Jason Reimbold and Mark A. Stansberry

Jason Reimbold is a Vice President for the Theseus Group, an energy M&A consulting firm. Before joining this company, Jason was an analyst for the Bank of Oklahoma Energy Group. He graduated with a degree in finance from the University of Tulsa where he studied geopolitics and international energy markets under former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy R. Dobie Langenkamp. In 2005, Jason founded www.GlobalOilWatch.com which has become a leading energy research portal for industry analysts and investors.

Mark A. Stansberry is Chairman of The GTD Group and has been active in the energy industry for the past thirty years. He is President of The International Society of The Energy Advocates, Chairman of Oklahoma's State Chamber Energy Council, and Chairman and Founder of the International Energy Policy Conference. He is a graduate of Oklahoma Christian University, and his memberships include Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association, Independent Petroleum Association of America, Texas Alliance of Energy Producers, and the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators.

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The Braking Point America, and the world, is facing an energy crisis. The good news is that America’s energy problems can be solved. The bad news is that the energy crisis does not exist in a vacuum, it is not temporary, and it will not fix itself. Failure to effectively deal with this problem now will threaten our nation’s economic prosperity, compromise our national security, and could radically alter our way of life. The major conditions that dramatically define the energy problem facing America today are: peaking world oil production, energy security, and inadequacies in domestic and international energy policy. This book is a primer on those conditions and is meant to inspire a discussion in this country about the necessary changes which must take place in our industries, consumer patterns, and our government if we are to meet the challenges ahead. Communication between consumers, policy makers, and industry is essential if we are to be successful. The situation is complex however, and there are many factors contributing to what could lead to a time when social and economic progress is halted due to a lack of energy.