American Oil Crisis » Geopolitics & resource wars

Just Tell Us The Truth

kristinsponsler — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:41:12 +0000

At last we know...sort of. An article in the UK newspaper The Guardian for November 9, titled “Key Oil Figures Were Distorted by US Pressure, Says Whistleblower,” reveals what hundreds of analysts have been trying to convey to world leaders for years: The global oil supply situation is critical and getting worse, and vested interests are playing key roles in covering up this devastatingly inconvenient truth.

Saudi Arabia Pursues New Oil Trade Opportunities: Implications for the US

James Leigh — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:03:51 +0000

The Saudis are exploring the opportunity to sell their oil on more transparent exchanges in which they feel they have some logical control over production levels and pricing in relation to world demand, and also be paid in currencies outside the anemic US dollar. Such a mover would be a great influence on all of OPEC. This has crucial implications for the US as it could take oil trading from US exchanges and eventually outside the dollar as the currency of trade.

Peak oil review – Nov 9

Simone — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:35:47 +0000

A weekly review including:
- Production and prices
- Recovery or Speculation?
- Climate Change
- Peak Demand
- Quote of the Week
- Energy Stat of the Week
- Briefs

The great biofuels debate – Oct 27

kristinsponsler — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:22:02 +0000

-Biofuel Displacing Food Crops May Have Bigger Carbon Impact Than Thought
-Biofuels rather than electric cars to meet renewables target
-Tanzania Suspends Biofuels Investments
-Who says it's green to burn woodchips?
-Carbon advantage of biofuels may be overstated

Peak oil, prices, and supplies – Oct 27

kristinsponsler — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:40:26 +0000

-Oilwatch Monthly October 2009
-A post-oil world gets less sci-fi by the day
-The Truth About Energy
-Global oil supply: Separating fact from fiction