NY Times says peak oil “almost certainly correct”
The NYT editorial board is on record that peak oil is “almost certainly correct”… So, our respectability just went up about six notches…
Oil
Peak oil – Feb 28
Cleveland Plain Dealer wins national word for series on energy crisis /
Peak oil prophets and skeptics /
Interview with Ken Deffeyes /
Peak Oil in Turkey /
Profiting from peak oil: ‘A race against the clock,’ says Ottawa mayor
The US military oil consumption
The US Department of Defense (DoD) is the world’s largest purchaser of oil in the world. Even though the US military consumes a lot of oil in its overseas operations, that consumption most probably does not show up in the world oil demand.
Enforced relocalization
Enforced relocalization is a likely prospect during energy descent. Preparing for conflict during relocalization deserves more attention.
Norwegian Bourse Director wants oil bourse – priced in euros
A translation of a Norwegian article from December 2005 relating to prospects of a euro denominated Norwegian oil bourse.
On Middle Eastern Oil Reserves
Bakhtiari provides here a quick country-by-country review of Middle Eastern oil reserves, including a comparison of his numbers to those of other prime assessors.
Chinese analysis of global energy crisis and security
Expert opinion in China seems to resemble that of Western energy experts.
Nigeria oil ‘total war’ warning
A Nigerian militant commander in the oil-rich southern Niger Delta has told the BBC his group is declaring “total war” on all foreign oil interests.
Peak oil – Feb 17
Byron King: Letters to the editor, peak oil / Lester Brown on wind power and Chinese consumption growth / Farm economist: Bad news on energy costs / OPEC Output Down 120,000 bpd in January / The Long Plateau of Peak Oil / Our Mr Sun (1956)
Iran – Perception and Reality
It is said that there is the reason they give; and then there is the real reason. Nowhere is this more true, perhaps, than Iran.
As the Arctic ice retreats, the old Great Game begins
Global warming seems an almost impossible notion on this icy coastline, but out there in the frozen wastes the ice is slowly melting, and a new struggle over the world’s dwindling resources is rapidly heating up.
Peak oil – Feb 14
Maryland’s conservative congressman leading charge against fuel dependency (Rep. Bartlett) /
Cancel that apocalypse — the oil crisis is over /
Commuters at sea as governments lose the plot (urban design & energy) /
The Iran crisis & global peak oil
