Geopolitics and oil – Sept 3
U.S. News & World Report: The energy emergency
Iraq, oil, law and order (news round-up)
Geopolitics & Military
A letter to President Bush regarding “The Surgeâ€
Dear President Bush,
Now is the time to shift the decision for our dilemma in Iraq to the American people. Allow the American people to choose between 1) a military draft which would be required for a real “Surge to Victory” or 2) a “War on Oil Addiction.”
Oil production – Sept 3
Iraq far from U.S. goals for energy
Deep sea drilling in the Gulf is chancy, but has big payoff
Denmark, Texas swap their wind and oil knowledge
United States – Aug 30
Biden on energy and the environment
Heat stressing California’s grid
‘Immigrant paradox’: Come to the U.S., die younger
Porter ties withdrawal from Iraq to $9 gas
Monetary policy and weaseling out of debt
Geopolitics & oil – Aug 29
Abdul Bari Atwan on Al Qaeda, oil and the Middle East
Kazakhstan orders Eni to halt work on biggest field
Why fears of a U.S. slowdown aren’t weakening oil prices
Subprime crisis gives Opec dilemma
The peak oil crisis: the quiet time
Beneath the radar screens there were a number of developments that could foreshadow important changes in our way of life, much sooner than we would like to think.
Venezuela — Aló Presidente!
Venezuela’s production has declined since 2000, and the country is home to the world’s largest unconventional resource under development, the Orinoco extra-heavy crude. A lot is at stake in Venezuela, so it is prudent to assess the risk there now and down the road. Do Venezuela’s policies affect the peak of global oil production?
Peak oil – Aug 27
Trinidad: Peak oil- less government revenue
ODAC News
Petroleum Symposium at University of Chicago
Peak oil war game
Middle East – Aug 24
A tipping point in Saudi Arabia
In Iran, living in the moment
Why Iraqis oppose U.S.-backed oil law
Iraq oil minister says gunmen kidnap his deputy
UAE to cut oil production for rig maintenance
United States – Aug 23
Dilip Hiro: The sole superpower in decline
Priority changes on U.S. green policies
Administration breaking law by withholding global warming report, judge rules
Bush rule to expand mountaintop coal mining
Thomas Friedman: Go green and save money
US Army War College:
US oil dependency- new weapon of mass disruption
Why Dick changed his mind
In a widely viewed You Tube clip, taken from a C-Span interview conducted in 1994, Dick Cheney argues persuasively that the United States was right not to topple Saddam Hussein during the first Gulf War.
For Russia, an end to growth is in sight
Russia’s oil production is poised to peak or plateau sometime in the 2010-2012 period. If you are concerned about peak oil, it is necessary to track events in the world’s largest oil producer.
