Pressure, surely not in the oil business?

There are some myths growing up about oil and the energy business, on both sides of the aisle. Here, on Saturdays I am trying to give a little of the technical background so that those interested can understand more about the realities of production. The posts are a simplification of what goes on, but give […]

China to Build Offshore Wind Power Complex

China plans to construct its first offshore wind power complex next year in hopes of easing chronic electricity shortages, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Monday. The complex, to be built in the Bohai Sea off the northern province of Hebei, is designed to have a generating capacity of 1 million kilowatts when completed in […]

Drought Threatens Crops and Shuts River in Midwest

As the worst drought since 1988 has deepened across parts of the Midwest, low-water levels are doing more than just inconveniencing gamblers. They are turning parts of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers into virtual sandbars, causing towboats and barges to run aground and delaying shipments of petroleum products, coal, chemicals, agricultural goods and road-paving materials. […]

Energy myths and illusions

… Energy sources available to the human race are unlimited, however much we use. Nuclear energy is all about politics. But it can provide enough electricity to warm and light the whole planet forever, and even to colonize space as well. Fusion, now being explored, seeks in effect to encase in a bottle the entire […]

Refinery mishaps hamper oil output

U.S. oil refineries are stretching their aging facilities to boost output amid spiking gas prices. A series of refinery mishaps in recent weeks has jarred the oil market, crimping output in an industry running flat out to meet surging demand. Some U.S. refineries are operating at up to 99% capacity, according to Bob Slaughter, president […]

What al-Qaida Really Wants

If there is anyone who might possibly have an inkling as to what al-Qaida are up to, it is the Jordanian journalist Fouad Hussein. He has not only spent time in prison with al-Zarqawi, but has also managed make contact with many of the network’s leaders. Based on correspondence with these sources, he has now […]

More than 800 bills waiting for legislators after recess

California legislators return today from a monthlong recess to wrap up their 2005 session with four hectic weeks of lawmaking, facing issues that include gay marriage, solar energy and high school graduation exams. SOLAR ENERGY — Schwarzenegger is backing a bill by Sen. Kevin Murray, D-Culver City, that attempts to create one million more solar-powered […]

U.S. does not plan permanent Iraq bases

The U.S. ambassador to Iraq has said his country has no plans to set up permanent military bases in the Arab country it has occupied since April 2003. Speaking in an interview with the official Iraqi Television Monday, Zalmay Khalil Zadeh stressed that Washington’s aim is to “place Iraq back on its feet.”ScienceDaily

Bush acknowledges the collapsing US economy

  The US administration aims to spend $286 billion on the development of the American transport system. US President George W. Bush released a remarkable statement a short time ago. The remark has not been highlighted in the world media yet, although there is every reason to do so. Bush virtually acknowledged that the USA […]

Shrinking Detriot Returning to Farmland

There are more than 12,000 abandoned homes in the Detroit area, a byproduct of decades of layoffs at the city’s auto plants and white flight to the suburbs. And despite scores of attempts by government and civic leaders to set the city straight, the automobile capitol of the world seems trapped in a vicious cycle […]

Nuclear lethargy

For all the worry about the future of energy supply – from running out of oil and gas to global warming – you might think that the UK government would be more enthusiastic about building a new generation of nuclear power stations. Yet while sporadic sounds of enthusiasm emerge from Blair and his advisors, official […]

Kuwait considers to set up new gas plant

A feasibility study has confirmed the need to speed up the procedures for the establishment of a new gas plant in Kuwait, the Arab Times reported Sunday.   After the new gas plant is established, the combined capacity of all the four plants is expected to reach two billion cubic feet of gas per day.ChinaView

Indian PM promises to continue gas pipeline project

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pledged his support to the gas pipeline project from Iran via Pakistan on Monday, and said he would address India’s energy concerns to tap all means including nuclear technology.  In a national address on India’s 58th Independence Day from the Red Fort here, Singh said discussions were going on a […]

Icy Greenland turns green

Greenland’s ice is melting rapidly. In some places, glacial levels have been falling by 10 metres a year and ultimately contributing to rising sea levels. Travelling to Greenland, Richard Hollingham sees the impact of climate change for himself. The ice has melted and the glaciers have retreated hundreds of metres over the past 150 years. […]

Living Large in the Middle of Nowhere

America is growing. And it is growing the fastest here, at the farm-road margins of metropolitan areas, with planned communities sprouting up and becoming a prime focus, almost a fetish, for election strategists from both major parties. Such places do not sprout by happenstance. Driven by irresistible economic forces and shaped by subtly shifting social […]

