Impressions from Berlin
A report from Alaskan oil and gas consultant Roger Herrera on the ASPO Peak Oil Conference in Berlin.
Roger Herrera
OPEC to increase oil production, members to be able to pump at will
OPEC ministers said yesterday that they will increase oil production, allowing members to pump at will and bypass the quota system that has governed supplies for most of the past two decades.
Black Gold: Controlling Global Oil
Peak oil on Democracy Now
Book Review – The Oil Factor
Investors face a turbulent new era in which oil prices will soar and the economy will face a severe energy crisis according to Stephen Leeb.
Detroit’s Complacency
THIS SUMMER, with gasoline prices reaching $2 per gallon across America, Ford Motor Co. will begin selling the first gas-electric hybrid SUV.
Green groups worried about outcome for renewable energy conference
Green activists fretted Wednesday that the outcome of a global conference here aimed at boosting renewable energy would be gutted by US opposition and European reluctance.
Re-regulating utilities puts Californians in charge of energy destiny
With significant energy shortages forecast as early as 2006, California is dangerously close to experiencing a repeat of the energy crisis that nearly crippled our economy and threatened our environment a few years ago.
Trio vows to pump more oil – but can’t
Leading oil exporters outside the Middle East have pledged to boost production to offset soaring oil prices, but it could be years before Russia, Nigeria and Mexico manage to open their taps.
UK: Oil price leads to turbulence for airlines
Oil analysts are reporting that some airlines are shopping around for hedging insurance as far forward as 2007 — a recognition that the high price is here to stay.
U.K. Conservatives Encourage Fuel Price Protests
U.K. Conservative Party Leader Michael Howard encouraged motorists to protest rising fuel prices and Prime Minister Tony Blair’s plan to boost taxes on gasoline.
Saudi’s Missing Barrels of Oil Production (excerpt)
Even those who believe that this is the decade that oil will peak and decline had thought that the Middle East, and Saudi Arabia in particular, would be immune for at least another ten to fifteen years. Now it seems even that shard of confidence might be misplaced.
As prices hit the roof, oil wars will keep burning
Oil prices are back in the headlines and likely to stay there, as the world’s global energy crosses new thresholds of increased demand, clashing politics and threats of terrorism.
