Peak oil – March 27
Japan: Green and growing (Boston Globe mentions peak oil)
The view from the peak
George W. Bush, meet M. King Hubbert
TOD: Further forensics on Saudi oil supply
T. Boone Pickens to discuss peak oil
Fossil Fuels
Oil producers – March 27
As if gold weren’t bad enough, now they have found oil
Transparency urged in U.S. payments to oil producers
What’s happened to Iraq’s oil?
Sunni politicians critical of Iraqi oil law
Exxon sees technology, local needs as Mideast key
Oil Quiz – Test Your Knowledge
This Quiz presents the Peak Oil story in a different format. Discussion questions and additional references are provided at the end, so that the material can be used in a classroom setting.
Oil Industry – Mar 26
Venezuela to sell $5 Billion in oil co. bonds
Recent kidnappings of foreigners in Niger delta
China starts drilling Asia’s deepest well
Total Confusion in Iran
CERA lists 15 countries it believes will expand production
Peak oil thriller hits German best-seller list
Popular German novelist Andreas Eschbach has written a 750-page novel that covers many of the themes discussed in the peak oil community.
A Peak Oil credo
A succinct presentation that seems to represent the thought of many at The Oil Drum.
Oil exporters – Mar 25
China to become a top oil client: Chavez
China’s Hu heads to Russia urgently seeking fuel
Iran asking oil clients not to pay in dollar
Ecuador suffering huge losses from oil protests
Climate – March 25
As Arctic melts, nations line up for oil, other rights
Antarctic melting may be speeding up
Amazon ‘faces more deadly droughts’
Why the right goes nuclear over global warming
I’m not buying what Al Gore’s selling
Peak oil coverage from Canada
Good video clip on peak oil from the CBC.
Energy policy – March 23
CERA’s Yergin: Energy supply faces “growth challenge”
US experts seek India, China entry in global energy system
Results from 20 opinion polls on energy
Energy plan from John Edwards
Giant oil fields and their importance for future oil production
PhD thesis develops a model to forecast future production from giant fields, which is then used to predict future oil production. In all scenarios, peak oil occurs at about the same time as the giant fields peak. Worst case: 2008. Best case: 2018.
Transport – Mar 22
The Auto Empire Rolls On
Probe launched after thousands trapped on Sydney trains
EU Open skies pact to worsen climate change
Parking plan is ‘discriminatory’
Faith schools fight to keep free transport
