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Matthew Roy Simmons (April 7, 1943〔(Texas Voter Registration rolls ). Retrieved August 13, 2010.〕 – August 8, 2010) was founder and chairman emeritus of Simmons & Company International, and was a prominent figure in the field of peak oil. Simmons was motivated by the 1973 energy crisis to create an investment banking firm catering to oil companies. He served as an energy adviser to U.S. President George W. Bush〔(Matthew Simmons, Noted Energy Banker, Dies at 67 - NYTimes.com )〕 and was a member of the National Petroleum Council and the Council on Foreign Relations. Simmons, who lived in Houston, Texas, died at his vacation home in North Haven, Maine, on August 8, 2010, at the age of 67.〔(Energy expert Simmons dies in North Haven ). Kennebec Journal.〕〔(Utah native Matthew Simmons, energy investment banker, dies in Maine ). Deseretnews.com (2010-08-09). Retrieved on 2012-05-20.〕 The cause of death was ruled "accidental drowning with heart disease a contributing factor".〔Tom Fowler. (Energy insider issued wake-up call: Financier believed world was near peak oil production ). Houston Chronicle. August 10, 2010.〕 Simmons was the author of the book Twilight in the Desert, published in 2005.〔 His examination of oil reserve decline rates helped raise awareness of the unreliability of Middle East oil reserves. He gave numerous presentations on peak oil and water shortages.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Matthew R. Simmons' Presentations )〕 Simmons believed that the Club of Rome predictions are more accurate than usually acknowledged.〔Simmons, Matthew. (Revisiting The Limits to Growth: Could The Club of Rome Have Been Correct, After All? ). GreatChange.org, 30 Sept 2000.〕 Simmons was the founder of the Ocean Energy Institute in Maine.〔(Ocean Energy Institute Blog )〕 His vision was to make Maine a leader in energy from offshore wind and ocean forces. ==Saudi Arabian oil reserves== In his book, Simmons argues that production from Saudi Arabia and especially from Ghawar—the world's largest oil field—will peak in the near future, if it has not done so already. Simmons bases his case on hundreds of internal documents from Saudi Aramco, professional journals and other authoritative sources. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Matthew Simmons」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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