Welcome

This is the website of the Portguese branch of the ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF PEAK OIL AND GAS – ASPO.

ASPO is an international network of scientists and researchers that study the Hubbert Peak. 

This association has three objectives:

• Study the amounts of Oil and Gas available in Nature;
• Modelling depletion taking in due account economy, technology and politics;
• To raise awareness of this critical issue and of its dire consequences to Humankind.

  ASPO exists since 2001, publishing a monthly newsletter compiled by Colin J. Campbell, mantaining a web site (www.peakoil.net) edited by Kjell Aleklett, and promoting annual Conferences (International Workshop on Oil and Gas Depletion) in Uppsala (2002), Paris (2003), Berlin (2004) and Lisbon (2005). It is an informal network ruled by a "constitution" agreed among its founding members, and coordinated by a commission in which are permanent members: Colin Campbell (Honorary Chairman), Kjell Aleklett (President) and Roger Bentley (Secretary) and two other members by rotation (Rui Rosa and Ugo Bardi in 2005-2006). National branches or committees have been created in several countries, autonomous in their initiatives and means, in harmony with the circumstances in each country, but under commitment of not countering the principles agreed upon in ASPO's "constitution" and of differently contributing to the attainment of its aims.

Guidelines of the Portuguese branch of ASPO

• ASPO-Portugal is an informal association of researchers, specialists and concerned citizens, resident in Portugal that study the depletion of finite energy resources;
  
  
• ASPO-Portugal has as purposes: Contribute to the study of the availability of Petroleum, Natural Gas and other Hydrocarbons in Nature; Model the depletion of non renewable resources, taking in due account economy, technology and politics; R aise awareness of this critical subject and alert for its dire consequences;
  
  
• ASPO-Portugal also has as purpose: To study the concrete situation of depletion of non renewable resources from and to Portugal, and to act in order to promote tackling the obstacles and impacts resulting thereof to our Country;
  
  
• ASPO-Portugal is committed to contribute to the aims and to respect the guidelines established by the "Constitution" of ASPO-International, though maintaining its own autonomy;
  
  
• The members of ASPO-Portugal are admitted in the light of past activities that fulfil the objectives laid down for this association, and are committed to pursue those same objectives.