Australia-China LNG deal sealed
Original title: “China gas deal sealed”. -LJ
Fossil Fuels
The Status of Oil and Gas Depletion in Russia
Colin Campbell, founder of the Association for the Study of Peak Oil, writes about oil geology within the context Russian history. It contains an update on the state of oil and gas depletion in the World’s second most important oil exporting nation.
What’s New on the ODAC Website
Latest bulletin from the Oil Depletion Analysis Centre.
Exxon president predicts non-OPEC peak in 10 years
Long-term changes are under way in global energy market that will affect all Americans and the US energy industry of the future, said Rex W. Tillerson, president of ExxonMobil Corp.
The End of Fossil Fuels: Part 1. How Long the Twilight?
This country and the world are in for profound change as the petroleum boom winds down. I find
that even specialists in the fields that will be most affected have not seriously considered what that
transition will be like or how they will handle it. This study is an effort to describe the transition and to
explore what lies beyond it.
The End of Fossil Fuels: Part 2. Twilight or Dawn?
With the judicious employment of the technologies we have learned – and with a bit of luck – we may be able to create a more harmonious balance with the rest of the biosphere, but only at substantially lower population levels and less consumptive habits.
A War of Self-Defense or a War of Self-Interest
American action in Iraq must be at least considered as the choice of a military, geo-strategic, grab-the-oil policy by an administration of oil men very, very conscious of the building longer term problem of peak oil and the emerging awareness of how the oil endgame is a control of the Middle East problem.
Shell makes massive natural gas discovery
Its largest find in Alberta area in nearly 20 years lifts hopes for more giant deposits.
Indian government acknowledge ASPO
Oil price forecasts made during the proceedings of the Association for the Study of Peak Oil (ASPO) conference in Berlin recently were brought to the attention of the Indian government, admitted the Union minister for petroleum and natural gas.
Big North Sea oil find revealed
A “significant” oil and gas find has been made in the North Sea west of Shetland, it has been announced.
Oil: The Dividing Line Of The New Cold War
Virtually all of the recent political machinations in the region, including, not only the Iraq war, but also developments in Iran, and the Ukraine’s recently disputed Presidential election, can be best understood through the prism of oil pipeline politics.
US: Federal energy regulators smooth the way for liquefied natural gas terminals
After scores of private meetings with Big Oil giants such as ExxonMobil and ChevronTexaco, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is aggressively undermining the authority of state and local governments to reject dozens of proposed liquefied natural gas facilities all across the country.
