Paul Horsnell, Barclays lead oil industry analyst, in a recent report
“Oil will be slower onstream, more expensive to produce, it will be more politicized and Continue Reading
Steven Kopits, director NYC office of Douglas-Westwood
“[EIA’s] forecasts to 2020 are 2-3 mbpd lower than that of traditionally dour Total, the Continue Reading
Tad Padzek, Chairman Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering Dept., University of Texas at Austin
[After reviewing a live video of BP’s oil leak in the Gulf] “It’s not going Continue Reading
Gregory W. Slayton, reinsurance expert at Dartmouth College’s Tuck School of Business
“It’s a huge mess and the liabilities are in the billions possibly the tens of Continue Reading
Ben P. Dell and Noam Lockshin, for Bernstein Research
“The Barnett remains important as the only shale play that has been developed to maturity. Continue Reading
Kate Mackenzie, energy writer, The Financial Times
“Are policymakers, economists and peak oilists starting to speak the same language? A rash of Continue Reading
Jeffrey Rubin, economist and author
“Triple-digit oil prices are going to threaten a world recovery.”
Jeffrey Rubin, consulting economist, author and commentator
“How much longer can the world pretend that it won’t soon be facing another energy Continue Reading
From a participant [Chatham House Rules prevent name disclosure]
[About the UK Peak Oil Summit] “Was it a historic moment? Yes I think it Continue Reading
New report from Energy Policy Research Foundation Inc.
“By any standard, the Iraqi auction represents a major event in the history of the Continue Reading
James Mulva, CEO of ConocoPhillips
“Carbon-based fuels, in their cleaner forms, must keep carrying the load. Renewables just cannot ramp Continue Reading
John Dizard, the Financial Times
“I think it might not be a bad idea to examine the faith-based assumption that Continue Reading
Mike Dawson, president of the Canadian Society for Unconventional Gas
“Shale gas has a fairly short history of production. [Companies] are projecting stable production for Continue Reading
Prince Saud al-Faisal, Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia
“Sanctions [against Iran] are a long-term solution. They may work, we can’t judge. But we Continue Reading
Patience Wheatcroft, The Wall Street Journal
“The work of the Industry Taskforce on Peak Oil and Energy Security shouldn’t be disparagingly Continue Reading
Rex Tillerson, CEO of ExxonMobil
“Motor vehicle gasoline demand is down, is headed down and is going to continue to Continue Reading
Thierry Desmarest, chairman of French giant Total
“The problem of peak oil remains. In our opinion, it will be very difficult to Continue Reading
Chris Jarvis, president Caprock Risk Management; Hampton Falls, New Hampshire
“We’ve gone from record [natural gas] storage to under the five-year average in two months, Continue Reading
David Shear, US deputy assistant secretary of state East Asian and Pacific affairs
“We are pursuing intensive dialogue with the Chinese on the subject of energy security, in Continue Reading
Stuart Staniford, energy commentator, posting on The Oil Drum
“It seems to me that the possibility that Iraq may actually succeed in doing this… Continue Reading
Barclays Capital, in a research note
“We expect 2010 to be a year of transition between the demand concerns of 2009 Continue Reading
Dr John L. Perkins, Senior Economist, National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (Melbourne, Australia)
“Until recently, China was a net exporter of coal. Now it is an importer. Chinese Continue Reading
Jim Jubak, Editor and Founder, JubakPicks.com
“To me it looks like the economics of many of these [Iraqi oil] deals don’t Continue Reading
Joe Stanislaw, CEO of JA Stanislaw Group LLC
“The current schism between the old and new energy industries—wherein the green evangelists mock the Continue Reading
Christophe de Margerie, CEO of Total SA
“I have never said that we are running out of oil. I do not believe Continue Reading