Peak Oil News

While it is true that the Obama administration has been uniquely hostile to the exploitation of America's vast hydrocarbon energy resources, not every bad energy policy has originated during this president's tenure.

Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at stone-throwing protesters in Indonesia on Monday, as thousands demonstrated nationwide against the government's plan to increase fuel prices.

A quick look at a 10-year oil price chart reveals a clear trend: Oil prices are going up.

A few years ago, I was regularly ambushed by peak oil enthusiasts, who inisted that global oil production was either at or beyond its peak.

Amount of carbon worldwide in emissions to date, in estimated reserves, and in recoverable resources.

Remember the concept of "peak oil"--that the world will soon achieve the maximum rate of petroleum extraction possible, if it hasn't already? Now the question may be have we reached an era of "peak cars"? In a recent webinar held by Navigant Research, "Peak Cars: Flattening Vehicle Sales & Their Implications for Automakers, City Planners & the ... (more)

But a collective reduction in fuel use is not yet enough to put a long-term dent in global oil prices.

Our pal Mark Perry put out the first chart here today, showing that the recent growth in oil production in the United States is the largest in the nation's history .

Humanity has faced countless challenges on its journey to the modern era, and innovation in technology has always played a vital role in our progress.

You don't hear much talk of "peak oil" - the point at which oil production will peak then go into terminal decline - now fracking has taken off.

June 11, 2013 Looking for profits in the oil and natural gas space? Look no further than shale plays, energy service companies and offshore oil drilling opportunities in the U.S., says Byron King of Agora Financial LLC. In this interview with The Energy Report, King discusses how dwindling exports to the U.S. from Latin America, Africa and the ... (more)

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The sun sets over a oil refinery in Tarragona, Spain. The 'Mad Men' of advertising contribute in a highly visible way to a system that is neither ecologically sustainable in the long run nor delivers the human happiness it promises in the short run, Cobb writes.

Shale prospectors in Australia's vast Outback are homing in on oil as the lucrative prize that is easier and cheaper to exploit than gas.

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Remember the term "peak oil"? With all the oil now available from oil shale, tar sands, and other new sources, many analysts assume that the old talk of peak oil has been proven dead wrong.

This paper reviews the current state of public debate concerning the problems of ?climate change? and ?peak oil?.

Remember the term " peak oil "? With all the oil now available from oil shale, tar sands, and other new sources, many analysts assume that the old talk of peak oil has been proven dead wrong.

"Progressive" politicians, pundits, and organizations continue to wage political warfare on affordable energy, and their team still controls the Senate and the EPA.

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