The International Energy Agency (IEA) has published its annual World Energy Outlook, and it's hard to think of any time when there's been more change under way.

BBC: Burning issues for the world's future

Now the International Energy Agency (IEA World Energy Outlook 2012) joins a growing chorus of forecasters that have noticed the tech-driven hydrocarbon revolution that is under way in America.

FORBES: The International Energy Agency Catches Up With America's Oil Producers

The IEA states in its most recent World Energy Outlook that there are many sources of uncertainty surrounding future oil supplies, but the size of the resource base is not one of them.

FORBES: We Live In An Age Of Energy Abundance

The International Energy Agency has today published its World Energy Outlook and, according to the IEA, the United States is on track to become the number one oil producer in the world by 2020.

FORBES: IEA Report: USA Set To Become Number One Oil Producer By 2020-Energy Independent By 2035

In its new International Energy Outlook 2011, the EIA reports that throughout the world, energy consumption is expected to rise by 53 percent from 2008 through 2035 driven by robust economic growth and expanding populations in the developing countries.

FORBES: Big Demand-Supply Mismatch Argues For Higher Oil Prices