Heavy oil
Peak oil - Sept 11
Hurricane Ike -'Within the current NHC storm path lies about 5 million bpd of US petroleum refining capacity'
An urban legend to comfort America: oil is oil, even if it is not oil
Energy vision 2050
Zac Goldsmith on PO
Hamish McRae: Cheap oil is not in our interest
NASA study shows how PO could impact climate
'Smart water' may boost oil production
Peak oil - Aug 30
Hurricane Gustav, energy infrastructure, and updated damage models
TOD's peak oil update
An urban legend to comfort America: our massive reserves of unconventional oil
Cantarell July output lowest since 1995
Gulf of Mexico oil production likely never to reach pre-Katrina levels
Brazil's debate over new oil wealth heats up
Peak Oil Review - May 19th, 2008
An executive summary of weekly news from a US peak oil perspective, featuring:
- Production and Prices
- China
- Iran's Production Cut
- Energy Briefs
Energy industries - Oct 30
Dark side of a boom town (Alberta tar sands)
The iconic and ironic rural electric co-op
Opposition takes on coal plants
Rise in heavy oil refining could boost demand for hydrogen
Energy industry - Aug 29
How to get a pipeline built (tutorial)
Running out of roughnecks
Big Oil sees Gulf of Mexico as pricey but accessible
Carnegie Mellon researchers question investing in LNG
New method of extracting heavy oil: Toe to heel air injection (THAI)
Exaggerated oil recovery
A closer look at the National Petroleum Council (NPC) report: the case of the "missing" graph. Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) been used in the United States for three decades. By its own admission, the NPC's previous estimates for EOR production didn't pan out. Are you willing to take the chance that the NPC is right this time?
GAO: U.S. needs a peak oil strategy
Highlights from the just released GAO report on peak oil: "Uncertainty about future oil supply makes it important to develop a strategy for addressing a peak and decline in oil production."
Transport - July 19
Asphalt putting holes in repair budgets, Mass. towns say /
The new commuter belt - by air / Truckers feel the pinch / Tories regret privatizing UK rail service
Other energy - July 15
British Petroleum's "Statistical Review of World Energy 2006" / ODAC comments on BP's Review / CNN special: fueling America /
Deep ocean energy resources - a critical analysis / Saudi Arabia tests potential for unlocking heavy-oil reserves / Interview with Jeff Goodell, author of "Big Coal"
Transport - July 9
Arianna Huffington: Who killed the electric car? / Costly tar hurts paving / Blowing in the wind (sail revival)

