Hubbert concluded that each oil region and nation has a Bell-shaped depletion curve.
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Part of the mental equation is that the EROEI of our generally preferred energy source, petroleum, has fallen in the past century from 100 : 1 to the range of 10 : 1 with clear evidence that the natural depletion curves all are downward decay curves.
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Part of the mental equation is that the EROEI of our traditional energy source, oil, has fallen in the past century from 100 : 1 to the range of 10 : 1 with clear evidence that Fossil Fuel natural depletion curves all are downward decay curves.