Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Russia warns Europe it could face gas shortages
Japan Oil Imports Fall 17% as Recession Damps Demand
Mexico Looks To Buck Global Oil Trend By Raising 09 Spending
Pemex Oil Production Drops 6.5% on Cantarell Field
Lower gas prices won’t last forever, economists warn
State concerned about waste water from new gas wells
Amazon pollution case could cost Chevron billions
How the West’s Energy Boom Could Threaten Drinking Water for 1 in 12 Americans
Fatih Birol talks the talk on peak oil – In this 40 minute exclusive interview for my film “PetroApocalypse Now?” I interviewed Fatih Birol, Chief Economist of the IEA about reserves, the USGS, technology, demand and recession, solutions and peak oil. (Also, a mini-review of the film)
A weekly round-up from a UK perspective
IEA WEO 2008 – Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs) to the rescue?
IEA WEO 2008: Long term prospects for coal production
Interview of Richard Heinberg by Dr. Helen Caldicott
Aleklett on Mercedes – Chrysler and peak oil
Peak oil still relevant? More than ever.
A weekly digest from a UK perspective.
Iraq: The Thirteenth Hour
‘2025’ Report: A World of Resource Strife
Syria hit by double blow on oil prices and falling supplies
The War on Carbon Heats Up Globally, but Strategies for Change Remain Local
James L. Jones’ energy views worry some environmentalists
Youth Embarrassed By U.S. Delegation at Climate Conference
A weekly digest from a UK perspective.
Alaska’s Key to Oil Production – It’s a Gas…
UK: Coal’s return raises pollution threat
Oil giants talk tax to kill environment
A digest of news and commentary from a UK peak oil perspective
“I’d rather you didn’t mention the company by name. In fact, better not mention my name, either, because the story is a disaster. We don’t want (the information) out yet.”
From an officer in a small oilsands company – call him Don Fischer, – that comment sums things up for many juniors. Fischer argues, however, that the recent meltdown in global financial markets is only the killer blow in a credit squeeze within Canada’s petroleum sector that has been developing for three years.
