Weekly Review

[Note: a true story from the oil fields. You may have burned some of the Continue Reading

Physical traders storing oil will start dumping it back on the market. They will need to dump it all or pile up losses leasing supertankers. The ensuing snowball will cause the oil price to crash. Oil may fall below its February low as today’s distorted $62 price becomes tomorrow’s distorted $25 price. I could be wrong of course. Mr. Market may experience another drug-induced mood swing which reflates the oil price. Naturally it is hard to predict Mr. Market’s future emotional state.

Prices and production Crude closed on Wednesday at $62.05 a barrel, the highest level in Continue Reading

After rising by $10 a barrel since mid-April, oil prices continued to increase early last Continue Reading

I would be crazy to get involved in this dispute, so I won’t, and besides 1) I’m not up on these issues; and 2) I don’t think Cap & Trade as opposed to a Carbon Tax matters one bit, which is why I’m not up on these issues. However, the Romm versus Hansen dispute does deserve comment because it directly addresses the question of how much CO2 in the atmosphere constitutes dangerous human interference with the Earth’s benign Holocene climate. But first I need to explain why Cap & Trade doesn’t matter.

1. Last Week 2. Some Economic Implications of Peak Oil 3. Quote of the Week Continue Reading

         Chevron Corp. said its $4.7 billion Tahiti field in the Gulf of Continue Reading

I’ll talk about the baseload issue, but once again we must confront the difference between talking the talk and walking the walk. Actions speak louder than words. Why do we require 3 to 5 years of planning to modify the grid to integrate renewables? Haven’t the Danes already done this? What’s the hold-up?