U.S. energy policy – Apr 9
Pelosi, Clinton, Obama favor nuclear plants
Forces dig in for California LNG battle
Conservatives warm to climate: nuclear, dams, thinning forests
Natural Gas
What are our alternatives, if fossil fuels are a problem?
Answers questions like “I love my SUV. Why can’t we continue to use oil and gas as in the past?” and “Won’t ethanol cover our fossil fuel shortfall?”. Good educational material.
A Peak Oil credo
A succinct presentation that seems to represent the thought of many at The Oil Drum.
Solar: Payback analysis and Internal Rate of Return
One way to sidestep the gloomy verdicts of payback analysis is to do what most companies do when contemplating a long-term investment like solar energy — calculate the internal rate of return (IRR) on the invested capital.
Comments to the National Petroleum Council
A report on peak oil by the National Petroleum Council is due out in the next few months. Randy Udall wrote them: “The NPC has a wonderful opportunity to reframe the discussion around peak oil. After thoroughly studying the evidence, I hope that you conclude, as many of us have, that peak oil is
near.”
Oil & gas producers – March 19
“Gas OPEC” to be created in Doha next month
Reckless actions have consequences…
Kuwait looking to natural gas, nuclear options
Oil industry – March 15
Halliburton moves CEO to oil-rich Dubai
Halliburton heeds the call to Go East
The new Seven Sisters: oil and gas giants dwarf western rivals
Arctic gas project costs top $16 billion
The Cavalry Stays Home
Where is the all new oil supposedly made profitable by higher prices?
A review of 2006 EIA Data; Expectations for Year Ahead
Oil prices set new records and the industry maintained a historically high level of activity in 2006. Energy agencies issued consensus forecasts that production would rise. Yet crude oil production was down and total liquids production was flat. The economists should be shaking in their boots.
Gas – Feb 14
Russia warns BP may lose Siberian gas licence
Evaluation of Russian natural gas resources
Activists shut down construction of LNG terminal
LNG – Jan 29
Shell signs £5bn Iranian gas deal
Chevron, Shell Delay Projects
Indias Petronet expects 50% cost escalation for terminal
Yemen Confirms China LNG Talks
Energy sources – Jan 27
Cambodia’s coming energy bonanza
Future of
NG from the Western Canada sedimentary basin
Long Beach LNG project halted
Years of flaws have killed Yucca Mtn nuclear repository, NRC member says
