Politics & energy – Feb 25

Oil jumps after attempted attack on Saudi processing plant /
Shell told to pay Nigeria $1.5bn /
Niger Delta crisis affecting crude oil prices and supplies /
Will fight for oil (Ted Koppel maintains oil drives foreign policy) /
Ports & petrodollars /
Killing the Iranian oil bourse story

Peak oil – Feb 18

Inverview with Syriana screenwriter Stephen Gaghan /
Cantarell – an omen? /
The Iran crisis & global peak oil, part 2 /
Satisfying China’s demand for energy /
Do high prices mean we’re running out of natural gas?

Politics & economics – Feb 17

Syria switches to euro amid confrontation with US /
IEA calls for more investment in renewable energy /
U.S. concludes ‘Cyber Storm’ mock attacks /
A way to cut fuel consumption that everyone likes, except the politicians /
Ford Europe exec: climate change requires radical change of mindset

Iran: consequences of a war

A comprehensive analysis of the likely nature of US or Israeli military action that would be intended to disable Iran’s nuclear capabilities. It outlines both the immediate consequences in terms of loss of human life, facilities and infrastructure, and also the likely Iranian responses, which would be extensive.