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Energy

Will Technology Save us from Peak Oil?

Aug 12, 2011 at 07:44 | Post Carbon

Let's face it! The whole fossil fuel thing - widespread use of coal, oil, and natural gas could not have happened without technological advances. Without the steam engine, the coal…

Large Scale Energy Storage and the Renewable Energy Problem

Aug 12, 2011 at 07:34 | The Oil Drum

As we look to transition away from fossil fuels, solar and wind are attractive options. Key factors making them compelling are: the inexhaustibility of the source with use (i.e., renewable);…

The Importance of Coal to India's Economy

Aug 12, 2011 at 07:31 | Metal Miner

India’s coal reserves have been assessed at about 286 billion tons this year, about 3.25 percent higher than the previous year’s 276.8 billion tons, according to a published report. Citing…

Ukraine to cut Gazprom's umbilical cord?

Aug 11, 2011 at 07:31 | John Daly

Sometimes it's not easy being Russia's neighbor - just ask Ukraine. Ever since the 1991 implosion of the USSR, Ukraine's relations with Russia have appeared between coldly formal and outright…

Oil Prices and the Fall of the Soviet Union

Aug 11, 2011 at 07:24 | Gail Tverberg

Back in the 1960s and 1970s, the country that was the “big growth story” was the Soviet Union. Its oil consumption grew by leaps and bounds. Its space program grew;…

Is Shale Oil the Answer to U.S. Energy Security

Aug 11, 2011 at 07:19 | Stuart Burns

A series of articles by Reuters columnists and Chesapeake Energy’s August 2011 Investor Presentation (once the “Ra-Ra” is filtered out) serve to underline the rapid and largely unseen revolution…

End of the Energy Subsidy Gravy Train

Aug 11, 2011 at 07:14 | MasterResource

The drama that raised the national debt ceiling without increasing taxes is sending warning shots across the bow for many industries.  The message for energy subsidies, including the tax credits…

Why Falling Oil Prices are NOT a Reason to Celebrate

Aug 10, 2011 at 08:37 | Robert Rapier

Normally, consumers consider falling oil and gasoline prices to be good news. They have to pay less to fill up their tanks. And if the reason for that is that…

A Look at the DOD's Operation Energy Strategy

Aug 10, 2011 at 08:33 | Sohbet Karbuz

US soldiers run on water, batteries and fuel. The latter two are becoming quite a challenge for the armed forces as they require a reliable and assured supply of operational…

Peak Oil: Grim Reality or Conspiracy Myth?

Aug 10, 2011 at 08:29 | John Daly

“The era of cheap oil is over and will never come back… Conventional oil peaked in 2006,” - Fatih Birol, International Energy Agency Chief Economist, 25 May 2011 There…

Canada's Increasing Demand for U.S. Natural Gas

Aug 10, 2011 at 08:16 | Al Fin

Canada needs US natural gas to help produce its bitumen oil sands. As oil sands production ratchets up from 1.5 million barrels per day to 5 mbpd by 2020, Canada's…

Swedish Man Arrested for Building a Nuclear Reactor in His Kitchen

Aug 10, 2011 at 08:00 | Energy Digital

Apparently a Swedish man has been reprimanded for attempting to build a homemade nuclear reactor. 31-year-old Richard Handl foiled his own plans to construct a homemade nuclear reactor when he…

Why High Gasoline Prices are Causing the Drop in GDP Growth

Aug 09, 2011 at 07:43 | Post Carbon

Lost in the furor over the debt crisis last week came the news that the U.S. economy expanded at an annual rate of only 0.4 percent in the first quarter…

The Loss of Oil Hegemony in the West

Aug 08, 2011 at 07:39 | Andrew Smolski

This author put out an article on dollar supremacy, Jesters, Economics and American Dollar Supremacy, which showed some weak correlations between oil prices and said dollar supremacy. The article…

Natural Gas Analysis for the Week of August 8, 2011

Aug 08, 2011 at 07:34 | FX Empire

Nearby Natural Gas futures fell sharply lower last week, briefly piercing the low for the year at 3.917 while reaching 3.901 before settling the week at 3.941. The poor outlook…

Crude Oil Analysis for the Week of August 8, 2011

Aug 07, 2011 at 10:04 | FX Empire

September crude oil reaffirmed its weekly downtrend last week on the trade through the late June bottom at 90.17. Besides trading lower for the year, crude oil also took out…

Why High Oil Prices will Make the Next Debt Crisis Even Worse

Aug 05, 2011 at 07:49 | Gail Tverberg

Most people assume that the mismatch between US federal government revenue and expenses will go away, with enough time. All that is needed is a little “patch” now, and some…

Oil and Gas Pipelines at Risk from Ethanol Bacteria

Aug 05, 2011 at 07:44 | EcoSeed

Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology discovered that bacteria found in ethanol hasten the deterioration and cracking of pipeline steels. Ethanol is a biofuel that is commonly…

Clean Coal and Underground Coal Gasification

Aug 05, 2011 at 07:37 | Al Fin

The reserve limits for coal, for China as well as the rest of the world, can be postponed for several generations if the technology to gasify coal underground can be…

Electricity Prices to Soar

Aug 04, 2011 at 07:40 | Brian Westenhaus

ICF International a major consulting firm has let slip two news reports out of their research that should cause consumers to perk up and get on with conservation, energy saving…

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