Peak Oil Review – October 21
A weekly reivew including Oil and the Global Economy, The Middle East & North Africa, China, Quote of the Week, The Briefs
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Peak oil headlines
•U.S. oil supply looks vulnerable 40 years after embargo •Why governments are blind to fossil fuel energy risk •Fuel Choice for American Prosperity [Report] •UMD Researchers Address Economic Dangers of ‘Peak Oil’
Fossil Fuel Euphoria: Hallelujah! Oil and Gas Forever!
This movement from gloom about our energy future to what can only be called fossil-fuel euphoria may prove to be the hallmark of our peculiar moment.
SNAKE OIL: Chapter 3 – A Treadmill to Hell
Hughes notes that individual shale gas well decline rates range from 80–95% after 36 months, in the top five US plays.
Postcard from the frontline: a Canadian family physician on peak oil
A Canadian family physician’s take on peak energy, peak food and peak population: "I became aware of peak oil five years ago, and since then I have been struggling to integrate this knowledge into my medical practice and family life."
Fingers in the dike
Three dams are about to break, and in each case a calamity is being postponed—though not, in these cases, by the heroic digits of fictitious Dutch children.
Africa’s Challenge in the 21st Century – Food Security
Africa as a whole is going to face two major problems in the 21st century: food security and adapting to climate change.
US shale oil hides crude oil peak in rest of world
Recent US shale oil growth sits on top of a bumpy production plateau of the rest-of-the-world (ROW).
This is What Peak Oil Looks Like
Even if forecasting the exact date of the peak is a fool’s errand, only a fool would miss the signs that the world oil industry has entered a new, desperate era. Discoveries are down, costs are up. Production has flatlined, environmental impacts from petroleum operations are soaring.
Energy Crunch newsletter – Sept 20
It’s election time in Germany and energy policy is high on the agenda. The country’s Energiewende, a real energy revolution, is playing havoc with traditional utilities
“Peak Oil Demand” = Peak Oil
A new phrase has entered our energy lexicon—peak oil demand.
A Front-Row Seat at the Peak Oil Games
The notion that fossil fuels are supply-constrained has gone from being generally dismissed, to being partially accepted, to being vociferously dismissed. Who are the players in this game, and who’s winning?
