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Clock's Ticking on World Oil Supply: Shell CEO

Energy demand will top supply by 2015

By Lucas Laursen, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 25, 2008 9:33 AM CST

(Newser) – World oil demand will outpace supply in 7 years, Shell's CEO warned in an email sent to employees in advance of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Jeroen van der Veer sees nuclear power, oil sands, and other unconventional energy sources replacing oil and... Read full story »

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