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Understanding peak oil theory, 2007 U.S. House hearing
Understanding peak oil theory, 2007 U.S. House hearing House 109-41. December 7, 2005. Understanding the Peak Oil theory. U.S. House of Representatives. [What follows are excerpts from the 95 page transcript of this hearing, the only one about peak oil and the possibility that peak production may happen soon. And also the only hearing where most of […]
Global Oil Production On Pause, But Decline Seems Imminent
Global Oil Production On Pause, But Decline Seems Imminent One hundred and seventy-six years after the birth of John Boyd Dunlop, and the crude complex is coming under pressure again. It is Nonfarm Friday, which means that the market is all a’flustered, digesting the soon-to-be-revised official monthly U.S. unemployment report. The report was fairly underwhelming […]
Oil vs. Electricity: Argentina’s Impossible Emergency
Energy vs. Oil: Argentina’s Impossible Emergency Argentina faces twin energy crises. The government ended electricity subsidies, resulting in 500 percent price increases. At the same time, the government is subsidizing exported crude oil to stop protests. Photo via marketonemediagroup.com Argentina faces twin energy crises that literally and figuratively are screaming from the front of every newspaper in […]
The Death Throes of Oil
The Death Throes of Oil PRINCETON – The price of oil is often regarded as a sort of thermometer to measure the health of the world economy. What is less often noted is that it can also serve as a barometer – warning of approaching geopolitical storms. Indeed, the dramatic plunge in the price of […]
‘Occupied’ Norway a window into our fossil fuel addiction
‘Occupied’ Norway a window into our fossil fuel addiction Okay, I admit that the premise of Norwegian television’s new political thriller series “Occupied” is far-fetched. But that premise is a window on just how addicted to fossil fuels we are. In “Occupied” Norway’s Green Party wins parliamentary elections and makes good on its (not-altogether-fictional) promise to shut […]
Oil a Load of Nonsense
OIL A LOAD OF NONSENSE “The media select, they interpret, they emotionalize and they create facts.. The media not only reduce reality by lowering information density. They focus reality by accumulating information where “actually” none exists.. A typical stock market report looks like this: Stock X increased because.. Index Y crashed due to.. Prices Z […]
The Fed Passes the Buck: Blame Oil and China
The Fed Passes the Buck: Blame Oil and China There are a handful of themes out there on recent market action that are either totally wrong or otherwise highly misleading. For instance, regarding the recent calamity in the capital markets, one especially apparent dichotomy has presented itself as offering two choices as to what, exactly, […]
Oil Crash Only The Tip Of The Iceberg
Oil Crash Only The Tip Of The Iceberg We may be enjoying amazingly low prices at the gas pump, but as oil prices continueing to slide we must also remember the catastrophic events that have followed almost every drastic oil price slump in the past. At this point, it’s not likely a question of ‘if’, […]
Risk Premium Returns To Oil Markets As Geopolitical Tensions Rise
Risk Premium Returns To Oil Markets As Geopolitical Tensions Rise Geopolitical risk premiums are likely to return to oil markets as the possibility of an attack on a large petroleum facility grows significantly amid rising tensions in the Middle East, possibly putting a floor on prices. “The risk of an attack is greater than 50pc, which […]
A Glimpse Of Things To Come: Bankrupt Shale Producers “Can’t Give Their Assets Away”
A Glimpse Of Things To Come: Bankrupt Shale Producers “Can’t Give Their Assets Away” Over the course of the last several weeks, we’ve spent quite a bit of time sounding the alarm bells on America’s growing list of bankrupt oil and gas drillers. We’ve also been keen to point out that the long list of […]
Why oil under $30 per barrel is a major problem
Why oil under $30 per barrel is a major problem A person often reads that low oil prices–for example, $30 per barrel oil prices–will stimulate the economy, and the economy will soon bounce back. What is wrong with this story? A lot of things, as I see it: Oil producers can’t really produce oil for $30 […]
Oil Price Crash: How low will the oil price go?
Oil Price Crash: How low will the oil price go? I have been following the oil price crash since it began in late 2014, providing annual forecast scenarios and monthly vital statistics updates. There has recently been an acceleration in activity and news, and as the oil price has continued its fall to below $30, […]
Canada Rebels against the Destruction of the Loonie
Canada Rebels against the Destruction of the Loonie The fear of “currency instability.” “Without precedent” — that’s what National Bank of Canada’s chief economist Stéfane Marion called the wholesale destruction of the loonie. The Canadian dollar is in a tailspin. Rarely has it tumbled so far so fast, and against so many currencies. The steepness of […]
The great condensate con: Is the oil glut just about oil?
The great condensate con: Is the oil glut just about oil? My favorite Texas oilman Jeffrey Brown is at it again. In a recent email he’s pointing out to everyone who will listen that the supposed oversupply of crude oil isn’t quite what it seems. Yes, there is a large overhang of excess oil in […]
