Russia – Nov 17
The uneasy Russia-E.U. energy relationship
Video: Sakhalin’s Black Tears
Head of Russian oil fund shot dead in Moscow
Recent assassinations shake confidence in Putin’s system
Geopolitics & Military
Russia – Nov 15
Georgia warns EU it could face Russia gas hikes too
Oil deals enhance China-Russia energy links
Gazprom extends deal with Italy’s ENI
Russia faces gas shortfall, leaked report claims
Nato fears Russian plans for ‘gas Opec’
US concerned Russia conserving oil reserves
Tsunami alert
U.S. energy policy – Nov 14
Ex-CIA chief: ‘Oil dependence threatens US, Israel’ /
Ex-energy secty sees rise in oil prices /
Oil revenues fuel resistance to U.S. /
Bill allowing more drilling along coasts appears dead /
Environment, global warming seen as factors in ’08 elections
Other energy policies – Nov 8
Israel pushes to reduce oil dependency /
Africa over a barrel /
Nigeria’s oil curse /
Morales’ complete victory over Big Oil /
Ecuador on the edge
U.S. energy policy – Nov 8
Interview with Michael Klare – Iraq marks ‘turning point’ of U.S. empire /
Complacency feared as NG prices drop /
Lower pump prices fuel political conspiracy theories
Russia – Nov 7
Russia set to double gas prices for Georgia /
Russia reacts angrily to U.S. warnings over Baltic Sea gas pipeline /
Russia faces chilling prospect of winter short of gas
Latin America energy policy – Nov 5
Chavez threatens to halt oil to U.S. /
Foreign investors bow to Morales in Bolivia /
As wells dry up, Mexico could be forced to privatize oil
Peak oil – Nov 2
Tom Whipple: Virginia writes a plan /
Oil films reviewed by 4th Intl site/
New book “Energy War” by Stan Goff
Chinese interests in the Middle East – Nov 2
China’s policy in the Gulf region: from neglect to necessity /
Oil city to be established in Gwadar /
China ready to pay more for Iraqi oil field /
Iraq taps Chinese oil companies to double production
Geopolitics – Oct 28
The emerging Russian giant (part 2): Washington’s nightmare /
Hunting Hugo /
‘Tupperware navy’ to protect Gulf oil route
Politics: imperial sunset
The arrival of peak oil does not take place in a political vacuum, on any level of politics — global, local, or personal. In a global arena dominated by the decline of America’s empire, the parallel decline of petroleum production makes for a potentially explosive future.
Energy policy – Oct 25
Integration of US energy and foreign policies /
A more efficient US? (not yet)/
UK ‘has squandered oil revenues’
