Peak oil – Dec 22
La Crosse newspaper starts series on Peak Oil /
WSJ: Five who laid groundwork for spike in oil market /
The unintended consequences of oil and taxation /
Peak Oil on BBC Newsnight
Climate change expert’s new book on oil depletion
Jeremy Leggett’s recent book—called “Empty Tank” by its US publisher and “Half Gone” in the UK–builds on his former work as the Chief Scientist at Greenpeace UK and a decade as an international climate campaigner… The book is perhaps the most thorough exploration yet of the relationship of oil descent and global warming, which he calls “hot air.”
A desperate plea from the North Pole
I am writing to you with a heavy heart. As Santa Claus it is my duty, come late December, to spread the loving cheer of “Spirit” around the globe.
Environment – Dec 21
Industry’s Fuel Efficiency Gets Worse as Ocean Stocks Get Thinner / In Exurbs, Life Framed by Hours Spent in the Car / Body of Evidence: Contaminated Californians / Climate Change Expert’s New Book on Oil Depletion / Gas Drilling Raises Dust Clouds Throughout the West / Why America finally woke up to climate change threat / Can’t resist urge to shop? Blame it on brain chemistry
Peak oil’s Richard Pryor problem
Comedian Richard Pryor, who passed away last week, was famous for saying, “Who you gonna believe? Me or your lying eyes?” In a way, those who believe that a peak in world oil production is not far away (or possibly already here) are asking the American public the same question.
Peak Oil and Gas – Dec 21
Petrodollar Warfare: Oil, Iraw and the Future of the Dollar / World Watch: The Peaks and Valleys Of Oil Dependence / What’s wrong with the EIA Forecast / UK: Peak Oil and Aviation White Paper Disaster / North Slope oil decline leaves Alaskans somber / North Sea gas drying up faster than hoped / US: A winter fuel crisis could darken homes and factories / Italy: possible electricity blackouts due to gas shortage / UK: Gas-guzzling firms ask for cut-off compensation
China lays down gauntlet in energy war
On December 15, the state-owned China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) inaugurated an oil pipeline running from Kazakhstan to northwest China. The pipeline will undercut the geopolitical significance of the Washington-backed Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC)oil pipeline which opened this past summer amid big fanfare and support from Washington.
Goldman’s Murti Says `Peak Oil’ Makes $105 Price Tame
Dec. 19 (Bloomberg) — Goldman Sachs Group Inc. analyst Arjun Murti, who roiled oil markets in March by saying crude may reach $105 a barrel, now says that may be conservative if the “peak oil” theory is right and world supplies are running out.
Oil shale may be fool’s gold
Buried underground in western Colorado
are a trillion tons of oil shale. For a century, men have tried and
tried again to unlock this energy source. But the rocks have proved
stubborn, promising much, delivering little.
Energy and the Common Purpose – a Book Review
Thinking about both climate change and peak oil requires new thinking and new mechanisms. David Fleming’s “Energy and the Common Purpose” is an excellent example of new thinking in response to a new problem.
Energy: The End of Cheap Oil
Long article in urban planning journal that takes depletion seriously and suggests new priorities for the sector.
Saudi Aramco plans to double number of oil wells next year
Saudi Aramco plans to more than double the number of oil wells in the kingdom next year.
