Oil reserves and peak oil
A reduction in 5% of world oil reserves, even if it is only a bookkeeping entry, dramatically changes the planning assumptions for world energy use into the medium and long terms.
Oil
Peak oil – Feb 4
What if calamity were predictable? /
Natural gas debate among experts /
The peak oil crisis: global warming /
Interview with William R. Clark (“Petrodollar Warfare”) /
Shell: We’re not running out of oil /
Shell president forced to address ‘peak oil’ /
Indian oil production declines accelerate /
Rep. Udall: What peak oil means to every American /
Peak Oil Netherlands – 1st newsletter
Politics & economics – Feb 4
Bush’s goals on energy quickly find obstacles /
Feeding the oil addiction /
UK oil contract threatens US energy prices -senator /
OPEC has consensus to cut output in March /
Montana’s Helmore: the green governor
The 75% solution
In his State of the Union speech, President Bush said “America is addicted to oil” and set a goal of replacing 75 percent of the nation’s Mideast oil imports by 2025 with ethanol and other energy sources. This is not a “goal,” it is a prophesy. There is no way that the US will be importing as much oil from the Mideast in 2025 as it imports today. And there is no way that the nations of the Mideast will be exporting as much oil in 2025 as they are exporting today.
Peak oil – Jan 31
Squeezing the last drop of oil /
Radio Ecoshock covers peak oil /
Oil reserves discussed on Radio New Zealand /
The carbon economy – in-depth /
Iran and energy news roundup /
Iran: Of nukes and oil /
The guerrilla oil cartel /
Chavez on Peak America
Other energy – Jan 28
Study gives mixed review of ethanol /
The great Alberta oil rush /
Your steel trash, China’s treasure /
Sea energy ‘could help power UK’
Peak oil – Jan 28
BBC: Energy gap – crisis for humanity? /
EU energy chief: Europe must cut consumption /
The 4 biggest oil fields in the world are in decline /
Peak oil crisis: Iran /
If you still think energy will not be THE issue in 2006, 2007, 2008, … /
Burnaby city: peak oil /
Oil vulnerability in the Australian city
Ready for $262/barrel oil?
Two of the world’s most successful investors say oil will be in short supply in the coming months.
Peak America – Is Our Time Up?
Is the American Century over? When the impact of Peak Oil really hits, how will we deal with it? Will we cooperate with the rest of the world in sharing scarce resources, or will we rely on our status as the only Superpower to try to bully the world? And if the latter, would we survive?
Vision for meeting energy needs beyond oil
Shell CEO is confident that enough investment will ensure that new extraction technology, LNG, oil shale, and more new technology, will provide enough green fossil fuels; no numbers included.
Osama’s Secret Weapon
If Osama Bin Laden has access to the internet, he must have checked out www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net . Maybe that’s why he’s so confident about his eventual victory over America.
Repsol slashes proven oil reserves by 25%
Shares in Repsol were suspended on Thursday as the Spanish oil and gas group revealed it would have to revise down proven reserves equivalent to 25 per cent of its total.
