1. Introduction / Robert Mabro -- 2. The outlook for oil to 2020 / Adnan Shihab-Eldin -- 3. The origins and evolution of the current international oil pricing system : a critical assessment / Bassam Fattouh -- 4. The investment challenge / Bassam Fattouh and Robert Mabro -- 5. Global petroleum reserves, resources and forecasts / Thomas S. Ahlbrandt -- 6. Technologies to extend oil production / Andrew Gould -- 7. Some aspects of the climate change issue / Benito Muller -- 8. Carbon sequestration / Klaus S. Lackner -- 9. The future technical development of automotive powertrains / Olivier Appert and Philippe Pinchon -- 10. Renewable energy / Robert Mabro