Oil producers – June 26
US firms reject Venezuelan deal
Oil rises, Canada’s take doesn’t
US demand for Canadian oil seen doubling in 8 yrs
Fossil Fuels
Peak Oil Review – June 25, 2007
An executive summary of weekly news from a peak oil perspective.
Russia to reform national economy to get rid of oil dependence
British scientists recently released a report warning that world oil supplies could run out faster than expected. The scientists seem to have been commissioned by the White House to come up with a forecast that justifies U.S. aggressive policies toward oil-exporting countries. However, Russians have no reasons to panic even if the prediction proves correct since Russia is going to rid itself of the dependence on oil by reforming [its] economy.
A strategic perspective on 21st century energy challenges
Energy will be one of the two or three defining issues we’ll face over the next decade. Since post-1999, we’ve essentially been in a crisis mode.
Peak oil & coal – June 25
Anglicans: The peak oil society
Grassroots peak oil in Albany
The coal question and climate change
Future Energy: How the New Oil Industry Will Change People, Politics and Portfolios
Peak oil is snake oil!
Peak oil – June 23
Dr. Albert Bartlett interview
Roger Bezdek keynote address
An inconvenient Swede
ASPO-USA Houston conference, Oct 17-20
FEASTA envisions Ireland’s energy futures
Arab News:
Complicated symmetry between oil and politics
Peak oil and coal – June 21
Science panel finds fault with coal estimates
Richard Heinberg: Peak oil, peak coal
Will OPEC increase supply? Has Ghawar peaked?
This Week In Petroleum
ODAC News
Energy heads from Big Gav
Peak oil crisis: approaching the cliff
It is starting to look as if we are going to arrive at the precipice of oil depletion without Congress having done much of anything to mitigate the situation.
China: As glaciers melt and rivers dry up, coal-fired power stations multiply
While the Chinese economy has tripled in size in a decade, it has been at the expense of carbon dioxide emissions, which were yesterday put at more than 6.2bn tonnes in 2006, compared to nearly 5.8bn tonnes for the US.
Energy producers – June 20
The plan to disappear Canada
Nigeria: A closer look at “above ground factors”
The Soviet collapse: grain and oil
A paradigm shift
“Oil producers are no longer inclined to rapidly exhaust their resource for the sake of accelerating the misuse of a precious and finite commodity. This sentiment prevails inside and outside of OPEC countries but has yet to be appreciated among the major energy consuming countries of the world.”
Research president discusses the economic threat of peak oil
President of research firm Management Information Systems Dr Roger Bezdek discusses the economic dangers of peak oil with Ali Moore.
