Links for Petroleum Geology:

Data and Statistics:

• The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration home page is a great place to obtain data on usage, imports, global production, etc. for all types of energy resources.
• Here is a link to the U.S. D.O.E. "Energy in the United States Report".
• World Petroleum Reserve estimates by region from the U.S. Geological Survey.
• Information on Iraq's petroleum reserves.
• The Energy Bulletin.
  

Geology and Geochemistry:

• Here is a good basic introduction to hydraulic fracturing from the Geological Society of America.
• Applying fluid inclusion studies to Petroleum Exploration.
• Sequence Stratigraphy (a great summary by Steve Holland, Univ. of Georgia).
• Check out this very good digital library resource (DLESE) page for online references and links.
  

"Peak Oil":

• The Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas (ASPO) is a Sweden based organization concerned with "Peak Oil".
• The Oil Depletion Analysis Centre (ODAC) is an independent, British educational non-profit organization working to increase public understanding of the world's pending oil depletion.
• Princeton's web site for: "Hubbert's Peak: The Impending World Oil Shortage" By Professor Kenneth S. Deffeyes.
• Peak Oil.org
• This web site is called Hubbert's Peak is operated by an organization called Ecosystems.
• "THE END OF CHEAP OIL" by Colin J. Campbell and Jean H. Laherrère, was originally published in Scientific American, March 1998.
• "Die Off" is a site that discusses population crash scenarios and, especially the concept of "Peak Oil". It contains a large amount amount of information on the geological and economic aspects of Peak Oil.
• Dry Dipstick is a "Peak Oil metadirectory".
• Citizens' Commission on Peak & Depletion
• Eclipse Now is a grassroots group concerned with "Peak Oil".

Petroleum Organizations and Interest Groups:

• Check out this page on petroleum information from Geology.com.
• This page has information on careers in Geology from Geology.com
• The Foundation of Taxpayer and Consumer Rights is a non-profit industry and government watchdog group.
• Geology Departments in the US and Canada
• American Association of Petroleum Geologists.
• American Petroleum Institute.
• American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers.
• Professional Organizations.
• To understand world energy demand, you must realize that world population is increasing rapidly (and the rate of increase is increasing daily); people use energy (the U.S. uses 25% of the world's petroleum), and world demand is increasing rapidly.
• CIA World Factbook Page.
• AGI’s Geology Careers Resource Page.