Net vs. gross energy: Is it wise to be complacent?
Net pay is what you have to pay your bills today. And, net energy is what society has in order to conduct its business (and its fun) on any given day. Is net energy still increasing?
Oil
Peak Oil Review – Mar 10
A weekly update including Oil and the Global Economy, The Middle East & North Africa, China, Quote of the Week, The Briefs.
Ukraine, Russia and the nonexistent U.S. oil and natural gas “weapon”
There is no U.S. oil and gas export "weapon" to aim at Russia to counter its moves in the Ukraine. The U.S. isn’t even supplying its own needs. But you wouldn’t know that from media reports and editorials in the last week.
Peak Oil Notes – Mar 6
This week’s trading has been dominated by the Ukrainian situation which sent Brent crude surging by $3 a barrel on Monday before falling to close at $107.76 — nearly $1.50 below where it started on Monday.
Peak Oil Review – Mar 3
A weekly review including: Oil and the Global Economy, The Middle East & North Africa, Venezuela, Ukraine, Quote of the Week, The Briefs.
An Accident Waiting to Happen
In 2013, 69 percent of Bakken oil traveled by rail; that percentage is expected to reach 90 percent this year.
Oil Supply and Demand Forecasting with Steven Kopits
Steven Kopits, Managing Director, Douglas-Westwood talks peak oil and oil markets.
Peak Oil Review – Feb 24
A weekly update including: Oil and the Global Economy, The Middle East & North Africa, Venezuela, Quote of the Week, The Briefs
The Peak Oil Crisis: A Winter Update
The recent growth in the “oil” production has been nowhere near what had been normal prior to the “Great Recession,”…
The Purposely Confusing World of Energy Politics
Today it is especially difficult for most people to understand our perilous global energy situation, precisely because it has never been more important to do so. Got that? No? Okay, let me explain.
Energy Crunch: no end to the storms
It took major storm damage and record floods to get energy prices off the front pages, but any ministers hoping for a brief respite on the turmoil over energy policy will be no doubt disappointed.
Peak oil notes – Feb 6
Crude has traded quietly this week with New York futures hovering around $97.50 a barrel where they have been for the last two weeks and London around $106 a barrel.
