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The Oracle Of Oil
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Many have heard of peak oil, but few seem to understand what it really means, and fewer still know much of anything about the father of the idea, M. King Hubbert. In this episode we interview science journalist Mason Inman, who has written the first biography of Hubbert: The Oracle of Oil: A Maverick Geologist’s Quest for a Sustainable Future
Check out the interview that critics are calling “way too long!” with the author of the book that Publisher’s Weekly called “tedious!”
No, seriously: Check it out. It just may be the best material you’ll ever find on what “peak oil” really is.
Plus: I explain why I’m skeptical about IEA’s new report on the decoupling of carbon emissions and economic growth.
Geek rating: 8
Guest: Mason Inman
On Twitter: @masoninman
On the Web:
http://www.oracleofoil.com/
https://www.beaconreader.com/projects/the-frack-lab
Recording date: March 6, 2016
Air date: March 23, 2016
Links
Mason Inman: The Oracle of Oil: A Maverick Geologist’s Quest for a Sustainable Future (Apr 2016)
Mason Inman: Frack Lab
Mason Inman, Nature: “Natural Gas: The fracking fallacy” (Dec 03, 2014)
Chris Nelder: Profit from the Peak (2008)
Chris Nelder: “Peak oil isn’t dead; it just smells that way” (Jul 25, 2013)
Kurt Cobb: “Oregon says yes to coal-free electricity” (Mar 20, 2016)
Seeking Alpha: “Peabody Energy: Bankruptcy Bound” (Mar 17, 2016)
David Roberts, Vox, “How your taxes ended up enriching coal executives who are betraying their workers” (Mar 18, 2016)
Jacqueline Palank, Wall Street Journal, “Arch Coal Paid $29M to Insiders in Year Before Bankruptcy” (Mar 11, 2016)
IEA: “Decoupling of global emissions and economic growth confirmed” (Mar 16, 2016)
Robert F. Kennedy: Remarks at the University of Kansas (Mar 18, 1968) Transcript | Video
5 Comments on "The Oracle Of Oil"
geopressure on Thu, 24th Mar 2016 7:15 am
U.S. Demand is on track to set another record high this summer…
India’s Demand is off the charts high…
China’s Demand set records in January & February of this year…
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Yet the morons who comprise the financial media insist that Demand is crumbling everywhere… ‘Demand Destruction’ they say…
‘Demand Destruction’ is nothing more than a catchy talking point pushed by a bunch of morons on CNBC, FBN & Bloomberg who have no idea what is going on with demand, they just repeat the talking points they are given by the powers-that-be…
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Oil Prices will be over $100/BBL by Labor Day…
Aire on Thu, 24th Mar 2016 7:26 am
Oh Geopressure.. I think you’re exaggerating again. MSM doesn’t describe what is happening as “demand destruction” but rather a peaking of demand — “peak demand”. These two phrases are quite different. Peak demand suggests that the standard of living already topped out and that the citizens feel no need to consume more because our lives are already swell and dandy. Demand destruction would suggest a internal, systemic problem with growth. That would be more of an actual scare story the MSM isn’t willing to push.
Davy on Thu, 24th Mar 2016 7:50 am
Geo like I have said in the past your type come and go. I have seen it happen for years now. You come on here all optimistic and leave in tears. What happens is reality of decay, destruction, and deflation win out over your misplaced optimism. Sure demand is growing in some areas but not the right demand in the important areas. We know population and potent greenhouse gasses are growing. There are destructive bubbles growing. Bad debt is growing. Unfunded liabilities are growing. Lots of growth but much of it is the wrong type. I will give you a month or two and you will be gone. You are already getting mentally unstable meaning the end is near.
twocats on Thu, 24th Mar 2016 11:03 am
up until about minute 30 its mostly hubbert history. only interesting if you are super-new to the topic.
they reach the 1986 price crash at about minute 30, and then they quickly go into the 1998 Campbell/Laherre time, and do a great review of peak oil from there to 2008 Great Recession until about minute 40. Convention peak according to Inman? 2006.
And from there they start talking about the revisionist history that’s being constructed presently about peak oil, and peak oil myths, so that’s where I’m picking it up now…
enjoy! cheers! oil glut!
Joe D on Thu, 24th Mar 2016 6:54 pm
Excellent discussion!