Big Oil hashes out issues with state-run firms
Big Oil met national oil Thursday during an OPEC-sponsored conference of the world’s most powerful companies, from Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch-Shell to Saudi Aramco and Venezuela’s PDVSA.
GIs claim threat by Army
Soldiers from a Fort Carson combat unit say they have been issued an ultimatum – re-enlist for three more years or be transferred to other units expected to deploy to Iraq.
Putin merges Gazprom and Rosneft
The Kremlin moves swiftly to strengthen its vertical power by giving the green light to a merger between Gazprom and state-owned Rosneft, paving the way for the consolidation of the state’s control over the energy sector.
Saudi Arabia cuts oil sales to U.S., ups China
Saudi Arabia, long the largest supplier of oil to the United States, has cut U.S. sales dramatically and may soon no longer be among the top five largest U.S. suppliers.
Asian oil boom no passing phase
A surge in Chinese and Indian oil demand that has helped push world prices to record highs is no passing phenomenon, analysts say.
Opec to lift production ceiling
Oil producers’ cartel Opec has agreed to raise its production quota by 1 million barrels a day, taking the daily limit to 27 million barrels. But as Opec’s daily output is already running at about 28 million barrels, it is unclear whether the new quota will result in extra production.
Russia warns BP it can revoke oil licences
Russia has warned that production licences of foreign and domestic oil companies can be torn up at will if the nation’s fabulous natural wealth is not exploited on Moscow’s terms.
Depletion – the missing demand element?
Surely it is time that depletion was treated explicitly rather than being buried in the statistics?
Forest Service Halts Yellowstone-Area Oil And Gas Leases
Responding to intense public opposition the U.S. Forest Service has withdrawn plans for imminent oil and gas leasing across a broad swath of scenic national forest lands south of Yellowstone National Park.
Russia pressures Yukos on licenses
Russia turned up the pressure on beleaguered oil major Yukos on Wednesday, threatening to strip it of a key oil production license, a move that could force it out of business.
Peak Oil: Suburbia’s looming fire-sale
One of the reasons a great many people, policy makers and leaders find it impossible to face the issue of peak oil is because it challenges the very beliefs that we argue are a priori truths about industrialised western societies, without requirement for justification, our fundamental birth-rights.
Earth’s mantle can generate methane
Untapped fossil-fuel reserves could be hidden deep within our planet.
