US Congressman Roscoe Bartlett discusses Peak Oil on E&E TV
Congressman Roscoe Bartlett has discussed global peak oil in a one-half hour taped program, E&E TV.s .On Point,. that is now available via the
Internet in flash video.
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Pemex: Reserves overestimated
The Mexican petroleum giant reports that deepwater deposits in the Gulf of Mexico may be half of what was initially predicted.
Second Bartlett Speech to Congress on Peak Oil to be Covered Live by C-SPAN
Congressman Roscoe Bartlett will discuss the challenge of global peak oil in a one-hour Special Order speech on Tuesday, April 19.
Iran tries to win friends using its fuel reserves
Iran’s ruling clerics are meticulously arranging energy sales and building partnerships with influential countries, including China and India, as a way to win stronger friendships around the world.
Is Alan Greenspan finally getting peaked?
For Global Public Media, Jason Bradford asks whether US FED Chairman Alan Greenspan now showing signs of oil stress, has been taking lessons from Iraq’s infamous former Information Minister, ‘Baghdad Bob’ – their rhetoric appears equally disconnected from reality.
ODAC: Understanding Depletion
A statement by ODAC Board member Chris Skrebowski which aims to clarify some common misapprehensions about the meaning and significance of oil depletion.
PetroChina to import Canadian crude in 2009
PetroChina Company Limited (PetroChina) recently executed a memorandum of understanding in Beijing with Enbridge, the second largest pipeline operator in Canada. Both sides will work together on a project of building new pipeline and transporting crude oil from Canada to inland China.
US: Caution warranted on oil shale
With crude-oil prices inching toward $60 a barrel earlier this month, renewed talk of tapping Colorado’s vast oil-shale resources wasn’t surprising. This time, federal lawmakers are wisely urging caution in possible shale development to avoid the dislocations of the frenetic oil-shale boom and bust of the early 1980s.
Secret Agent: Rumsfeld Sneaks Off to Baku
Crude crossroads: Azerbaijan is not only a major oil producer and port but also sits in a strategic and volatile place on the Caspian, bordered not only by its bitter enemy Armenia but also by Russia, Iran, and Georgia.
Rubber is Critical, and Vulnerable
Often overlooked, rubber could as easily bring the economy to a halt as oil could.
US lawmakers pass bill allowing lawsuits against oil cartels
Dubbed “NOPEC”, a bill passed by the US Senate Judiciary Committee would allow legal action to be taken against cartels such as OPEC, said Senator Patrick Leahy, one of the bill’s co-sponsors.
Odac warns of global shortage of oil after 2007
THE world faces a global oil supply shortage after 2007, which would threaten economic growth, according to new research by the Oil Depletion Analysis Centre (Odac) which says that not enough major new fields will come on stream to offset declines .
