Geopolitics – Sept 17
Petroleos de Venezuela to convert accounts away from dollars
Greenspan clarifies Iraq war, oil link
Iraq oil reality vs the NY Times
Wesley Clark: The next war
Shortfalls in Russian oil deliveries to Germany
Petroleos de Venezuela to convert accounts away from dollars
Greenspan clarifies Iraq war, oil link
Iraq oil reality vs the NY Times
Wesley Clark: The next war
Shortfalls in Russian oil deliveries to Germany
Author and economist F. William Engdahl has just made a surprising turnabout on peak oil. He now supports the idea of the abiotic origin of petroleum. (Excerpts from interviews and past articles.)
As the era of oil abundance starts to wane, geopolitical relations between consuming countries and producing countries will grow increasingly important. Consumer countries are going to be forced to pursue substitutes and alternative ways of living. Paramount for them is the speed and manner with which their imports will decline.
An executive summary of weekly news from a peak oil perspective, featuring:
– Production and Prices
– Recession
– Mexico
– In the Congress
– Energy Briefs
Interview at ASPO with James Schlesinger: “We are all peakists now”
An unlikely Paul Revere (Lee Raymond of Exxon)
Feb. Hirsch report on recent PO forecasts
Peak energy discussion panel
Peak oil on Hong Kong radio
Stanford prof:
The truth about reservoirs, drilling and cheap oil
Experts debate oil shale’s future
Water for oil shale could complicate things
How Canada went from 21st to 2nd in world’s oil reserves
Tar sands: the oil junkie’s last fix
Alberta: The Saudi-Arabia of the North?
China’s coal prices may increase on environmental, safety costs
Rep. Bartlett questions Coal-to-Liquid at hearing
Flash: New technology for carbon sequestration discovered!
King Coal resumes its crown
King coal constrained
Former Shell chairman: Oil industry ‘sleepwalking into crisis’
Interview with Lord Oxburgh (full version)
Malthus and Mein Kampf come to Cork
ASPO’s Stuart McCarthy on peak oil hitting the Australian mainstream
Greenspan claims Iraq war was really for oil
U.S. court backs states’ measures to cut emissions
Hopes dim for measures to conserve energy
Energy independence is a myth
Bartlett: We need political pioneers, not the glacier flag-planting types
On Tuesday, Oil Ministers from the OPEC countries gathered in Vienna to decide on production levels. It turned out one of the more remarkable meetings that OPEC has held in recent years.
Chris Skrebowski on record high oil price
Oil closes above $80 a barrel for first time
Traders doubt OPEC’s ability to boost output
Bodman: $80/barrel prices are `troublesome’
Forget about fundamentals, this is the oil market after all
Shell CEO: “psychology” behind high oil prices
OPEC realignment reflects oil supply reality
OPEC says $80 oil won’t last due to `fundamentals’
Oil: A slippery (upward) slope
CNN on peak oil
Not black and white
Queensland govt warns of `peak oil’ chaos
Andrew McNamara: Wartime mentality needed
NPC report presented to Houston petroleum engineers
Peak oil and the energy supply curve
Canada TOD round-up
Declining net oil exports vs “near record high” oil inventories: What’s going on?
ODAC News