US: Security focus of Democrat platform draft
The Democratic Party pledges an unrelenting struggle against terrorism and a commitment to seeing Iraq succeed, according to a statement of election principles shaped heavily by national security crises.
Time to cut down
We need to face up to the crisis in energy consumption. Michael Meacher finds some solutions in The End of Oil by Paul Roberts
Latin America: Renewable Energy Not Always Sustainable
Ten percent renewable sources of energy, established as a worldwide goal for 2010, is already a reality in Latin America, but that has been achieved mostly through big hydroelectric dams, which environmentalists argue are not sustainable.
Not much cheer in energy liberalisation
The European Union opened more of its energy market to full competition yesterday but there was little to celebrate. Power prices are high, big utilities dominate, and only two of 25 EU states met a deadline to transpose rules into national law.
Oil prices raising costs of offshoots
What do carpet, tires and paint have in common? They are just a few of the household items getting more expensive due to the high cost of oil and natural gas.
US: Cost likely to rise for Hanford waste plant construction
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers report concludes there is a significant risk of construction cost increases for the Hanford nuclear site’s waste treatment plant, the government’s largest construction project.
Russia: BP and Rosneft Ready to Drill Sakhalin-5
The project is situated off Russia’s eastern coast and estimated to have a maximum oil and oil-condensate output of 700,000 barrels per day — similar to that of OPEC member Qatar.
July 2004 ASPO newsletter is online
The Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas newsletter is, once again, essential reading.
Competing for Energy Resources – Part 1
If China’s economy moved forward to a level that was approximately on par with Mexico’s current economy, the world demand for oil would double.
Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11 Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Moore implies — correctly — that the primary motive for the war was to seize the oil fields. He does not discuss “peak oil” theory, which — if valid — does much to explain why Bush viewed this seizure as a necessity.
Iran Reacts to U.S. Power Loss
Tehran finds itself located in a very volatile region of the world, one in which powerful outside interests have as their major foreign policy objective the desire to prevent a Middle Eastern state from gaining too much power.
Global oil capacity growth hinges on mega-projects
The smooth, prompt start-up of about a dozen big-ticket oil projects over the next 18 months is more important than ever to meeting global oil demand growth and keeping prices under control, analysts say.
