Losing The Battle With Entropy
Without cheap oil, the only safe option is to start dismantling our complex economies
COUP D’ETAT: The Real Reason Tenet and Pavitt Resigned from the CIA (excerpt)
The CIA are staging a subtle coup against Bush and Cheney over the Plame Case writes Michael C. Ruppert.
Australia: Warning on oil hunt slip
Surging oil prices should be seen as a warning and not a cure for declining oil and gas exploration which threatened to leave Australia dangerously reliant on overseas supplies, the head of the nation’s peak oil and gas body warned yesterday.
The ”King” is Naked
Political reengineering in the muslim world– Clash of civilization by many names– The greater middle east initiative and the partnership for future success
El Paso Woes Show Capital Intensity Of US E&P Business
El Paso Corp., the largest U.S. natural gas pipeline operator and still one of the largest producers, recently disclosed a sharp decline in its quarterly natural gas production.
ASPO June newsletter online
ASPO’s 42nd newsletter is a must-read.
The End of Oil
Oil, besides being a whole lot of political trouble, is approaching its production peak. What to do?
The boom that only oils the wheels of corruption in Equatorial Guinea
When oil was found in 1996 in Equatorial Guinea, the former Spanish colony in West Africa was one of the poorest countries in the world. Today, this small and sparsely populated country of 465,000 inhabitants has an offshore production of 350,000 bpd, making it the third largest sub-Saharan producer of oil, behind Nigeria and Angola. According to the African Development Bank, a year after oil was found, gross domestic product went up 76 %.
State explores North Slope gas pipeline financing options
The state of Alaska held preliminary talks with investment banking firms in New York City May 25 to explore options should the state decide to help finance a North Slope natural gas pipeline.
Norway, Russia jealously eyeing virgin oil fields
OSLO: In a world growing increasingly worried about oil supplies, there is one large white spot on the fossil fuel map, eyed eagerly by both Norway and Russia, but accessible to neither without a treaty.
Australia: Oil’s not well: crisis looms
The opening session of the 10th South East Asia Australia Offshore Conference will hear that Australia’s demand for oil is greater than supply and the gap is growing.
Solar power city offers 20 years of lessons
A 20 year experiment in renewable energy leaves some unclear answers. Has solar power worked here? Has it worked around the country? Can it help us get beyond our dependence on fossil fuels? Yes and no, to all three questions.
