About the Author
Name: Steven R. Kopits
Web Site: Link
Bio: Mr. Kopits manages the New York office of Douglas-Westwood, energy business consultants. The opinions expressed are his own, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Douglas-Westwood.
Articles by Steven R. Kopits
Steven Kopits, director NYC office of Douglas-Westwood
“[EIA's] forecasts to 2020 are 2-3 mbpd lower than that of traditionally dour Total, the French oil major. And they are below our own forecasts at Douglas-Westwood through 2020. As we are normally considered to be in the peak oil camp, the EIA’s forecast is nothing short of remarkable, and grim.”
Debunking Peak Demand
The notion of ‘peak demand’ is often invoked to suggest that the US or
The Market Potential of CNG as a Transportation Fuel
In the search for alternative fuels and technologies to oil-based engines, basic cost-benefit analysis is often over-looked, and yet the dissemination
An Oil-less Recovery
In the last two years, US oil consumption has fallen some 9%, down nearly 2 million barrels per day (mbpd) from 20.7 mbpd in mid 2007, to about 18.8 mbpd
Peak Oil, Not Speculation
In seeking to explain the run up in oil prices from 2004 to 2008, commentators often turn to ‘speculation’ as the primary cause. While speculation
