Women pioneers in Biofuel
Women are pioneering the emerging biofuels industry, which uses recycled vegetable oil to power vehicles that produce far fewer emissions than diesel fuel.
Clinton Urges Effort to Address Energy
Former president Bill Clinton chided supporters to stop “bellyaching and whining” about the political obstacles and begin a new effort to address the intertwined problems of energy dependence and global warming.
US stocks tumble after Saudi attack
US blue-chip stocks fell on Monday as oil prices nudged higher after an attack on a US consulate in Saudi Arabia, but technology stocks rose, helped by a broker’s hike in earnings and revenue estimates for Apple Computer.
A rare look at the U.S. strategic oil reserves
A swamp near here is one of the most secretive places in America. There are no signs, just a 500-acre complex protected at all times by 30 armed guards in combat fatigues patrolling in sport utility vehicles.
Powerswitch Newsletter 7th December 2004
More updates from the excellent British Peak Oil website.
Peak production in the news again
My proposition is that reduction in demand plus an addition in supply will delay peak production well beyond this decade.
Campesinos Vs Oil Industry: Bolivia Takes On Goliath Of Globalization
Olivera — a shoe factory worker by trade — says oil and gas are vital to the sort of country the people are creating. “We want a different country,” he says, “and for that we need an economic base.” He sees Bolivia’s oil and gas reserves — second only to Venezuela on the continent — as the obvious economic foundation.
A Study of the Reporting of Saudi Arabia’s Reserves
An empirical challenge to USGS/USDOE forecasts of future Saudi oil production, with some important comments from industry figures at the end, e.g. “..Billions of barrels of oil calculated to be part of world reserves by the US government include nearly unusable pitch..”
Canadian natural gas reserves continue to fall despite record drilling activity
Canada’s known natural gas reserves continue to decline even though a record number of wells were drilled in 2003, the energy industry announced Thursday.
Oman predicts lower oil production in 2005
Oman, which has battled to halt a drop in oil production, is estimating a lower daily output of 750,000 barrels next year, the national economy minister said in remarks published Sunday.
The Oil Trap
Nobody – not even George Bush and Dick Cheney – believes that the
Earth is producing more petroleum, at least not within an interval of
time or at a scale to be of any use to us or to our successors.
OPEC Nations Seen Cutting Worldwide Deposits in Dollars
Member nations of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries have cut the proportion of their deposits denominated in dollars by more than 13 percentage points in the past three years, mainly to the advantage of the euro, the Bank for International Settlements said Sunday.
