4 reasons why we are 10 years from an energy crisis and gasoline shortages.
 
1. US domestic, Canada, Mexico, Norway, UK oil production wil drop off by 80% within 10 years, according to environmentalists and oil companies including Exxon.
2. All mideast countries must double their production to meet the shortfall. [do the math]
3. Saudi Arabia's largest wells are "watering out", implying that they are reaching the limit of their pumping capacity.
4. Proven Reserve estimates are not reliable and are wildly exaggerated. OPEC's accounting system rewards overestimates.

WORLD OIL SUPPLY	Years to depletion w/o increases	Years to depletion doubling production*	2002 daily mb	2003 daily mb	2012 daily prod at current levels	2012 daily prod at double current	2012 daily production (realistic estimate)
UK	5	5	2.5		0	0	0
USA/Canada/Meixco/Norway	10	10	7.7	5.9	0	0	0
Canada/Mexico/Norway/other	10	10	15.5		0	0	0
China/Brazil/other (15 year club)	15	15	11.1		11.1	22	15
Russia/India/other (20 year club)	20	20	9.3		9.3	20	15
other (30 year club)	30	30	1.3		1.3	1.3	1.3
Kazakstan	55	41*	1.0	1.1	1.1	2.2	1.8
Nigeria	26	13*	2.0	2.5	2.5	5	3.5
Libya	59	29*	1.4	1.4	1.4	2.8	2.2
Qatar	23	12*	0.7	0.9	0.9	2	1.5
Azerb	64	32*	0.3		0.3	0.6	0.6
Iran	74	37*	3.3	3.8	3.8	7.9	5
Venezuela	74	37*	2.9	2.6	2.9	5.8	3.5
Kuwait	138	69*	1.9	2.1	2.1	4.2	3
UAE	121	60*	2.3	2.2	2.2	4.4	3
Iraq	153	77*	2.0	1.9	2.5	5	4
Saudi Arabia	83	42*	8.7	8.3	8.3	16	12
TOTAL Production			73.7		73.7	99	71.4
TOTAL Consumption			75.7	77.0	83	83	83
GAP million barrels per day					6.3	oversupply	12