Thinking peak – Nov 21
Clarke’s wager and the fate of civilization
A new exhibition considers the lessons of the 1973 oil crisis
Give thanks for oil – and OPEC
Fossil Fuels
Car crazy
The IEA predicts that an astonishing 42% of increased demand for oil will come from China and India alone, and there is a simple reason for their growing thirst. When incomes rise, people want cars. When people want cars, they require fuel to run them.
The peak oil crisis: Wall Street comes to reality
The Wall Street Journal’s story marks an important turning point in the public’s understanding of peak oil.
Oil producers – Nov 21
Nigeria seeks control of energy industry
The 10 oil producers most likely to shock the world (10/tie: Angola/Equatorial Guinea)
Bad news from Canada
New oil crisis: an engineer shortage
Industry insider blogging peak oil
A petroleum engineer, former chair of API-Houston, has started a peak oil blog and summarized the recent ASPO-USA conference.
Peak oil – Nov 20
Long-term oil gloom spreads in Houston
Heinberg: preparing for a world without oil
Is the decline of base production accelerating? (“hardcore PO wonkery”)
Decline rates from the megaproject forecasts
Wired on WSJ peak oil article
WSJ takes peak oil seriously – need another fringe topic
Peak oil- How will you ride the slide?
Energy Bulletin on the Reality Report
Climate – Nov 20
Emissions by industrialised countries at new high
U.N. says it’s time to adapt to warming
The U.N.’s blunt and alarming final report
Californians’ serious (and sunny) climate outlook
Coal addiction hinders climate cleanup
Energy policies – Nov 20
Castro: Oil costs and development
Southeast Asian leaders back nuclear energy
Nuclear revival in Europe likely
U.S. response – Nov 20
Rep. Bartlett: Why is oil/gas SO expensive?
U.S. Energy Secretary Bodman: not worried by OPEC dollar debate
Peak oil production and the implications to the state of Connecticut (report)
Peak Oil Review – November 19th, 2007
An executive summary of weekly news from a peak oil perspective, featuring:
– Production and Prices
– OPEC’s Summit
– Saudis Mount a PR Offensive
– Energy Briefs
OPEC and the dollar – Nov 19
OPEC ready to dump dollar?
Critics assail weak dollar at OPEC event
OPEC to study effect of dollar on prices
OPEC pins future on price stability
OPEC’s lost sway over oil prices
Oil producers – Nov 19
Kuwait’s petrodollar dilemma: Mountains of cash … how to utilize it?
Brazil, the new oil superpower
Antarctica, the new hot real estate
Bottom line obsessed, Big Oil is forsaking the future
