1.A. Harold Hotelling forecast that someday the oil industry would come to an end.For the interim period, in between his time and the end of oil, what were Hotelling's expectations for (i) consumers, (ii) oil production investors, and (iii) oil prices?

B.Marion King Hubbard forecast that the oil industry would continue to expand, and then shrink. What reasoning did Marion King Hubbert use to form his expectations?

C.Contrary to the forecast of Harold Hotelling, today's global oil output is greater than ever.Nevertheless, what have top Middle East oil exporting nations do toapplyHotelling's expectations into their own national oil export policies?

D.Also contrary to the beliefs of Marion King Hubbert, today's global oil output is greater than ever, rather than less.Even the USA's oil output is greater today than it was when Hubbert made his forecast.Nevertheless, what have the major oil exporters of the Arabian Gulf done in the past toapplyHubbert's forecasts into their national oil export policies.