Tom Whipple
Tom Whipple is one of the most highly respected analysts of peak oil issues in the United States. A retired 30-year CIA analyst who has been following the peak oil story since 1999, Tom is the editor of the daily Peak Oil News and the weekly Peak Oil Review, both published by the Association for the Study of Peak Oil-USA. He is also a weekly columnist on peak oil issues for the Falls Church News Press. Tom has degrees from Rice University and the London School of Economics.
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May 16, 2013
Peak oil notes - May 16
A mid-week update. While oil prices are little changed this week, there has been considerable news concerning the energy markets. Bad economic reports from Europe, the US, and China have helped keep pressure on the markets and raised fears of lower demand for oil in the months ahead. The worse-than-expected economic news, however, pushed the S and P to a new high Wednesday on the hope that …
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May 13, 2013
Peak Oil Review - May 13
A weekly review including: Oil and the Global Economy, The Middle East & North Africa, China, Quote of the Week, The Briefs
Energy |
May 2, 2013
Peak oil notes - May 2
A mid-week upate. Oil prices bounced around early this week, settling Wednesday down from Monday’s opening price. On the New York exchange, crude opened the week at $92.70, climbed to $95, dropped to $90 and closed yesterday at $91.03. In London, Brent futures closed down $2.43 at $99.95 Wednesday, leaving the spread between the two crudes at its low for the year.
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Apr 26, 2013
Peak oil notes - April 26
A midweek update. New York oil prices, continuing a modest recovery after their mid-month 10% decline, advanced another 3% this week. NYMEX prices rose Monday, were flat Tuesday, then on Wednesday closed up $2—the largest advance this year—at $91.43. The move up was sparked by a weekly government report showing that oil stockpiles rose less than anticipated while gasoline demand …
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Apr 18, 2013
Peak oil notes - April 18
A mid-week update. So far this week oil prices suffered their largest three-day drop of the year and remained below the $90 threshold for the first time since last December. Oil futures in New York settled at $86.30 per barrel on Wednesday, down six percent from $91 at the week’s start. The price of London’s Brent crude this week also slipped below the $100 threshold for the first …
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Apr 15, 2013
Peak oil review - Apr 15
A weekly update, including: Oil and the global economy The Middle East and North Africa China Quotes of the week Briefs
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Apr 11, 2013
Peak oil notes - April 11
A midweek update. Oil futures in NY rebounded smartly this week retracing about half of the losses sustained during last week’s selloff. London’s Brent crude has been slower to rebound permitting the WTI-Brent spread to close still further to $11.15, the smallest since last June. Much of the impetus for the price rebound came from surging equity markets which saw the S&P …
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Apr 8, 2013
Peak oil review - Apr 8
A weekly update, including: -Oil and the global economy -Middle East and North Africa -Quote of the Week -Briefs
Energy |
Apr 5, 2013
Peak oil notes - Apr 4
A midweek update. Wednesday was a down day with oil, natural gas, gasoline futures, and the equity markets all dropping sharply. NY oil futures were down 2.8 percent, closing at $94.45, as the EIA reported that US crude stocks rose by an unexpected 2.7 million barrels last week to the highest level in 22 years.
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Apr 1, 2013
Peak oil review - Apr 1
A weekly roundup, including: -Oil and the global economy -The Middle East -China's green GDP -Quotes of the week -The BriefsMORE ARTICLES +
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