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American action in Iraq must be at least considered as the choice of a military, geo-strategic, grab-the-oil policy by an administration of oil men very, very conscious of the building longer term problem of peak oil and the emerging awareness of how the oil endgame is a control of the Middle East problem.
Oil price forecasts made during the proceedings of the Association for the Study of Peak Oil (ASPO) conference in Berlin recently were brought to the attention of the Indian government, admitted the Union minister for petroleum and natural gas.
A “significant” oil and gas find has been made in the North Sea west of Shetland, it has been announced.
THE world’s biggest energy companies are preparing to fight it out for a stake in Libya’s alluring oil and gas industry.
Exclusive information gathered by Asia Times Online suggests that the latest incident of violence in the port city of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia is the manifestation of extreme discontent within the Saudi socio-political system, which will be further reflected in the shape of more violence in the coming days.
Virtually all of the recent political machinations in the region, including, not only the Iraq war, but also developments in Iran, and the Ukraine’s recently disputed Presidential election, can be best understood through the prism of oil pipeline politics.
The looming energy crisis overshadows Bush’s second term writes the author of Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America’s Growing Petroleum Dependency
This is part of the world’s largest and most expensive filling station, the United States Strategic Petroleum Reserve, where a large portion of the government’s nearly 700 million barrels of oil are stored in underground salt shafts that are supposed to be stable into the 2020’s.
Europe is becoming more and more dependent on Russian energy supplies, making it vulnerable to high prices that help Moscow reach growth and investment objectives, IEA executives say.
A major Chinese state-owned oil and gas company confirmed Monday it is interested in investing in Alberta’s oilsands, as the world’s most populous country seeks energy sources to fuel its growing economy.
The low energy effectiveness of the Russian economy may lead to a situation where Russia will be forced to stop all exports of energy sources such as oil and gas as early as 2010.
A swamp near here is one of the most secretive places in America. There are no signs, just a 500-acre complex protected at all times by 30 armed guards in combat fatigues patrolling in sport utility vehicles.
