What If We Never Run Out of Oil?

Petroleum reserves; Methane hydrates; Petroleum industry; Churchill, Winston, Sir, 1874-1965; Geophysicists; Geologists; Natural gas reserves; Attitude (Psychology); Government policy; Political attitudes

Japan; Middle East

The author discusses topics such as the global oil supply, research into the use of methane hydrate for energy, and the history of Western involvement in Middle Eastern politics in order to secure oil supplies. The Japanese research vessel Chikyu's mission in 2005 to harvest natural gas is mentioned, as well as British Prime Minster Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill's energy policies, geophysicist M. King Hubbert, and geologist Jean Laherrère.