Peak Oil mentioned in the New South Wales Upper House
During a debate on terrorism legislation in Australia, peak oil was identified as the driving factor behind the US war in Iraq, as well the “war on terror.”
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Peak Oil mentioned in the New South Wales Upper House
During a debate on terrorism legislation in Australia, peak oil was identified as the driving factor behind the US war in Iraq, as well the “war on terror.”
Raise Gas Taxes NOW…(or, Justifying Demand Destruction)
The real conundrum, in my opinion, is how to destroy demand so as to come in for a soft landing, even if we are heading towards a 1979 to the googol. …
I advocate taxing gasoline now. Abruptly. Quickly. Severely. Better to bend the shit out of the economy now than completely break it later. …
Another exciting week in oil markets
Some insights into how the world might cope with peak oil might be gained by looking back at 1979-82, when world oil production fell by 10 million barrels and stayed down until 1985.
Smoothing over Russian Subsoil
Article depicts the situation of Russian oilfields being auctioned off to the oil companies and coming online. It explains why Russian goverments keeps the size of its petroleum reserves secret, why the Eastern Siberia oilfields will not save the world from the lack of oil, and why the Eastern Pipeline being built to supply the countries of East Asia with Russian oil will never be filled.
Ecuador – Oil Companies’ Links With Military Revealed
Recent research by Las Lianas has brought to light a disturbing process of militarization of the Amazon region and privatization of the control of Ecuador’s military to protect the interests of multinational oil companies.
We have obtained copies of secret contracts and security agreements between the Ecuadorian armed forces and foreign oil companies that reveal a military for hire and oil companies usurping the role of the elected government.
The cost of gas set to soar
DOMESTIC gas bills are expected to soar this winter as the future cost of gas hits record highs. The price of gas for delivery in October is currently 66p a therm, a 75% premium on this point last year.
Oil discovery adds new twist to Darfur tragedy
The existence of big oilfields in Sudan’s war-ravaged Darfur region has added a new twist to a bloody, two-year-old conflict, potentially turning the quest for peace into tussle over resources.
Casualties of the oil stampede
With the recently opened pipeline from the Caspian to the Mediterranean, Big Oil in the guise of BP is showing its determination to get its hands on what seems to be the largest remaining deposits after the Middle East. But human rights abuses and a cavalier attitude to safety have come hand-in-hand with the new pipeline, writes Michael Meacher, former UK Environment Secretary.
Oilcast #9: “The pessimists are right”
In Oilcast 9 we check out prices at $55 once again, the upcoming OPEC meeting, the US SPR is nearly full, Angolan deepwater and a more in depth look at the fall in annual UK output by 17% with Chris Skrebowski (not live but…)
Plus a report from The Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands who have a fascinating look at oil peaks, globalisation and more…
As well as all this we have also figured out how to make our MP3’s a better – smaller – size. Enjoy.
Listen here (MP3 file, 4.9MB)
The next 50 years: Four European energy futures
Report considering European energy transition scenarios, four story lines connecting plausible global developments in world energy markets and climate change policies consistently with European energy regime changes and related national innovation pressures. It includes explicit consideration of anti-globalisation arguments and climate change scenario’s, setting a new standard for integrated analysis.
BP says global oil reserves growth stalled in 2004
Growth in the world’s oil and gas reserves stalled last year, a report from oil giant BP showed on Tuesday, bucking a trend that has historically seen new discoveries more than match production.
