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.
Russel Gold
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
Oil Statistics as an Invisible Political Weapon
It was generally believed that media, as a trustworthy dissemination subsidiary of knowledge, is an independent source of factual information whose purpose is to inform public objectively about current issues based on widest possible range of opinions. Statistics science is a powerful tool in shaping this factual information. Unfortunately it might nowadays used by media as an invisible weapon to promote a particular point of view and to sound more convincing.
Press Release: ‘Cool’ fuel cells could revolutionize Earth’s energy resources
A breakthrough in thin film solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) is currenty being refined in labs at the University of Houston, which they say could lead to distributed power generation from natural gas.
US energy firms facing law suits
Eight US states have joined forces to file law suits against five giant power firms challenging their gas emissions.
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.
