[Peakoil] News items on peak oil 14 Feb 2006

[Antony Barry]

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> FT.com / World / Europe - Heating up the Russians
>
> When Lord Browne, chief executive of BP, appears as guest of honour  
> at a London gathering of oil industry chiefs this week, the subject  
> of energy security and access to Russia is high on the agenda.  
> Other speakers include Sergei Bogdanovich, president of oil group  
> Rosneft. The matter of Russia's grip on rich energy assets was also  
> at the heart of the meeting of G8 finance ministers in Moscow over  
> the weekend, where the Russian finance minister made a loose pledge  
> to allow independent gas producers equal access to its export  
> pipelines. The move would put pressure on Gazprom...
>
> <http://news.ft.com/cms/s/967e6c58-9c35-11da-8baa-0000779e2340.html>
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>
> Experts assess impact of China's oil needs - Rich Hewitt
>
> The increased use of passenger cars in China is just one factor  
> that has made the country the second largest consumer of energy in  
> the world behind the United States. Its booming economy, also  
> second largest in the world, is driving China's energy consumption,  
> and its growing wealth has made it an aggressive and effective  
> competitor for energy resources, particularly oil.
> Panelists discussed "China and the Global competition for Energy"  
> Saturday at a daylong forum sponsored by the Camden Conference and  
> gave a broad view of the issues surrounding worldwide energy use  
> and the impact of China as a...
>
> <http://www.bangornews.com/news/templates/?a=128992>
>
>
> The oil man - 2006-02-13
>
> It's a presentation that Bartlett has given before on the floor of  
> the House of Representatives -- 14 times to be exact, sometimes  
> starting as late as 11 p.m. But that doesn't diminish the folksy 79- 
> year-old Republican's enthusiasm for the subject: a looming crisis,  
> he says, in the worldwide supply of oil.
> Bartlett, who was elected to Congress in 1992, has been known in  
> Maryland as a staunch social and fiscal conservative. But over the  
> past year, he has been attracting national attention for his  
> persistent advocacy of the theory that the world's oil...
>
> <http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2006/02/13/ 
> story3.html?from_rss=1>
>
>
> EnergyPulse - Insight Analysis and Commentary on the Global Power  
> Industry
>
> Spring seems to be arriving a little early in my humble research  
> world. After being summarily informed by Mr Eric Christensen in  
> EnergyPulse (www.energypulse.net) that my analysis of the coal  
> markets (2005) was seriously defective, another Christensen sent me  
> a notice dealing with recent studies which implied that oil  
> sceptics like myself have completely lost touch with reality. (In  
> theory, this could be true; but even so I have some difficulty  
> accepting this judgement from someone who believes that underground  
> oil and gas reserves are constantly replenishing themselves from  
> previously unknown reserves below, while a large portion of...
>
> <http://www.energypulse.net/centers/article/article_display.cfm? 
> a_id=1207>
>
>
> Addicted to Nonsense - Alan Caruba
>
> As for Pelosi’s lament over “energy independence”, someone better  
> explain to her that we are currently importing slightly more than  
> half of the oil necessary to meet our needs and that it comes from  
> sixty different nations. Given the uncertainty of events in the  
> Middle East, any shock to the system will drive up the price, but  
> blame the Islamofascists for that. Meanwhile, the Democrats in  
> Congress have spent the past twenty-five years preventing access to  
> the development of ANWR’s oil reserves.
> The buzz in the energy industry is something called “peak oil”; the  
> view that the...
>
> <http://americandaily.com/article/11823>
>
>
> Marion King Hubbert - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
>
> Hubbert is most well-known for his studies on the capacities of oil  
> fields and natural gas reserves. He predicted that the petroleum  
> production of a reserve over time would resemble a bell curve ,  
> peaking when half of the petroleum has been extracted, and then  
> falling off. At the 1956 meeting of the American Petroleum  
> Institute in San Antonio, Texas, Hubbert made the prediction that  
> overall petroleum production would peak in the United States in the  
> late 1960s to the early 1970s . He became famous when this  
> prediction came true in 1970. The curve he used in his analysis is...
