India hardens its stance on Iran pipeline
Aware of Iran’s dependence on India to market its gas, New Delhi is dragging its feet even as Tehran pumped up the gas on the proposed Iran-India pipeline traversing through Pakistan.
Amitav Ranjan
India, Iran fail to agree on LNG deal
India and Iran have failed to seal a LNG-for-oil field deal with Tehran offering a “very high” price for the five million tonnes LNG it plans to sell to New Delhi.
Traffic, Cars and Peak Oil
The National Roads Authority (NRA) forecasts for the traffic levels and the total number of cars in Ireland are flawed because they do not take into account the looming issue of Peak Oil. The growth for the number of cars is based on the rising population, GNP and a rising car per capita rate. This was a reasonable assumption up to now, but Peak Oil changes everything and this continued growth is very unlikely to come to pass.
First U.S. Conference on Peak Oil and Community Solutions
Summary of talks at the conference, emphasizing “the magnitude of the coming change and the realization that it is unwise to rely on high tech solutions.” Slides and other material can be downloaded from the original article.
How secure is Saudi oil?
Though oil prices have retreated from their record highs of October, a terrorist attack on oil installations in Saudi Arabia could send them soaring to new heights, according to a leading industry analyst.
Russia Weighs Shifting Its Holdings to Euros
The euro rose to another record high against the dollar today after the Russian central bank said it might increase its euro holdings in an effort to insulate itself against further weakness in the American currency.
A Virtual Ecotopia
Like many, my first thought on seeing the electoral map of November 2nd was a blue state secession. The blue left coast hanging there off of Canada looked just like Ecotopia to me.
Oil prices prompt another look at shale
The U.S. government said Tuesday it was ready to resurrect oil shale drilling in the Rocky Mountains, a technology heralded 30 years ago to boost America’s energy output until it failed financially.
Professor Goodstein discusses lowering oil reserves
Lateline interview with David Goodstein, professor of physics and author of Out of Gas – the End of the Age of Oil.
Attempts to offset oil depletion in Venezuala through heavy oil processing
It is no secret that Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) is having trouble maintaining production capacity. With a natural production decline of around 25% a year, it is necessary to develop that magnitude of additional oil for the production level to remain where it was.
Oil Touches $50 a Barrel as Cold Outlook Boosts Supply Concern
New York crude oil touched $50 a barrel for the first time in almost three weeks amid concern that refiners have failed to build adequate heating-oil supplies in time for the U.S. winter.
Audio: Beyond Resource Wars: Peak Oil and Community Solutions (Part 1)
Audio recordings from the First US Conference on Peak Oil and Community Solutions featuring Pat Murphy and Richard Heinberg.
