Energy: A Global Overview

By Matthew Simmons, originally published by Simmons & Co.

November 21, 2004

Matthew R. Simmons presented “Energy: A Global Overview” at the Deloitte & Touche’s 2004 Oil & Gas Conference in Houston, Texas on November 17, 2004.

PDF files:
www.simmonsco-intl.com/files/Deloitte%20&%20Touche.pdf (Colour version)
http://www.simmonsco-intl.com/files/Deloitte%20&%20Touche%20(B&W).pdf (Printable version)

More presentations by Matthew Simmons:
www.simmonsco-intl.com/research.aspx?Type=msspeeches

Matthew Simmons

Tags: Fossil Fuels, Oil

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Entropia and the Disintegration of Empire

By Samuel Alexander, Resilience.org

As the current situation (March 2026) around the Strait of Hormuz continues to destabilise the global economy, it is timely to return to Alexander’s analysis outlining ‘the Disintegration of Empire’ (being Chapter Two of Entropia).

March 23, 2026

Great Depression sculpture (man sitting listening to radio).

Is the complacency in global financial markets warranted?

By Kurt Cobb, Resource Insights

Financial markets so far have reflected the belief that the Iran war will be over soon and that commerce will return to normal. I explain why I think this belief is unwarranted and why President Trump’s latest announcement regarding bombing Iran’s power plants is economic suicide.

March 22, 2026

damaged oil drums

Oil price manipulation, an unrecognized stratagem and an unhinged plan

By Kurt Cobb, Resource Insights

Oil price manipulation is taking many forms after the closure of one of the world’s major choke points for oil transport sent oil prices higher.

March 15, 2026