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Shale

Dumb and Dumber: U.S. Crude Oil Export

December 15, 2020January 19, 2015 by Arthur E. Berman

Exporting crude oil and natural gas from the United States are among the dumbest energy ideas of all time. 

Categories Energy Tags oil exports, oil imports, oil price, Reserves, Shale, tight oil Leave a comment

We will never run out of oil (which is entirely beside the point)

December 15, 2020June 15, 2014 by Kurt Cobb

What if technology does advance, but not enough, and what if the price of oil is high, but not high enough to justify bringing it out of the ground at the RATE required for the smooth functioning of global society? What then?

Categories Energy Tags Energy Information Administration, international energy agency, Oil, oil industry, Shale Leave a comment

Is fracking a “happy solution” to our energy needs?

December 15, 2020January 7, 2013 by Richard E. Vodra

Looking at technical, economic, energetic, and environmental issues, this is a  wide-ranging response for financial advisors by a long-time planner and ASPO board member.

Categories Energy Tags EROEI, Fracking, Shale Leave a comment

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