debates held at the Petroleum Geology Conference in London earlier this year brought up some interesting arguments and ideas around the concept of ‘Peak Oil’.