Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Its looking increasingly like politics will decide who gets to build LNG regasification facilities for California – shame about the engineering issues, writes Martin Hastings.
Maine, US: Demand and prices up for firewood / India’s biofuel plans hit roadblock / Pakistan: ‘Oil companies against alternate fuel’ / Work Begins On West African Gas Pipeline
The International Energy Agency has warned of a global energy crisis sparked by the damage Hurricane Katrina has inflicted on strategically important oil refineries.
Alarmed by surging oil prices, the government said yesterday it will announce compulsory energy-saving measures that include restrictions and mandatory holidays in the service industries if prices rise further.
Conservation? It’s Such a 70’s Idea / US must find an alternative to oil guzzling – fast / Katrina’s Shock to the system / Yergin on The Katrina Crisis / U.S. May Have to Reconsider Oil Stockpile / Wolfowitz at the World Bank: A New Leaf? / Nigeria fuel price hike: Uniben students threaten to storm Abuja in protest / Why the oil price is a hurricane in a teacup
Will GTL Nail the Coffin Lid on Cheap NG? / Shortages of Gas Reported Around US / Damage to Gulf oil rigs mounts / North Slope can’t make up oil shortfall / New Catalyst Produces Hydrogen from Water / Study reveals huge U.S. oil-shale field
When it comes to the average Joe, the economic disaster that will spin out of the Gulf storm isn’t about gasoline, it’s about natural gas.
Excellent calm take on both pump fright and peak oil from mainstream newspaper columnist. [subscription reqd for full text]
A group of 26 countries, including the United States, yesterday agreed to release oil, gasoline or other petroleum products from their emergency reserves in an attempt to bring down soaring prices and avert domestic [US] shortages.
Christians draw swords on climate / Researchers Find That Carbon Dioxide Does Not Boost Forest Growth / With water from below scarce, folks harvest water from above / The Climax of Humanity / Drowning New Orleans / New Orleans: Loss of wetlands opens floodgates to disaster
America and Britain – gasoline and GDP implications of Katrina / Mayor of Sebastopol, CA on peak oil preparations / Julian Darley interview / Peak Oil and the working class / You Bet Your Life / Katrina coverage from The Oil Drum / Big Gav on form / Bartlett’s timely message on nation’s energy woes
Steve Forbes contradicts oil price claim in latest investor newsletter / Let Katrina Be a Warning / Economy Was Showing Strain Before Storm / Big Oil’s Bigtime Looting / The Real Gas Gougers / £1 litre looms as US oil firms target European fuel supplies / Fadel Gheit on the rapid rise in gas prices
