The following documents are reports published by U.S., State, and Local Government offices and officials. They are offered here with direct links to the original government source and are provided as a resource of information regarding energy depletion issues.
As documents become known where direct internet links are not available, such reports will be attached as files, below. If a link is broken, please notify a group coordinator.
Federal
Peaking of World Oil Production: Impacts, Mitigation, & Risk Management (aka The "Hirsch" Report, Commissioned by the U.S. Dept. of Energy)
Economic Impacts of U.S. Liquid Fuel Mitigation Options (Commissioned by the U.S. Dep't of Energy)
National Energy Policy (U.S. Dept. of Energy)
Uncertainty About Future Oil Supply Makes It Important to Develop a Strategy for Addressing a Peak and Decline in Oil Production (US Gov't GAO Study)
Energy Trends and their Implications on U.S. Army Installations (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Study -- see pages 10-12 for important charts)
National Security Consequences of US Oil Dependency (Report by US Council on Foreign Relations)Municipal Governments
Best Practices Guide - Energy Policy (U.S. Conference of Mayors)
Portland Metro's report on Oil Supply Uncertainty
Portland's Peak Oil Task Force - Council Resolution, Briefing/background materials, and Task Force Report
Moving New York City Toward Energy IndependenceOregon Government
ODOT study on alternative sources of 'road tax' (Page 25 has a paragraph on peak oil)
International Energy Agency (IEA)
Monthly Oil Market Reports
- Latest Issue
- May, 2008
- April, 2008
- March, 2008
- February, 2008>
- January, 2008
- December, 2007
- November, 2007
- October, 2007
- September, 2007
- August, 2007
- July, 2007
- Previous Monthly Reports
Medium Term Oil Market Reports
- The 2008 Edition of the Medium-Term Oil Market Report will be released end-June/early July
- 2007 Medium Term Oil Market Report
- 2006 Medium Term Oil Market Report