WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today the National Petroleum Council, a federal advisory committee to the U.S.

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By Motavalli, Jim UPDATES There is increasing evidence that the world has reached, or will soon reach, the worrisome condition known as peak oil (see "The Outlook on Oil," feature, January/February 2006).

By The Daily Oklahoman Jul. 24--TAKE two years, involve 350 experts, solicit more than 1,000 suggestions and snag the input of 19 foreign governments and numerous committees, and you should get a pretty good handle on an issue -- even one as complex as the world energy situation.

On the brink of the 21st century, a group of energy experts peered into the future of natural gas, and what they saw was quite rosy -- and quite wrong.