Western refineries spurning sulphurous Saudi oil
Saudi Arabia is struggling to sell its crude oil despite record fuel prices and calls on the Kingdom to bring further supplies to the market.
Oil
Politics and Economics Headlines – 17 September, 2005
Mass Rally Paralyses Lagos / French anger grows at fuel prices / Plastics industry reeling from oil, gas hikes – Can’t pass on costs / Aus. Minister admits cluelessness on oil solutions / Why China is not backing Bush on Iran / Guzzling Resale Value / Soaring oil prices fuel smuggling in Cambodia / McDonald’s feels petrol pain
Central American Poor Struggle as Oil Prices Soar
Across Central America, where a quarter of the people live on less than $1 a day, the cost of filling gas tanks and generating electricity have soared in recent months in line with world oil prices.
Not all-bad story, some signs of hope.
Other Energy Headlines – 17 September, 2005
US Oil shale – 20 years before reach 1mil/b/day / At Time of Epic Storms, Oil Industry Thinks Anew / US Dept Interior says onshore damage ‘major hindrance’ to Gulf oil recovery / Matt Simmons steps down as CEO of Simmons & Co. International
Employers should help with petrol price hikes: union
A major union is pushing for new travel allowances to cushion the impact of rising petrol prices on its members.
On Why High IQ Fails Us, The Freakonomics of Peak Oil, and Horse Breeding, Manhattan Style.
A worthy reply to the Freakonomics criticisms of peak oil.
Politics and Economics Headlines – 12 September, 2005
China deploys warships to East China Sea gas field / Global trade vulnerable to high oil / Big Gav’s weekend roundup of energy news / Politicians Let Big Oil Pillage Public / Heating oil prices could become ‘life or death’ this winter / UK: Brown blames OPEC for fuel price rises / Canada: Home-heating relief weighed to help needy / Inflated natural gas prices poised to burn school budgets
One more oil boom
“Please God, Just Give Me One More Oil Boom. I Promise Not to Blow It Next Time.” This was a bumper sticker prayer pasted on the rear end of many a vehicle in America’s oil patch back in the 1980s.
(A history of recent oil booms and busts)
Politics and Economics Headlines – 8 September, 2005
India’s Left threatens protest on oil price hike / India and Indonesia react to oil price rises / Eurozone ‘at risk from oil shock’ / US warns China on Iran oil / Is Castro Still Relevant? / Organisers of the UK’s fuel blockade in 2000 warn will act again if tax not cut / The story of a hurricane / Amnesty Accuses Oil Firms of Overriding Human Rights / India’s appetite for energy / US Senate wobbles on gas prices (2) / US economy takes hit / $3.41 / Australia’s retail petrol discount war intensifies
Can we trust Dr Luttwak, adviser to the U.S. government, when he tells us “The truth about global oil supply”?
Kjell Aleklett, President of ASPO, scrutinises an article by Dr Luttwak, an internationally recognized authority, consultant to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the National Security Council, and the U.S. Department of State and member of the National Security Study Group of the U.S. Matt Simmons has also made some comments.
Katrina, New Orleans, and Peak Oil
The scenes were heart-wrenching and mind-boggling: an entire modern American metropolis had effectively ceased to exist as an organized society…when it came to reporting on the damage to oil production and refining facilities, most media outlets took at face value the glib and non-specific assurances of the petroleum industry… And all of this is occurring at a time when the global supply of oil is barely able to meet demand…
Peak Oil Headlines – 6 September, 2005
Weathering the oil storm / GPM interviews Ronald Cooke on US energy policy / ‘You mean we don’t have to pay CERA-Yergin $2500 for 33 pages?’ / The First Disruption / From a future history / Endless Saudi oil: miracle or mirage? / Kunstler – Connect the Dots / ‘Katrina’s aftermath only hints at what will happen when demand for crude outstrips supply’ / NZ When Petrol Hits $2 a Litre / Bainerman on Abiotic oil
