Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
20 years after its oil peak this country is now embroiled in a serious energy crunch. Crude oil production will decline between 3 and 4 % pa while population may grow from 80 million to 100 million by 2030.
•Peak Oil is dead! Long live Peak Oil! •No Peak Oil Really Is Dead•Vindicated Or Debunked? •Dead or Just Postponed? •Peak oil, not climate change worries most Britons •5 Companies That Brought Down Peak Oil
•Chevron granted access to environmental activists’ email accounts •Peak Oil and Energy Independence: Myth and Reality •As Fracking Rises, Peak Oil Theory Slowly Dies •Polish minister denies shale gas exodus by US firms •French President insists shale gas ban is staying put •US to begin exporting ‘fracked’ gas •Shale Skeptics Take On Pickens as Gas Fuels Policies •Interior chief defends ‘fracking’ rules amid GOP, industry attacks
Oil and gas production data are unreliable and the UN should oblige every country to publish true, updated and complete data on energy. This is especially important for fossils fuels, which are a gift to humanity, alas, sadly soon to be reduced because of energy supply constraints.
The derailment and explosion of a shale oil train in Canada highlights desperate attempts by refineries along the US/Canada East coast to offset the conventional oil peak of Atlantic basin producers who traditionally supplied them with Brent type crude.
A weekly review including: Oil and the Global Economy, The Middle East and North Africa, The Oil Market Report, China, Quote of the Week, The Briefs
•Study raises new concern about earthquakes and fracking fluids •OPEC Output Drops 1.2 Percent on Libya-Led Disruptions, IEA Says •Emerging nations to drive oil demand to a high, says IEA •The Issue is Trust, Not Pipelines vs. Railways •Unnatural Gas: How Government Made Fracking Profitable (and Left Renewables Behind) •Colorado joins in suit to knock down Longmont fracking ban •The shale gas revolution: is it already over? •A clear decision: Sydney water catchment fracking ruled out for now •The trend is against bribes—except in the US
Should concerns about "peak oil" focus on demand for oil rather than dwindling supplies of it? Yes, according to a new analysis.
No matter who is ruling Egypt and for how long, this country faces a crippling energy crunch…
•Peak oil’s death has been greatly exaggerated •A place where the peak oil crowd gathered is no more •Bible holds lessons for future of energy
Interview with Fred Pearce as detailed in his recent book: The Land Grabbers, followed by Gregor Macdonald about the global energy trends
It’s a staple of summer disaster flicks: the scene of a panicked populace trying to get the hell out of Dodge.
