Matt Simmons, global energy expert, dies at 67
ROCKLAND, Maine — Matt Simmons, Chairman of ASPO-USA’s Advisory Board, died Sunday night at his Continue Reading
The NCSL’s Energy Summit – The good, the bad, the missing.
Every year the National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL) holds an annual conference where legislators Continue Reading
America’s Delusions of Energy Independence
If rhetoric could move mountains I’d like to see the Rocky Mountains moved to northern Continue Reading
Interview with Art Berman – Part 2
By the Peak Oil Review team Art Berman is a geological consultant whose specialties are Continue Reading
Interview with Art Berman – Part 1
Art Berman is a geological consultant whose specialties are subsurface petroleum geology, seismic interpretation, and Continue Reading
Optimism, Harsh Realism, and Blind Spots—10 years later
By the Peak Oil Review team Ten years ago, energy analyst Steve Andrews challenged widely Continue Reading
EIA’s first Peak Oil statement—how was their vision a decade ago?
Back in 2000, the EIA developed their first power-point presentation covering the topic of peak Continue Reading
Interview with Jeff Rubin, Part 2
Jeff Rubin was the chief economist at CIBC World Markets for almost twenty years. He Continue Reading
The Oil Production Story: Pre- and Post-Peak Nations
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Exponential Growth Meets Finite Resources
Anyone devoted to the study of resource economics, especially peak oil, must finally abandon the Continue Reading
195 Californias or 74 Texases to Replace Offshore Oil
As the Deepwater Horizon rig disaster continues to unfold, the peak oil community has a Continue Reading
Most Enhanced Oil Recovery Remains Confined to Non-Conventional Fields
The April 19 issue of the Oil and Gas Journal featured their biennial survey and Continue Reading
Why the Bakken Won’t Save Our Bacon, By Steve Andrews and Randy Udall
The most significant onshore oil development in the Lower 48 over the past decade has Continue Reading
Debunking Peak Demand
The notion of ‘peak demand’ is often invoked to suggest that the US or global Continue Reading
Interview with Ray Leonard
Ray Leonard was appointed CEO of independent and Houston-based oil company Hyperdynamics last summer. For Continue Reading
Drill Baby Drill-A Second Reality Check
Last week President Obama announced that he would open federal waters off the Atlantic coast Continue Reading
Non-OPEC Oil Production Hits the Wall
In the last year I’ve read several articles expounding on the many non-OPEC* oil discoveries Continue Reading
Interview with David Shields – update on Mexico and oil
David Shields is a journalist and independent oil industry analyst based in Mexico City. Steve Continue Reading
Observations from Al – By Dr. Albert Bartlett
These are random occasional observations by Al Bartlett on items reported in the Peak Oil Continue Reading
The Redundant Subsidy By Robert Rapier
Even for staunch proponents of U.S. biofuel policy, it is hard to argue that the Continue Reading
Two Short Commentaries: Green Jobs Race Lost?
There is discomforting new green jobs data that suggest the USA might have already lost Continue Reading
The Market Potential of CNG as a Transportation Fuel
In the search for alternative fuels and technologies to oil-based engines, basic cost-benefit analysis is Continue Reading
Top 10 Pieces of the Peak Oil Puzzle during the 2000s
Here’s one take on key events that impacted the peak oil story during the decade Continue Reading
Yemen's Oil-Deadly Decline Rate
The failed Christmas plane bomber’s links to Yemen brought that country back under the geopolitical Continue Reading
Mexican Oil Production Continues to Dive
At this point in time, anyone who knows anything about Mexican oil production knows it Continue Reading