US foreign policy, petroleum and the Middle East
The US elite are getting serious about energy, as shown in this Senate testimony by Robert Ebel, energy expert for CSIS, an influential think tank.
Fossil Fuels
Politics and Economics Headlines – 3 November, 2005
Chávez Restyles Venezuela With ’21st-Century Socialism’ / Even with gas at 4¢ per litre, Venezuelans still complain / Is China to blame for the rise in oil prices? / A Separate Peace- elites resigned? / Friends of the Earth slam World Bank over money for clean energy[2] / Stop oil company price gouging / Frist orders oil price probe / A world becoming more peaceful? / Former UK soldier wins landmark case over Gulf War Syndrome
Coalescence
Summary of patently pro-coal report that makes strong arguments as to why coal is here to stay and what it could look like in years to come.
CNBC hosts ‘Deep Oil vs. Peak Oil’ debate
Craig R. Smith co-author of WND Books’ “Black Gold Stranglehold: The Myth of Scarcity and the Politics of Oil,” will go head-to-head with author Matthew R. Simmons in a debate entitled “Deep Oil vs. Peak Oil” on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” this morning at 9 a.m. Eastern. [updated – mp3 and transcript now available]
Other Energy Headlines – 1 November 2005
Russian, Chinese firms battle for oil in Kazakhstan / The roots of the Japanese oil victory in Libya / Western energy majors have been leaving Syria / Chinese oil consumption growth drops 14% Jan-Sept05
Other Energy Headlines – 29 October, 2005
Brazil to reach oil self-sufficiency next year / US Deepwater Reserves in decline / GE stops supply of LNG compressors to Iran / Efficient energy at sea: The new age of sail / US Air Force nation’s leading ‘green power’ user / Upscale French wine turned into ethanol
From ‘Peak Oil’ to ‘Transition One’
In my humble opinion, we should now have reached ‘Peak Oil’. So, it is high time to close this critical chapter in the history of international oil industry and bid the mighty ‘Peak’ farewell.
Doubts raised on Saudi vow for more oil
…doubts about Saudi Arabia’s assurances of how much it can expand capacity – and for how long – have been raised in a secret intelligence report and in a separate analysis by a leading government oil adviser, according to a federal government official and the oil expert.
Peak Oil Headlines – 27 October, 2005
Pio Manzù & co. ‘Soul of the Empire’ conference, Rimini, Italy to discuss Rimini Protocol / Community Solutions Workshop for Community Leaders, Illinois, US / Heinberg in Nevada City / Esquire – The Five-Minute Guide: Oil / ‘End of an era’ for cheap oil
Politics and Economics Headlines – 26 October, 2005
Madagascar feeling high energy prices / Japan-China oil dispute escalates / Gas taxes: lesser evil, greater good / Memories of the 70s energy crisis / Oil-rich test for Bush / Hurricanes take oil firms from disaster to windfall / GOP and Big Oil / Roach: Tough flying for the global economy / Who Benefits from Disorder in the Middle East? / IT energy crisis reaching critical mass / Natural-gas prices pinch companies / Hillary and her [energy] fund / Hyperinflation begining in India?
Peak Oil Headlines – 26 October, 2005
US Science Academies Oil Supply Workshop, Potential for Peak / Time Magazine all over energy this week / Escaping the road to extinction / Ripping up asphalt and planting gardens / Prieur: The Slow Crash
Other Energy Headlines – 26 October, 2005
Saudi Arabia evolves into a global petrochemical hub / ‘Shale oil is sham’ / Wood pellet market heats up / The chief UK scientific adviser has become a government spin doctor / Making the Grid “Smart” / Wind-farm plans take root in Texas / France: EDF’s highly charged sale / Plan for new nuke plant proceeds quietly
