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Whistleblower: There’s a Lot Less Oil Than We Think and U.S. Has Been Trying to Cover It Up

Terry Macalister, The Guardian. November 12, 2009.

Warning of a deliberate underplay at the International Energy Agency of a looming shortage for fear of triggering panic buying.

Whistleblowers Say Oil Reserve Numbers Deliberately Inflated to Avoid Panic, Appease the US

Whistleblowers Say Oil Reserve Numbers Deliberately Inflated to Avoid Panic, Appease the US

Matthew McDermott, TreeHugger. November 11, 2009.

Apparently the IEA was concerned that reporting the true reserve numbers would trigger a buying panic.

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