Making America ungovernable

By Richard Heinberg, Resilience.org

Adaptation will require leadership and social cohesion. Instead, America may be lurching toward further political division and violence.

Has oil peaked?

By Richard Heinberg, Resilience.org

Last month, the world’s 4th largest oil company—BP—predicted that the world will never again consume as much petroleum as it did last year. So, have we finally hit peak oil? And if so, what does that mean for our economy and our world?

Will Covid-19 Delay Peak Oil?

By Alice Friedemann, energyskeptic.com

With global demand having fallen by about 29 million barrels per day from a year ago, it seems like this pandemic might delay peak oil production while the pandemic and consequent depression lasts, since so much less oil is being consumed.

A stealth peak in world oil production?

By Kurt Cobb, Resource Insights

We who have been suggesting that a peak in world oil production was nigh almost from the beginning of this century looked like we might be right when oil prices reached their all-time high in 2008. But since then, we have taken it on the chin for more than a decade...

The Attacks on Abqaiq and Peak Oil in Ghawar

By Matt Mushalik, Crude Oil Peak

The world cannot live without Saudi oil. While media focus is on oil prices and how quickly full production can be brought back Saudi Arabia’s underlying peak oil problem has not been discovered yet. Together with the permanent threat of further attacks there is a double vulnerability now.

Progress and Amnesia

By John Michael Greer, Ecosophia

There are certainly things that can be done to deal with the realities of stagnation and decline; some of them even involve adopting renewable energy technologies, on the one hand, or making sensible preparations for a range of non-apocalyptic but still serious troubles on the other.

Jay Hanson Dies in Diving Accident

By Jason Bradford, Resilience.org

For someone so prolific online, it was very interesting to hear his voice, which gives a more complete perspective on his personality and the motivation for his many years of research and communication. Clearly, Jay was someone very concerned about the future and wanted to do something about it in his own way.

Venezuela’s Collapse is a Window into How the Oil Age will Unravel

By Nafeez Ahmed, Insurge Intelligence

Neither side truly understands the real driving force behind the collapse of Venezuela: we have moved into the twilight of the Age of Oil.

Peak Diesel or no Peak Diesel? The Debate is Ongoing

By Antonio Turiel, Gail Tverberg, Ugo Bardi, Cassandra's legacy

Turiel's proposal has raised a considerable debate among the experts, with several of them challenging Turiel's interpretation. Turiel himself and Gail Tverberg (of the "our finite world" blog) discussed the validity of the data and their meaning. Below, I reproduce the exchange with their kind permission.

Brexit: Stage One in Europe’s Slow-Burn Energy Collapse

By Nafeez Ahmed, Insurge Intelligence

The energy turning point is unequivocal. In the years preceding the historic Brexit referendum, and the marked resurgence of nationalist, populist and far-right movements across Europe, the entire continent has faced a quietly brewing energy crisis.

Thoughts on the Future of World Oil Production

By Jean Laherrère, Resilience.org

Nature is complex and human behavior is irrational; only the past explains the future. Matthieu Auzanneau’s book Oil, Power, and War: A Dark History, helps us understand the oil industry’s past, which in turn helps us envision the future of not only petroleum, but also the global industrial economy.

For Whom is Peak Oil Coming? If You Own a Diesel Car, it is Coming for You!

By Antonio Turiel, Ugo Bardi, Cassandra's legacy

Six years ago we commented on this same blog that, of all the fuels derived from oil, diesel was the one that would probably see its production decline first.