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せき 石油
Noun
1. peak oil (date when the peak of the world's petroleum production rate is reached)
Wikipedia definition
2. Peak oilPeak oil is the point in time when the maximum rate of petroleum extraction is reached, after which the rate of production is expected to enter terminal decline. Every oil well and field exhibits similar characteristics of being discovered, the logistics to extract the oil being put in place, a peak or plateau of production followed by a decline. US domestic oil production peaked in 1970.
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