Geopolitical price meters
More than that of any other commodity, the price of oil is influenced by political and economic geography – complex events better known as geopolitics.
Geopolitics & Military
Who has the oil?
The size of each country on this map reflects the relative size of its oil reserves.
Geopolitics – Nov 15
Latin America’s new petro-politics
Large sums of U.S. assets purchased by Arab Gulf States
New American consensus on international cooperation
The Azeri oil deal
When the Soviet Union crumbled, oil in the Caspian region — a remote, rather barbaric, highly romanticized region — was accessible to the west for the first time in history. The race was on, as Big Oil and all manner of adventurers, dealmakers, and political operatives traveled to one of the most corrupt and dangerous neighborhoods on earth to embark on a new Great Game with massive geopolitical and strategic implications. (Excerpt from a new book, The Oil and the Glory.)
Geopolitics – Nov 13
High oil prices push giant shifts in wealth, power
Indian ties with Russia to reach ‘great heights’: PM
Rebuttal to NY Times Venezuela article
The means don’t justify the end over oil
Venezuela proposes OPEC change oil pricing method
Wanted: a new global paradigm
The destructive search for military control amid acute environmental constraint highlights the prescience of pioneering work on global sustainability. (The Club of Rome and The Limits to Growth )
Deep thought – Nov 11
From state-based sovereignty towards bright green governance
World energy to 2050: a half century of decline
Sharon Astyk: Scared? Duh.
United States – Nov 11
The economic consequences of Mr. Bush
In the bond market, a bleak prognosis for Iraq
A sick graph: energy research expenditure vs cost of the Iraq war.
None dare say it was for oil
Many inconvenient questions come tumbling out of the assertion that the Iraq War is about oil. …The simple fact is that if the Iraq War is really about oil (and I believe that it is), then this means that the current official story, namely, that a smooth, seamless transition to a post-oil economy is underway, is something that even the [Bush] administration itself does not believe.
Geopolitics – Nov 8
High-priced oil adds volatility to power scramble
A map of the oil world
Iraq oil production and export hit new high
Skepticism greets new US Africa Command
Oil price impacts – Nov 8
Big Oil struggles with high costs
The slippery slope of rising oil prices
Greenspan: Economy will acclimate to $100 oil
$100 oil forces new energy policy on U.S.
Analysts say burden could spur recession
$100 oil would have a big political impact
As energy prices soar, industries collide
BP CEO: ‘Era of cheap energy is behind us’
This doorstopper opens our eyes to the energy crisis (IEA report)
Waiting for the other shoe
Foreshocks ripple through the commodity and credit markets, the once-optimistic IEA warns of an energy crunch, and a famous conservative pundit raises a white flag: business as usual, or signs of imminent crisis? The Archdruid Report looks at current news stories.
