The Coming Oil Crisis & Why You Should Care

Colin Campbell has over 40 years of experience in the oil industry. He earned a Ph.D. in geology from the University of Oxford in 1957, and has worked as a petroleum geologist in the field, as a manager, and as a consultant. Colin is the Founder of the Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas (ASPO).

He has been employed by Oxford University, Texaco, British Petroleum, Amoco, Shenandoah Oil, Norsk Hydro, and Fina, and has worked with the Bulgarian and Swedish governments. His writing credits include two books and more than 150 papers.

Dr. Campbell is now a Trustee of the Oil Depletion Analysis Centre ("ODAC") in the United Kingdom, a charitable organisation in London that is dedicated to researching the date and impact of the peak and decline of world oil production due to resource constraints, and raising awareness of the serious consequences. He has published extensively, and his recent articles have stimulated lively debate. His views are provocative yet carry the weight of a wide international experience.

On the Financial Sense Newshour this week, Jim Puplava is pleased to have Dr. Colin Campbell on the program. Dr. Campbell, a pioneer in the field of peak oil, believes the effects of peak oil are coming sooner than expected, and the warnings from experts around the globe are largely being ignored by the politicians.

Ronald L. Griess, proprietor of The Chart Store, is an investment professional with over 40 years of experience in portfolio management, investment and economic research and sales. A Nebraska native and University of Nebraska graduate, Ron began his career in 1969 and has always been fascinated with the "big picture." He has found charts to be very beneficial in the research and decision-making process. His love of collecting data and drawing charts has resulted in The Chart Store web site. The library of charts he has assembled is one of the largest to be found anywhere.

This week on Financial Sense Newshour Ron Griess and Jim Puplava talk about ratio charts: gold vs. other assets.