Oil & Iran – May 8
Iran grants license for euro-based oil bourse / Iran sees oil bourse in two months / The two crucial mistakes that cost Straw his job – Iran connection? / Why Iran is driving oil up
Fossil Fuels
Peak oil – May 8
The Future for Petroleum – a prescient view from 1964 / The Oil Drum: Who has to conserve how much? / King Coal (and Mark Jaccard) / Atlanta after the end of oil / I’ve got a little list… of gas-price villains / Summary of Petro Collapse II conference
The day of the Oslo Warning
On 22 June, at 8am, all operators in the oil sector in Norway received the same message from the authorities: “Starting today, Norway will no longer authorise oil exports from its territory.” [Chilling “what-if” scenario.]
Peak oil – May 4
Simmons and Yergin on NPR /
Julian Darley at Local Solutions Conference, NYC / Report for Congress: Oil shale: history, incentives, and policy (mentions PO) / Report for Congress: Navy ship propulsion technologies: options for reducing oil use (mentions sailpower) / Presentation on
future fuels for flag officers (Navy)
U.S. and oil – May 4
The oil world’s new bullies /
Woolsey – The war on terror: the energy front /
Heritage Foundation: Reducing dependence on Middle Eastern oil /
Across USA, wave of anger building over gas prices
Other energy – May 4
How Chernobyl affected future of nuclear power / Experts doubt oil shale answer to energy crisis /
Turning dirty coal into clean energy / Skepticism about green fuel /
Exxon CEO: Use less of our stuff / MIT technologies could double accessible world oil / Learn to live with coal
Peak Oil – May 4 (late-breaking)
Outside Magazine does Peak Oil (good article) /
Bartlett on CSPAN last night /
Hirsch et al publish summary of latest study
Readers respond to Planning for Peak Oil series
My recent three-part series of articles on the subject of Planning, Policy, Strategy, and Energy brought out the best in some of you, dear readers. Your many e-mails on the topic are thoughtful and offer great insight.
The Bolivian seizure
In a world where natural resources will continue to climb in price, it is an increasing truism that he who has the energy makes the rules.
Australia: McNamara predicts $2 a litre petrol for Christmas
Queensland MP Andrew McNamara predicts an oil price driven recession, in a story appearing in Queensland’s largest circulation newspaper, The Sunday Mail.
Exploring Far and Wide: Saudi Aramco to Increase Arabian Gulf Rigs
Aramco: By year-end, Saudi Arabia will have 120 rigs operating in the country, up from 85 last year and 54 in 2004.
Voice of America on peak oil
If the “Peak Oil” theorists are right, vast patterns of social behavior may be about to change. [Peak oil writer Tom Whipple is interviewed – audio and transcript onlline]
