Colin J.Campbell: "It was in Germany that ASPO had its origin. On December 7th in the year 2000, I was privileged to give a talk on oil depletion at the ancient university of Clausthal in the Harz Mountains. The idea of forming an institution, or network of scientists concerned about the subject, developed. Next day, I took the idea to Professor Wellmer, the head of the BGR in Hannover, who gave it his support. The Norwegians were the next to join, followed by the Swedes. Today, ASPO is represented in almost all European countries.

The next step forward came when Professor Aleklett organised the first International Workshop on Oil Depletion in Uppsala in May of 2002, to be followed by workchops in Paris and Berlin.

ASPO is an informal network working with a very small budget, yet its voice is being heard, thanks in part to the Uppsala website. Perhaps its informal structure is its strength. It means that it can tell the truth freed of all the political, legalistic and commercial constraints that most organisations face. By all means, the subject of depletion is a sensitive one, being perhaps the most important single issue facing the modern world".

Executive board:
President: Kjell Aleklett , Professor, Uppsala University, Sweden
Honorary Chairman: Colin J. Campbell , Dr, Cork, Ireland
Secretary: Mikae Höök, Dr, Reading University, UK
Member: U. Bardi, ASPO-5,  Italy
Member: R. O’Rourke, ASPO-6,  Ireland
Member: P. Prieto, ASPO-7, Spain