Editorial: Time to conserve energy

Taiwan may find it hard to play a hand in such geopolitical struggles over energy sources, but what it needs to do is to search for renewable sources of power on the grounds of national and energy security concern. The question is: Has it done enough for itself? Has the government decided on what kind […]

Power-hungry world embraces nuclear energy

Nuclear power is on the rise here and abroad after decades of dormancy, driven by the need for a cleaner environment and steady, secure sources of power in the Internet age. In the United States, plans are on the drawing board to build as many as six new power plants — the first since 1973 […]

Chavez to Give Latin Countries Priority in Developing Heavy Oil

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he will give priority in developing the country’s heavy oil reserves in the Orinoco belt to companies in Latin America and the Caribbean and not the U.S. Chavez, who offered blocks last week to Uruguay’s state oil company and Rio de Janeiro-based Petroleo Brasileiro SA, has said the Orinoco Faja […]

Hydrogen result causes controversy

When is the ground state of a hydrogen atom not the ground state? When it is a “hydrino” state, according to Randy Mills and co-workers at BlackLight Power, a company based in Cranbury, New Jersey. In a series of papers Mills and co-workers have argued that the results of a variety of experiments on hydrogen […]

Peak Oil Jobs No.4 The Camping Site Owner

It must take a peculiar state of mind to see Peak Oil and its ramifications in everything you see and do. It must be the first signs of nail chewing paranoia or calm prescience. So it was that one seemingly unconnected event brought some thoughts to mind. I have just returned from a camping holiday […]

Firm stands by plan for pipeline to area

A Canadian pipeline company is continuing to explore construction of a 1,870-mile pipeline to carry crude oil from the oil sands of Alberta to the Metro East area. Kadatz said TransCanada is proceeding as planned on the Keystone Pipeline Project. STLToday

Iran expects to earn its highest-ever oil revenues

An Iranian official has projected revenues from oil exports this year at $43 billion, the largest since Iran began exporting oil 98 years ago. Already this fiscal year, which began March 21, Tehran has collected $16.3 billion on oil deliveries, Hojjatollah Qanimi Fard of the National Iranian Oil Co told state radio on Saturday. Gulf […]

Arab Oil Ministers to meet today

In a statement, Fahmi said the meeting [16 August] aims to discuss the means of implementing the third stage of the project of Arab natural gas pipeline from Jordan to Syria and to Turkey and linking the pipeline with the European gas network.‏ SyriaTimes

Bush must oil Latin cogs

When George W. Bush moved into the White House in 2001, there was an expectation that while the traditional east-west focus of US foreign policy would remain, greater attention would be paid to engaging the north and south, especially South America. ..A question now being asked is what would happen if Chavez suddenly decided to […]

“Oil prices will not damage economy”

The Irish economy would not be face a “calamitous collapse” if oil prices reached USD100 (E80) a barrel, according to Davy Stockbrokers. The report, which plays down some recent commentary suggesting that Irish economic growth would be jeopardised because of high oil prices, also says that even with current prices and the trend of higher […]

Senate roused to pass energy-saving bills

SEN. Edgardo Angara on Sunday rallied the Senate to pass energy measures that will endorse renewable and indigenous sources of energy to help the government cope with a looming oil crisis. “A better way to address the oil crisis is to develop and improve our renewable energy like the bio-mass and ethanol mixed with gasoline. […]

Global Warming: Greatest impact will be in tropics

The impact of global warming has become obvious in high latitude regions, including Alaska, Siberia and the Arctic, where melting ice and softening tundra are causing profound changes. But, contrary to popular belief, the most serious impact in the next century likely will be in the tropics, says a group of researchers headed by a […]

Where Now After Oil’s Record Week?

To some extent, short term factors goaded oil higher last week, including the emerging crisis over Iranian nuclear ambitions and the possibility albeit remote of military intervention by Anglo-American forces, or surprise air strikes by Israel; and terrorist threats against Western embassies in Saudi Arabia that led to their closure. But more significantly, longer term […]

Nationwide Gas Prices Set Another Record

Retail gas prices hit another record high over the past three weeks, mirroring a rapid increase in the cost of crude oil, according to a nationwide survey released Sunday. The average price for all three grades rose nearly 20 cents to $2.53 in the three weeks ending Aug. 12, said Trilby Lundberg, who publishes the […]

Tehran Warns US Against Military Action Over Nuclear Program

Iran is warning the United States that any military attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities would backfire. At the same time, Tehran says it will not suspend conversion of uranium ore, days after the International Atomic Energy Agency appealed for the country to halt all nuclear activities. VOA News

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