Energy Crunch: Budgeting for Resilience?
East-West tensions spiralled to levels not seen since the end of the cold war as Russia annexed Crimea this week.
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Peak Oil Notes – Mar 20
New York oil prices have climbed about $1 a barrel this week closing on Wednesday at $100.29, while London oil slipped to close at $105.85 on hopes that the Ukrainian situation will not lead to a curtailment of oil supplies to Europe.
Peak Oil Review – Mar 17
A weekly review including Oil and the Global Economy, The Middle East & North Africa, Ukraine, Quote of the Week, The Briefs
Ukraine: Challenging the pipelines narrative
As a former correspondent in Kiev, Moscow and Georgia I find the attempt to link the Ukraine conflict with pipelines and natural resources is highly debatable.
Peak Oil Review – Mar 10
A weekly update including Oil and the Global Economy, The Middle East & North Africa, China, Quote of the Week, The Briefs.
Ukraine crisis is about Great Power oil, gas pipeline rivalry
Resource scarcity, competition to dominate Eurasian energy corridors, are behind Russian militarism and US interference.
Peak Oil Notes – Mar 6
This week’s trading has been dominated by the Ukrainian situation which sent Brent crude surging by $3 a barrel on Monday before falling to close at $107.76 — nearly $1.50 below where it started on Monday.
Peak Oil Review – Mar 3
A weekly review including: Oil and the Global Economy, The Middle East & North Africa, Venezuela, Ukraine, Quote of the Week, The Briefs.
Peak oil notes – Feb 27
New York oil futures have traded between $102-103 this week settling at $102.59 on Wednesday after the weekly stocks report showed little change in crude inventories, but a million barrel decline in the stocks held at Cushing, Okla.
Peak Oil Review – Feb 24
A weekly update including: Oil and the Global Economy, The Middle East & North Africa, Venezuela, Quote of the Week, The Briefs
Shock over Ukraine
Ukraine is shaping up to be a lot like Yugoslavia, except with more than twice as many people, lots of crazed street fighters who think they now own the place, and a role critical to European energy security. If you aren’t in shock about this, then you haven’t been paying attention.
Peak Oil Review – Feb 17
A weekly review including Oil and the Global Economy, The Middle East & North Africa, China, Venezuela, Quote of the Week, The Briefs.
