Other energy – May 20
Nuclear backers’ energy surges / US, Canada to take 50% of world LNG supply by 2015 / India to produce $2,400 car / US shoppers ‘cut back for fuel’ / Oil at $100? It’s no longer a pipe dream
Natural Gas
Other energy – May 18
Fortune: How hedge funds, traders, and Big Oil are really driving gas prices / Greece: High time to be weaned off oil /
Indonesia: Government likely to terminate gas exports /
UK: Ex-minister hits out at nuclear
Other energy – May 13
Special coverage of oil at Business Week / Crop shortages could curb European biofuel growth / Congress considers hydrogen prize / Pacific islands look to coconuts to cut oil costs / Europe warned of steep rise in gas price as Russia runs out
The Bolivian seizure
In a world where natural resources will continue to climb in price, it is an increasing truism that he who has the energy makes the rules.
The new gas war
I have in mind the recent war of words between Europe, led by Tony Blair, and Russia about natural gas. Recent news suggest that this new kind of cold war has now expanded to include the Bush administration on the side of Blair and Iran on the side of Russia.
Other energy – Apr 26
Monbiot: ‘This is embarrassing – I’ve become a fossil fuel supporter’ /
Call by Swiss minister at Doha to invest in renewables /
Your cars are an incredible luxury /
Bush seeks to curb oil tax breaks /
The truth about sugar /
Petroleum Inst economist on oil supply, prices /
Bold idea for energy woes: global cooperation
Russia and fuel supplies
Gazprom and EU: An uneasy alliance /
Transneft says oil to Europe should be cut /
Gazprom owns up to gas shortfall /
European gas supplies and a more than gentle cough from Russia
Other energy – Apr 8
Project Energy on WCCO-TV /
The great game of global gas /
U.S. senators unveil plan to rein in big oil, OPEC /
Opec toothless to tame high oil prices : UAE /
US Energy secretary: oil prices to impact economy /
Chinese influence in Brazil worries US (ethanol) /
Iran: the next neocon target
Other energy – Apr 5
Biodiesel industry gets boost from Big Oil /
Engineer shortage concerns nuclear industry /
The true costs of nuclear power /
Lack of staff and equipment hit oil output /
Gas supplies continue to be negotiated /
Plateau update (EIA report)
Other energy – Apr 2
Yergin: The world is waking up to new era of power politics /
A role for oil companies in setting climate policy? /
Iran still insisting on Persian Gulf oil bourse /
Woodside, Chevron to benefit from Asia LNG demand /
Make your own Chevy Tahoe commercial /
Soon we’ll pay the true price of air travel
Peak oil – Mar 24
Bakhtiari: After ‘peak oil’, ‘peak gas’ too /
When will peak oil tip? (from backwardation to contango) /
Isaac Asimov on his discovery of peak oil at age 13 /
Online lectures from Stanford’s “End of Oil?” series
Military concerns about energy
A round-up of recent articles.