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After the goldrush - learning from US shale gas experience


Geological Consultant Arthur Berman explains to the ASPO 2012 conference his view that the "gold rush" period of shale gas in the US is over. As Art puts it "Once you start drilling shale wells you can never stop...shale plays are not a renaissance or a revolution, this is a retirement party. "


Shale gas, tight oil, and fracking - May 21

•At margins of shale oil boom, a tempered euphoria •Fracking envy …

Half of oil burnable in 2000-2050 to keep us within 2 degrees warming has been used up as we hit 400 ppm

We have a race between peak oil and global warming. Symptoms of these …

Peak oil review - May 20

 A weekly update. Including: -Oil and the global economy -Middle East …

Will the International Energy Agency's oil forecast be wrong again?

The famous Danish physicist Niels Bohr once humorously observed, …

Peak oil - May 17

•Supply shock from North American oil rippling through global markets …

Unburnable: Risky Fossil Fuel Investments & Climate Crisis  

Two new reports say climate change could cause the next financial crisis. …

Peak oil notes - May 16

A mid-week update. While oil prices are little changed this week, there has …