RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS IN PETROLEUM PRODUCTION POTENTIAL

被引：25

作者：

MASTERS, CD

ROOT, DH

ATTANASI, ED

机构：

[1] U.S. Geological Survey, Reston

来源：

SCIENCE | 1991年 / 253卷 / 5016期

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D O I：

10.1126/science.253.5016.146

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Geologic reasons indicate that the dominant position of the Middle East as a source of conventional petroleum will not be changed by new discoveries elsewhere. The share of world crude oil production coming from the Middle East could increase, within 10 to 20 years, to exceed 50 percent, under even modest increases in world consumption. Nonconventional resources of oil exist in large quantities, but because of their low production rates they can at best only mitigate extant trends. Increased production of natural gas outside the United States, however, offers an opportunity for geographically diversified energy supplies in the near future.

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页码：146 / 152

页数：7