Russia – Dec 20
TIME Person of the Year 2007: Vladimir Putin
How long will Siberia’s gas last?
Europe refiners look to Russia as N.Sea oil fades
Bankers see grim outlook for Russian oil
Russia’s future: the Gazprom-KGB state
Fossil Fuels
Transport – Dec 20
Fewer, more crowded flights to offset fuel costs
Fuel, flight costs: fewer holiday travelers
Rising freight rates: trouble for oil firms
The maritime pollution problem
Oil prices & supply – Dec 20
Michael Lynch: A hard rain is gonna fall on pil prices (probably)
$100 Oil: It’s a New Beginning: Economides
Could OPEC drop dollar for euro?
The peak oil crisis: issues
As 2007 winds down, it is good time to review some of the major issues that those of us following the peak oil story are watching closely
AEI panel discusses National Petroleum Council report on availability of fossil fuels
A recent NPC report analyzed the political, economic and environmental factors that may be causing instability in the availability of fossil fuels. NPC chairman Lee Raymond and others discuss “Do fossil fuels have a future?”
United States – Dec 19
Newt Gingrich: Red staters must turn green
Green gains momentum on military bases
A very green year
Former coal exec tapped for DOE seat
Former Calif EPA Director calls for tobacco-like lawsuits against petroleum giants
Another wild ride in 2008
What will 2008 bring? The best answer is more of the same—continued market tightness and nominal prices finally breaking the $100 barrier and perhaps going much higher.
Skeptics – Dec 18
Panic the big threat to planet (Marcus Aurelius responds)
Brazil’s not peaking
Plenty of oil left in the global tank
Korean state oil company: PO theory flawed
Why are Canadians the world’s energy pigs?
Canada is rich, big and cold, and we share two borders with the United States. Those factors explain why we are the world’s energy pigs, but they do not justify it.
Oil prices and supplies – Dec 18
WSJ: Saudi industrial drive strains oil-export role
NYT: Oil-rich nations use more energy, cutting exports
Volatile mixture of factors lights a fire under crude price
Saudi says no need to cut oil use to fight warming
Peak oil – Dec 18
Oil dreams in the Gulf of Mexico
Urgent message from ASPO-USA
Peak everything: What, me worry?
Peak oil- oil prices in an era of plateau
ODAC Newsletter to cease in 2008
ODAC and TOD:Canada newsletters
Energy industries – Dec 18
Don Quixote and Exxon’s contrarian gamble
Book sounds death knell for nuclear power
Carbon’s rocky road (sequestration)
