Published: Jul 23, 2007
Humanity is approaching an unprecedented crisis when not enough oil and gas will be produced to keep industrial civilisation running, the world’s top oilmen have warned.
The warning which is being hailed as a ”tipping point” in Europe and North America marks the first time that the industry has accepted that it may soon no longer be able to meet demand for its products.
A report, Facing the Hard Truths about Energy, gives authoritative support to concern about impending shortages, after a similar alert by the International Energy Agency less than two weeks ago.
The 420-page report, the most comprehensive study ever carried out into the industry, has been produced by the National Petroleum Council, a body of 175 authorities that reports to the US Administration. It involves the heads of the world’s big oil companies, including ExxonMobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Occidental Petroleum, Shell and BP.
It is also remarkable for the conversion of its chairman, the recently retired chief executive of ExxonMobil, Lee Raymond, who led opposition against action to tackle global warming, and became environmentalists’ most prominent bogeyman.
The report argues for ”an effective global framework” to manage emissions of carbon dioxide ”incorporating all major emitters” and urges the US to cut the pollution that causes climate change. It concludes that ”the global supply of oil and natural gas from the conventional sources … is unlikely to meet … growth in demand over the next 25 years”.
It says that ”many observers think that 80 per cent of existing oil production will need to be replaced by 2030” to keep up present supplies ”in addition to volumes required to meet existing demand”. Though vast amounts of oil and gas remain underground, ”complex challenges” and ”global uncertainties” are likely to put an end to ”the sufficient, reliable and economic energy supplies upon which people depend”. And the crunch could come sooner, with oil production becoming ”a significant challenge as early as 2015”.
This is in line with the International Energy Agency’s prediction that oil supplies could become ”extremely tight” in five years.
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Royal Dutch Shell conspired directly with Hitler, financed the Nazi Party, was anti-Semitic and sold out its own Dutch Jewish employees to the Nazis. Shell had a close relationship with the Nazis during and after the reign of Sir Henri Deterding, an ardent Nazi, and the founder and decades long leader of the Royal Dutch Shell Group. His burial ceremony, which had all the trappings of a state funeral, was held at his private estate in Mecklenburg, Germany. The spectacle (photographs below) included a funeral procession led by a horse drawn funeral hearse with senior Nazis officials and senior Royal Dutch Shell directors in attendance, Nazi salutes at the graveside, swastika banners on display and wreaths and personal tributes from Adolf Hitler and Reichsmarschall, Hermann Goring. Deterding was an honored associate and supporter of Hitler and a personal friend of Goring.
Deterding was the guest of Hitler during a four day summit meeting at Berchtesgaden. Sir Henri and Hitler both had ambitions on Russian oil fields. Only an honored personal guest would be rewarded with a private four day meeting at Hitler’s mountain top retreat.
IN JULY 2007, MR BILL CAMPBELL (ABOVE, A RETIRED GROUP AUDITOR OF SHELL INTERNATIONAL SENT AN EMAIL TO EVERY UK MP AND MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS: 
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