Trinidad: Beyond petroleum, nothing?
The work of Campbell and Laherrere demonstrates that a number of large producers have reached their peak in production while even the Middle East production will soon peak.
The Writing on the Latrine Walls
In Iraq, to find out how the soldiers feel about the war and the Bush administration, you only need to read the walls inside the latrines.
Oil demand will soon outstrip supply: industry planner
If you think you’re paying too much at the petrol bowser now, brace yourself. An expert from one of the most oil-rich countries in the world says the price per litre could soon more than double, and he says that’s his conservative estimate.
Don’t be Surprised at Fabricated Terrorist Event to Cancel Federal Election
Certainly the leaders of both American political parties know about Peak Oil, including Kerry/Edwards, yet public discussion is off the table.
Fuel for thought
Is it possible that we are about to run short of the source of a third of the world’s energy?
New Energy Age: Do We Really Mean It This Time?
Mark Braly reports from the German Government’s Renewables 2004 conference in Bonn, that “something else, not new but more urgently felt, was in the air at the conference. The expert consensus now holds that the peak of world oil production is near – if it has not already happened.”
The world economy sinks or swims in the black stuff
The west should be embarking on a serious rather than cosmetic attempt at energy conservation. Those who hold out the prospect of a glittering medium-term future for the global economy are perhaps not in full possession of the facts.
Lifting the Oil Curse
Oil discoveries provide resources to some low-income countries on a scale that dwarfs aid. Yet their effects have often been adverse.
Asia can’t withstand rising oil prices for much longer
Asia’s economies have been able to withstand this year’s surge in oil prices but the relentless climb is starting to take its toll and high growth rates are now in jeopardy, analysts said.
Gas Guzzlers’ Shock Therapy
One expert has picked an Armageddon date for the peak of oil production: Thanksgiving 2005. The slow decline in world supplies will start then.
Thermal Depolymerization plant closed
The RES thermal depolymerization plant was shut down production after complaints about the smell were raised. They later resumed production, then shut the plant down again after the smell resurfaced.
Thailand And Iran To Start Barter Trade
Thailand hopes to export Thai sugar to Iran in return for copper and oil from Tehran, the industry minister told journalists here.
