Talk of oil decline moving into mainstream
Until about five months ago, Mel Hutto had never heard of “peak oil,” the belief that global oil production will decline and never return to the levels that have nourished American lifestyles.
Fossil Fuels
The elephant of all elephants – history & geology of Saudi Arabia’s Ghawar Field
Among the many prolific oil fields in the Middle East, the giant Ghawar field in Saudi Arabia stands out as the crown jewel.
Conoco deals ANWR drilling a blow
ConocoPhillips’ decision to bow out of a lobbying group focused on opening up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling means that two of the largest operators on Alaska’s North Slope are no longer actively advocating exploration in the refuge.
Peak Oil?
Long discussion of oil fundamentals, particularly the complexity & dynamics of markets, followed by superficial look at likelihood of production peak and potential of alternatives.
Gas rush: with shortages looming, Alaska firms seek new deposits
Clifford, 49, is an oil man, one in a growing stable of risk takers hunting new supplies of natural gas around Cook Inlet. They’re drawn by a big surge in gas prices, plus forecasts of a looming shortage for gas-addicted Southcentral Alaska.
Saudi supply demanding attention
When OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia recently announced a production increase, there was scant mention the increase was mostly in the form of low quality crude rather than sweet.
Taking a peak
Concern over world’s oil supply fuels discussion over alternatives, technology
Hostage to oil
World supply is so precious that more price spikes are inevitable …”The first message American consumers need to hear,” says A. G. Edwards’s O’Grady, “[is] if you think the price of oil and gasoline has been volatile, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet.” (Excellent article)
North Slope gas hydrates starting to look feasible
An investigation team reports that gas hydrates could become a source of natural gas within a few years
Scania presentation includes Peak Oil
Scania, the Swedish truck manufacturer, recently made a presentation at the Tokyo Motor Show. It includes the Peak Oil prediction from ASPO, and talks about the need to reduce fuel consumption and look at biofuels.
Russia greenlights pipeline to Pacific, hints China may get Yukos assets stake
Russia said Friday it had ordered the construction of an oil pipeline from its huge Siberian oilfields to the Pacific Ocean opposite Japan, in a move to boost export opportunities throughout East Asia and to the United States.
Richard Heinberg at Peak Oil Conference in Santa Barbara
Heinberg speaks on Peak Oil and other threats to industrial society, the universal ecological dilemma, and coordinated and cooperative responses to our predicament. (2-hour audio)
