Mexico’s Ability to Export Oil
Khebab’s technical analysis demonstrates the high likelyhood of a precipitous drop in Mexican oil exports from a country near its peak in production, with a growing population and appetite for oil.
Fossil Fuels
Bartlett: Peak Oil in Congress – one year on
On the first anniversary of his first speech to Congress on Peak Oil, Rep. Roscoe Bartlett gives an insightful summary of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers report, puts Peak Oil into a broader ecological context, and calls for a national Manhattan style energy project.
Peak oil – Mar 14
Saudi Arabia: the sands run out /
Rep. Bartlett on C-Span Tuesday March 14 /
Country singer Charlie Daniels: People must work together to solve energy crisis /
Matt Simmons in New Zealand /
BP CEO: energy mythology and its reality /
Interview: Richard Douthwaite of FEASTA
Other energy – Mar 14
High illness rate near oilsands worrisome, says Alberta health official /
Air Force committed to energy-efficient strategies /
China to fill strategic oil reserve in ’06 /
UK natural gas shortage sends prices soaring /
Getting gas from crude (tech talk)
US Army: Peak Oil and the Army’s future
“The days of inexpensive, convenient, abundant energy sources are quickly drawing to a close,” according to a recently released US Army strategic report. The report notes that a peak in global oil production looks likely to be imminent, with wide reaching implications for the US Army and society in general.
Other energy – Mar 12
The future of natural gas pricing could be a trans-Atlantic tug of war /
Government delay pulls Iraq’s oil sector down /
Brazil leading the world in using ethanol /
US energy secretary: Need ethanol sources other than corn /
Will Canada fuel Fortress America?
Other energy – Mar 11
Will unconventional natural gas save us? /
Market fundamentalists trying to take over European energy policies /
Survey respondents favor alternative fuels /
Fusion power: will it ever come? /
No future for fusion power, says top scientist /
Buried at sea: Shell’s plan for greenhouse gases
What if Daniel Yergin is wrong?
What if peak oil–however disrespectful and unmannerly it may be–is about to arrive (or has already snuck in the back door and is waiting in the broom closet to surprise us)?
ASPO: Country Assessment UK
Britain’s brief oil age is in decline. The major companies are withdrawing to be replaced by smaller companies, mopping up satellite fields and step-outs, as well as scavenging tail end production from ageing platforms.
UK Energy Gap
As an introductory piece we should look at the overall energy landscape in the UK. The media are regularly talking about the prospect of an energy gap but the analysis is often no more than pointing out the gap left by the nuclear decommission programme. The situation is more serious that that.
Peak Oil and Deep Oil, Part II
Byron answers reader questions about the “abiotic theory” of oil, and comments on US energy policy.
Politics & economics – Mar 10
New militia is potent force in Nigeria’s oil-rich delta region /
OPEC President Edmund Daukoru discusses oil prices, potential supply threat /
Energy Secretary Bodman outlines plans on Yucca, nuclear waste and oil security /
Why Iran’s oil bourse can’t break the buck
