The Saga of Oil
A petroleum geologist tells the story of oil from the early days of drilling to Peak Oil. **An Energy Bulletin Special**
Oil
Storm aims for heart of U.S. oil industry
Oil traders closed business on Friday confident that Hurricane Katrina would hit too far to the east to affect the price of oil and natural gas.
That was before the National Hurricane Center shifted the storm’s possible path to a more westerly track that slices through the nation’s main oil artery and could result in record prices for a barrel of crude within a matter of days.
The Silent Oil Crisis
The final oil crisis has begun, silent to us, but dangerously there.
The Iranian line in the sand
Iran plans to trade oil for Euros rather than US dollars (petro-dollars). How will the US react?
Rep. Bartlett sponsors Peak Oil conference
Half-day Peak Oil conference to be held in Maryland September 26, featuring Kenneth Deffeyes, Richard Heinberg and Matthew Simmons.
The Oiloholics
The Economist has on its cover this week a not-so-flattering caricature of Uncle Sam and a [Chinese] dragon, both sipping down oil like there’s no tomorrow. The article is “The Oiloholics.”
Future Energy Policy conference – Germany, 10-12th October 2005
Following up on the Global Peak Oil Gathering in Koblenz last year, Alexander’s Gas & Oil Connections is now organising the Future Energy Policy, a 3 day workshop and think-tank on where we need to go in the future.
Trinational Elites Map North American Future in “NAFTA Plus”
The expansion of the NAFTA agreement will have radical implications for sovereignty over energy, water and other resources.
Other Energy Headlines – 26 August, 2005
A Question Of Shale / Canadians Gear Up for Protest against Natural Gas Projects in Maine / Underground Coal-Gasification, Coal-to-Liquids Project in Australia / New chips lower PC power use
Poor Africans hit hard by rising world oil prices
Africans are struggling to cope with stubbornly high global oil prices which are forcing many to walk long distances to work or schools, go hungry as food prices skyrocket, and depend on candles to light their homes.
Has oil production peaked?
The BBC asks your opinion: Has oil production peaked? Will prices rise again? How will the global economy be affected? Have you stopped using your car since petrol prices went up?
Oil prices shoot up to new record
Oil prices have surged to fresh record highs again after a surprise drop in US petrol stocks added to worries about a gathering storm in the Caribbean.
