U.S.’s oil habit – Dec 11
Oil habit hard to break, experts say
UAE on Tom Friedman: Our reality, their spin
The mustache is the message
Bush to make energy a 2007 priority
Oil
The Iran oil bourse – a new direction?
The “Iran Oil Bourse” project, beloved of Internet conspiracy theorists, has taken on something of a mythical character, not unlike the Loch Ness Monster, with persistent sightings but an absence of actual manifestation. Hopefully this article will both dispel the myths, and set the scene for what is potentially an extremely important development, particularly for the Islamic world.
U.S. oil royalties scandal – Dec 10
Democrats plan oil royalties inquiry
House rejects push to renegotiate contracts
Congress urged to close oil royalty loophole
Oil – Dec 10
Oil field delays = higher 2010 crude price: EIA
A sea of oil – the Caspian
Geopolitics move back into focus for oil market
Oil & Iraq – Dec 9
Iraq oil wealth distribution planned
It’s still about oil in Iraq
The Baker agenda: troops out, oil companies in?
Oil for sale: Iraq Study Group recommends privatization
Fuels for the transition – Dec 9
Study: oil transition carries environmental risks
Risks of the oil transition
Nature Magazine special: Energy for a cool planet
Peak oil – Dec 9
Energy crisis is really, really bad: oil expert Charley Maxwell
The debate over Hubbert’s Peak: a review
Peak oil theory analyzed by CERA
The peak oil crisis: the Saudi op-ed
It may be a lot harder, or a lot more expensive, for the US to get out of Iraq than anyone ever thought. The Saudis could bring pressure [on the U.S. to stay] without doing anything so provocative as a major production cut. Simply ratcheting down production in an unobtrusive manner should be enough to scare Washington.
Council of Foreign Relations report: “National security consequences of oil dependency”
With little media fanfare, a heavyweight think tank has released a major report on energy security which paints a more urgent picture than most research coming out of Washington.
Peak oil – Dec 4
Ask Umbra: good to the last drop
TOD debate on the timing of peak oil
PayPal’s Thiel bets big on peak oil
‘Mad Max’ co-author on peak oil
Portland group plans for peak oil
Peak oil – Dec 3
Pentagon & peak oil – then (1957) and now
Amory Lovins on energy alternatives
Closing the ‘Collapse Gap’: prospects for the U.S. based on the Soviet experience
The Lottery: a creative & effective way to avoid economic collapse
Awareness of Peak Oil or Climate Change will not compel us to change our “way of life.” We need a sense of extreme urgency and we need it now. With The Lottery, America’s oil addiction would become a life or death issue in the mind of John Q. Public.
