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In a recent commentary, Prof. Dowlatabati stated that peaking of conventional oil production (Peak Oil) will simply mark another energy crossroads characterized by a seamless transition to non-conventional oil sources. This prediction can be readily refuted by simple “back-of-the-envelope” analyses, and the future reality will be much different.
The entire policy of promoting individualised transport rests on a dubious premise – permanently cheap oil. Can coal liquification come to the rescue?
Road to Perdition (the ‘streetcar conspiracy’) /
Shell looks to turn sand into oil /
Oil-Rich Venezuela Looks to Tar Deposits /
Ethantol: Lessons from Brazil /
GMO bacterium to produces 86% ethanol
Cleaner energy key to future, cheap fuel a thing of the past /
Be Prepared: Perpetual cheap fossil fuel a dangerous myth /
Venezuela’s oil model: Is production rising or falling?
Regardless of when you think global oil production will peak, planning for a low oil future starts now, writes Elliot Fishman.
Oil could top $105 in major supply outage: expert /
IMF’s Rato says high oil prices here to stay / Energy Industry Fortifying Plans, Equipment in the Gulf of Mexico /
Helicopter crisis hits oil firms /
China: Stable long-term oil supply predicted (and doubts) /
Would drilling more Alaskan oil cut prices?
Use of corn for fuel may push up prices of food /
Author Jeff Goodell on Big Coal /
Coal may be fuel of the future, but industry battles over path / Seven nation group to pursue fusion energy research /
Shale oil and co-products
Venturing forth ignorantly into the wilds of peak oil… / Farewell Jay (creator of dieoff stops blogging) / The ‘peak oil’ deja vu
Based on the Hubbert Linearization (HL) method and based on our historical models, we believe that Saudi Arabia and the world are now on the verge of irreversible declines in conventional oil production.
Based on the Hubbert Linearization (HL) method and based on our historical models, we believe that Saudi Arabia and the world are now on the verge of irreversible declines in conventional oil production.
Palast: Why Palast is wrong [& Hubbert was right] / Venezuela’s total oil reserves makes it a grand prizes for US / Huffington Post skeptic: oil is not scarce / What’s your future? (more taxonomy)
News reports flitting across computer screens these days seem increasingly to be related to the subject of energy. But what do they signify? The modern world affairs analyst is in little better position to discern the patterns and portents than was his or her ancient Roman counterpart, the reader of entrails.
