World creeping closer to `oil shock’
Energy crisis could loom, experts say. Politics, corporate moves are factors.
US Natural Gas: Burning need
If volatile natural gas prices persist and the country continues without a policy to encourage more production, jobs will be exported and the country will continue to lose its core manufacturing business
Global Peak Oil Gathering
An oil industry conference on Peak Oil from 19 – 21 October 2004, Koblenz-Lahnstein, Germany.
Oil billionaire takes a gamble to fix natural-gas shortage
The Energy Bridge, with its tankers far beyond the horizon, eliminates the risk of explosions on land and thus sidesteps not-in-my-backyard controversies.
Georgia suspends work on section of Caspian oil pipeline
Georgia’s government said Friday it had ordered a temporary halt to construction work on a section of a multi-million-dollar (euro) Caspian oil pipeline, alleging that the pipeline consortium had failed to meet requirements on environmental safety.
Bacteria, Underground Fires to Unlock Oil Reserves
Odd methods of getting oil leftovers now more feasible.
Paying the Pumper
J. Robinson West argues that while the Hubbert curve analysis applies where full commercial exploitation has taken place, in many areas, other factors, including politics and policy, weigh in.
Colin Campbell speaks about BP’s Statistical Review
BP seeks to maintain this myth that current reserves are sufficient today to support current production for forty years. By perpetuating this misleading notion, I think one has to conclude that BP seeks to mislead—this is not just an accident.
The idle shall inherit the earth
The work ethic maintains a strong grip on our psyche, but it is dangerous and unnecessary. Colin Tudge on the evolutionists’ case for getting off the treadmill and taking it easy
Shale oil demonstration plant to close
Queensland Energy Resources, which runs the demonstration plant, says it will be placed into care and maintenance around September. The controversial project has been plagued by environmental issues.
Venezuela May Suspend Oil Shipments to U.S.
The Venezuelan government said Wednesday it may suspend oil shipments to the United States in case of an eventual conflict with that country.
Lawsuit Offers Another Reason for Renewable Energy
Lawsuits could be a means to convince major power companies they need to make a real effort toward lowering greenhouse gas emissions.
