Proved Reserves of Natural Gas and Oil

question 87

Multiple Choice

Proved reserves of natural gas and oil

• A) will last only another five years at the current worldwide consumption rate.
• B) reveal little about whether the world is about to run out of these resources since they are calculated at present levels of price and technology.
• C) are just another way of measuring how many years civilization will continue.
• D) indicate that the supply of petroleum will be depleted by the year 2020 unless governments adopt price controls and energy rationing.

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Definitions:

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