How to push the oil levers in the wrong direction
If crude oil is becoming scarce, the first reaction often is, “where can we find more of it?”
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Why Dick changed his mind
In a widely viewed You Tube clip, taken from a C-Span interview conducted in 1994, Dick Cheney argues persuasively that the United States was right not to topple Saddam Hussein during the first Gulf War.
Oil Industry – Aug 20
Kazakhstan’s Kashagan costs blowout
Sacked Iran minister warns of energy ‘catastrophe’
Esso reckons 20 more years of oil left in Bass Strait
Peak Oil Review – August 20, 2007
An executive summary of weekly news from a peak oil perspective, featuring:
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“Peak oil” becomes burning issue
Swiss scientists say politicians and the public should have a greater awareness of “peak oil” – the moment when the world’s maximum crude oil output is reached. “It’s as if we planned to climb the Matterhorn to get to the summit at midnight, leaving it much too late to descend.”
The complexity of modern life
Failure of complex systems comes about not because the systems fail to accomplish their nominal purpose, but as a result of unintended consequences of the interactions of the component parts.
Sicko and the ecology of health care reform
Sicko‘s success represents a modern day muckraking triumph. Yet it is critical to examine the shortcomings of Moore’s views of health care reform in the context of energy, ecology and sustainability.
Entering the Tough Oil Era
Recent reports from pillars of the Big- Oil/wealthy-nation establishment suggest that the basic logic of peak-oil theory is on the mark and hard times are ahead when it comes to global oil-and-gas sufficiency.
OECD fails IEA reliability test
To correct for earlier over-optimistic forecasts, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has reduced its estimates for non-OPEC oil production by 410 kb/d from second quarter 2007 onwards. This change has been little noticed in the press.
For Russia, an end to growth is in sight
Russia’s oil production is poised to peak or plateau sometime in the 2010-2012 period. If you are concerned about peak oil, it is necessary to track events in the world’s largest oil producer.
Energy industry – Aug 15
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
Peak oil – Aug 14
While the watchdog sleeps (the press)
Oilwatch Monthly
Fleming: Transition, resilience and tradeable energy quotas
What happens after the US healthcare system dies?
The impact of peak oil on rural communities: Cornwall
PO and peak investment constraining production levels
