Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Tropical Storm Dean heads towards Caribbean
There’s money in oil, oystermen find
Clash over Canadian oil sands inevitable
Drilling hits new high in ultra-deep Gulf of Mexico
Disappointing first half douses hope for ’07 big oil output gains
Sharply rising upstream finding and development capital costs jeopardize ongoing and future oil projects. It does not appear, as most economists believe, that higher oil prices and Adam Smith’s invisible hand will bring forth abundant new oil supplies to meet rising demand.
Energy policy per American Petroleum Institute
Energy bill adopted by House requires utilities to use renewables
Candidate Dodd on energy & the environment
Alaska’s addiction (oil industry influence)
Oil firms’ buybacks pump up criticism
Peak oil and what it means to the petroleum industry
Growing risk: the payback (gas market)
I work for a company that is a member of the National Petroleum Council (NPC), but I am not a big hairy monster who dips his food in crude oil before devouring it. Similarly, I do not believe that the NPC and its affiliate members are conspiring to cover up a scenario that paints a dire end time for the world.
David Strahan on the mainstreaming of peak oil (GPM interview)
Oil profits show signs of aging
The most dangerous metaphor: Moore’s Law
Pemex predicts end of oil
Bombing of Mexican pipelines puzzles security experts
Domestic demand: The main engine of Saudi Arabia’s growth
China burns 18% more thermal coal in Jan-June
Largest coal gasification project in the U.S.
Dogging Big Coal (protest)
Coal reserves & resources- a gentle cough
The unintended consequences of the ethanol quick fix
Struggles between Big Oil, ethanol industry
A dark side to the ethanol boom?
New insights on the Soviet Union’s collapse (Grain and Oil)
Belarus: Preparing for tougher times
Political clashes shake Venezuela’s strained oil industry
Venezuela asset seizures: ConocoPhillips profit drops
Oil firms find reserves elusive
TOD: The energy return on time
$100/barrel oil may be a few months away
The third trillion barrels of oil: the 3 steps to finding them
After peak oil: will America survive?
ODAC News
The report was balanced, well written, and informative… The NPC has confirmed that by 2030, oil demand will only equal oil supply if there is substantial demand destruction. Furthermore, accumulating above ground risks could disrupt oil supplies at any time between now and 2030.
