Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Gustav may hit Gulf platforms harder than Katrina
Hurricane Gustav could send stocks, futures on a wild ride when US markets reopen Tuesday
TOD on Hurricane Gustav
Cantarell loses production at a rate equal to 30% of Shell’s Perdido project, in 1 month
Oil prices and the Mayflower problem
Less developed countries have set their will towards becoming industrialized. But, the stark facts of oil depletion present barriers to thwart the universalization of economic development. This may facilitate civilization clash, as each political bloc frantically strives to secure a reliable supply of oil at the best price.
An executive summary of weekly news from a US peak oil perspective, featuring:
– Production and Prices and the Gustav factor
– US Natural Gas Supply
– EU and Russia
– Briefs
Beware the bear trap
Understanding Putin and the conflict in the Caucasus
Russia remains a Black Sea power
The great-power trap
The Western Maryland Republican has given nearly 50 such speeches at the Capitol in the past three years, most of them variations on a theme: that a coming decline in petroleum production, coupled with growing demand for energy, will have a calamitous impact on the global economy. (Excerpts)
The Internet writings of John Michael Greer—beyond any doubt the greatest peak oil historian in the English language—have finally made their way into print. Greer’s searingly perceptive blog entries on peak oil, which for the past several years have enjoyed a robust online following, have now been incorporated into a single bound volume from New Society Publishers titled The Long Descent.
Hurricane Gustav, energy infrastructure, and updated damage models
TOD’s peak oil update
An urban legend to comfort America: our massive reserves of unconventional oil
Cantarell July output lowest since 1995
Gulf of Mexico oil production likely never to reach pre-Katrina levels
Brazil’s debate over new oil wealth heats up
A digest of news and commentary from a UK peak oil perspective
Fuel prices drive cars off the roads
Safe in our cages
Rush for oil reaches Britain’s fields
Russia may cut off oil flow to the West
Georgia crisis could thwart EU project to bypass Russia for natural gas
EU concerned over Russia’s possible plans for critical neighbors
Climate Wars: Gwynne Dyer interview (audio)
NBC, Pickens spar over foreign oil ad
US study suggests high petrol prices leading to safer roads
California moves on bill to curb sprawl and emissions
The Myth of the Tragedy of the Commons (updated)
Against all the odds, the world is becoming a happier place
Lessons from Climate Camp
The fastest way to put the brakes on global heating (it’s not George Monbiot’s)
