Al Fin

Biography

Al Fin runs a number of very successful blogs that cover, energy, technology, news and politics.

Latest articles from Al

• The Idea of Peak Oil is Left in the Past as Production Increases in the US

  Published 17 January 2013 | viewed 2,788 times

  US oil production continues to climb, introducing an odd shape to the traditional "peak oil graph" that has long been touted by energy doomers.USEIAThese continuing…

• A Graphic View of How Shale Gas could Change the Future

  Published 06 January 2013 | viewed 7,377 times

  The real impact stems from its effect on the oil market. Shale gas offers the means to vastly increase the supply of fossil fuels for…

• What Would Falling Oil Prices do to Russia's Geopolitical Ambitions?

  Published 10 December 2012 | viewed 3,309 times

  The US shale boom has already hit Russia's Gazprom hard. Now, the rising boom in US oil production, along with other sources of new global…

• The Inevitable Decline of Russia's Energy Sector

  Published 05 November 2012 | viewed 2,357 times

  Russia has the largest land area of any nation. Its land is not only vast, but rich. Oil, gas, base minerals, diamonds, precious metals, high…

• Why US Energy and Economic Prospects Improve if Obama Loses

  Published 02 November 2012 | viewed 2,658 times

  US President Obama has big plans for using the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to shut down a large number of US energy projects and…

• Putin Plays Down Russia's Deadly Dependence on Oil & Gas Revenues

  Published 30 October 2012 | viewed 3,627 times

  How dependent on oil & gas revenues is Russia's federal budget? Vladimir Putin recently claimed that his government is only 50% dependent on oil &…

• Can Russia Afford to Cut Itself off from Western Oil Companies?

  Published 24 October 2012 | viewed 1,628 times

  “For foreign oil companies seeking to expand production and reserves, Russia is now off limits,” Robbert Van Batenburg, head of research at Louis Capital Markets…

• Goldman Sachs Predicts End to High Oil Prices

  Published 22 October 2012 | viewed 4,559 times

  In an abrupt break from its earlier peak oil-esque predictions of near-future astronomical oil prices, giant Wall Street investment bank Goldman Sachs now predicts an…

• Oil Industry to Face Epic Changes over the Coming Years

  Published 10 October 2012 | viewed 2,667 times

  UK based think tank Chatham House has published a new report: What Next for the Oil and Gas Industry? The report predicts a continued lessening…

• Nuclear Waste: A Valuable Source of Energy

  Published 03 October 2012 | viewed 2,644 times

  Next week in Toronto, nuclear scientists and government functionaries from around the world will gather to talk about different ways to bury nuclear waste deep…

• Don't Bet Against Shale Gas

  Published 19 September 2012 | viewed 3,590 times

  We know that Russia's Gazprom and President Putin would like for the rest of the world to forget all about fracking for shale gas --…

• Using a Fusion Fission Hybrid Reactor to Burn Nuclear Waste

  Published 16 September 2012 | viewed 6,532 times

  In the aftermath of the Fukushima meltdown, widespread superstition and primal fear regarding nuclear energy has gripped the hearts and minds of politicians, pundits, and…

• Where Will Oil Prices be in 2020?

  Published 02 September 2012 | viewed 7,362 times

  Citi is projecting that (PDF) oil costs will stabilize at $80 to $90 a barrel by the year 2020. And a recent report from Harvard's…

• Russia's Dysfunctional Economy Fails to Attract Investment Vital for Energy

  Published 30 May 2012 | viewed 2,166 times

  Russia is a difficult country to analyse. It is the largest nation on Earth, rich in natural resources and human resources. And yet it is…

• Are Oil Wells Recharging Themselves?

  Published 05 March 2012 | viewed 8,481 times

  There have been numerous reports in recent times, of oil and gas fields not running out at the expected time, but instead showing a higher…

• Gazprom's Future Dependent on Arctic Energy Riches?

  Published 13 February 2012 | viewed 2,551 times

  The continued existence of Russia as a transcontinental power depends on its ability to leverage vast energy wealth into political stability and power. Without energy…

• Natural Gas Giants Forced to GTL Production Following Shale Gas Revolution

  Published 09 January 2012 | viewed 5,676 times

  Gas to liquids (GTL) is a capital intensive process of converting natural gas to either diesel (FT) or gasoline (MTG). The countries of the world…

• China's Bubble of Rapid Economic Expansion Could Soon Burst

  Published 15 December 2011 | viewed 3,351 times

  China's problems are piling up, just when the celestial kingdom is attempting an orderly handover of power. Since China's wild grab for commodities over the…

• The Latest U.S. Energy Inventory Report

  Published 08 December 2011 | viewed 1,976 times

  The following images are taken from a recent report, North American Energy Inventory (PDF) from Institute for Energy Research. I encourage you to read the entire…

• Unconventional Approaches to Solar Energy Capture

  Published 10 November 2011 | viewed 3,791 times

  The Earth is deluged with vast amounts of energy from the sun on a constant basis. Humans have utilised solar energy from their earliest days,…