NZ well positioned before energy rollover
Energy price rollover will signal the day when oil becomes “way too expensive and tourism may have a problem in New Zealand’’.
Fossil Fuels
Time to kick the oil habit
IT SHOULD BE clear by now, even to those in the White House, that America needs a new oil strategy.
A to push for global standards on reserves
The International Energy Agency is planning to unveil plans in October that it hopes will lead to a mandatory global standard for accounting of oil and gas reserves.
Ten steps to a sustainable energy future
This essay was in large parts presented at the
“Renewables 2004” in Bonn (June 3 2004) and at
“Lucerne Fuel Cell Forum” (June 29 2004).
The roles of hydrogen, oil, gas, coal and nuclear are reconsidered as well as the perspective of a energy system mainly based on renewable energy.
Special forces raid Russian oil firm’s headquarters
Russian law enforcement officials attempted to seize the headquarters of the Russian oil company Yukos yesterday, days after it was landed with a tax bill of £3.8 billion.
Crude Oil Quality a Growing Issue for U.S. Refiners
The quality of the world’s crude oil that will be produced in the near future is falling and some U.S. refiners may soon have to invest millions in their plants to refine the changing flow of crude, experts said on Thursday.
Short-term relief: Gasoline price drop welcome, but it can’t last
Enjoy these gas prices while they last, because they are only going to be with us for a short time before they head back up.
Explosions increase pressure on oil prices
World oil supplies came under more pressure on Sunday as Iraqi crude exports were disrupted by pipeline explosions, and Yukos, the Russian oil group, moved closer to bankruptcy.
Norway: a haven for oil production
The Norwegian oil and gas sector is renowned for its discipline. Ian Fraser talks to Statoil’s exploration chief about the efforts to keep Norway in power
O is for Oil
How might America cure itself of energy illiteracy? Realistically, teaching Americans to give energy the priority it deserves would be an incremental process that could take years.
Iran claims number-two position for world oil reserves
Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh announced that new oil discoveries in the southwest of the country now meant the Islamic republic held the number-two position in world crude reserves.
Aviation growth ‘risk to planet’
The rise in demand for air travel is one of the most serious environmental threats facing the world, a study says.
