Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
•Meet the man the oil industry goes to for a voice of gravitas in the US election •Iran MPs draft law to cut oil exports by a third •Balance of power shifts in changing world of oil •Federal scientists muzzled on oilsands •Oil lobby and Koch-backed groups spent $270m on anti-Obama ads
A mid weekly update.
A weekly roundup of peak oil news, including:
-Oil and the Global Economy
-Sandy’s Aftermath
-The Middle East
-Europe
-Quote of the Week
-The Briefs
The US Presidential campaign in which the issue of climate change has been avoided for the first time since 1988 got a last minute shake-up this week as the Northeastern seaboard was hit by superstorm Sandy. The storm which also hit the Caribbean and Canada, might just end up forcing the climate issue back onto the political agenda.
A mid weekly update.
*IMF study: Peak oil could do serious damage to the global economy *Weaning America Off Oil *Canada’s New Pipeline Woes *Analysis – Does U.S. shale mean cheap global oil by 2020?
A weekly roundup of peak oil news, including:
-Oil and the global economy
-The Middle East
-China
-Europe
-Quote of the week
-Briefs
Last week’s energy news included a piece from the Associated Press with a headline reading: "U.S. poised to become world’s top oil producer; may soon overtake Saudi Arabia." If the reporter had actually examined figures available from the U.S. Energy Information Administration website carefully instead of simply parroting oil industry sycophants, he would have ended up with a headline more like this: "Marginal gains in U.S. oil production mean continuing high prices and imports for Americans."
BP took a gamble this week, entering into partnership with the Russian state backed energy company Rosneft. The deal frees the company from a stormy relationship with its oligarch partners at TNK BP. At the same time, it effectively makes BP business partners with the Kremlin…
*Insight: Is Ohio’s "secret" energy boom going bust?
*Russia Off Limits to Big Oil After BP Wins Putin Approval
*Delta Boys: Powerful Documentary Chronicles Niger Delta Oil Struggle
*Whistleblower forced investigation of TransCanada Pipelines
*Aging Pipeline Poses Threat to Great Lakes, Report Says
*Enbridge, B.C. pipeline spat gains new traction
A weekly review including:
-Oil and the Global Economy
-The Middle East
-The EU’s Crisis
-China
-Quote of the Week
-The Briefs
-Commentary