>
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._King_Hubbert>
>
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> Tags: George Bush , State of the Union , peak oil , addiction ( all  
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> <http://nyc.theoildrum.com/tag/addiction>
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> Tags: George W. Bush , State of the Union , energy , oil , peak  
> oil , oil prices , AEI , Advanced Energy Initiative ( all tags )
> And, if you haven't already, go check out this piece over at EB on  
> the Iranian Oil Bourse.
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>
> Bloomberg.com: Top Worldwide
>
> Jan. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Oil traders are paying record prices to get  
> crude almost five years from now, reflecting increasing doubts the  
> oil boom will go bust.
> The rise in prices for futures contracts that come due in later  
> years has differentiated this oil rally from predecessors. For  
> example, in September 2000, when crude prices reached $37.20 a  
> barrel because of concern of a potential shortfall in inventories,  
> the contracts for delivery in three years stayed closer to $20, a  
> sign of confidence that oil would be available at lower prices.
> The prices for futures at the end of this decade...
>
> <http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news? 
> pid=10000006&sid=afC4WbyG_Bmk&refer=home>
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>
> Technorati Tag: alternative energy
>
> Related tags: alternative source , Energy , Peak Oil ,  
> Environment , Wind Power .
> In Peak Oil News and Message Boar... 7 hours ago
>
> <http://www.technorati.com/tag/alternative+energy>
>
>
> Falls Church News-Press
>
> The "addicted to oil" section of President Bush's State of the  
> Union address was surely added as an afterthought. As the draft was  
> being staffed around the White House, a senior reviewer must have  
> noted it still needed some more drama or a new initiative that  
> would be universally popular.
>
> <http://www.fcnp.com/index.php?action=results&poll_ident=48>
>
>
> Politics and Current Affairs :: View topic - America’s trade  
> deficit hits all-time high
>
> WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit soared to an all-time high of  
> $725.8 billion in 2005, pushed upward by record imports of oil,  
> food, cars and other consumer goods. The deficit with China hit an  
> all-time high as did America’s deficits with Japan, Europe, OPEC,  
> Canada, Mexico and South and Central America.
> A huge 39.4 percent jump in petroleum imports, which rose to $251.6  
> billion, was a major factor contributing to last year’s deficit  
> increase. The price of those imports rose to an all-time high,  
> reflecting tight global supplies. The United States was forced to...
>
> <http://www.politicsandcurrentaffairs.co.uk/Forum/viewtopic.php? 
> p=38857>
>
>
> ${log.root}/lowem.log
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> There. None other than U.S. President George Bush himself has come  
> out and said it. Do you believe in Peak Oil now? For those who have  
> disagreed with the peak oil viewpoint in the past, the simple  
> phrase "I told you so" comes to mind.
> The Bush administration said Wednesday that Saudi Arabia is  
> producing oil at close to its capacity.
> McClellan's comments came a day after President George W. Bush said  
> he doubted Saudi Arabia was producing as much oil as it possibly  
> could and said one question that has to be answered is exactly how  
> much...
>
> <http://www.post1.net/page/lowem/20050420/?catname=Energy>
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> ${log.root}/lowem.log
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> Ali Naimi, Saudi Arabia's oil minister, also said the kingdom had  
> tossed aside its production cap set by the Organization of  
> Petroleum Exporting Countries and is willing to sell its customers  
> every barrel of oil they want, up to its current capacity of 11  
> million barrels a day.
> ... Deffeyes said he knew that Hubbert had been right and that the  
> peak for domestic production had been reached when he saw this  
> sentence in 1971 in the San Francisco Chronicle: "The Texas  
> Railroad Commission announced a 100% allowable for next month."
> To demystify that sentence, the Texas Railroad Commission was...
>
> <http://www.post1.net/page/lowem/20050422>
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> ${log.root}/lowem.log
>
> The First Half of the Age of Oil now closes. It lasted 150 years  
> and saw the rapid expansion of industry, transport, trade,  
> agriculture and financial capital, allowing the population to  
> expand six-fold. The financial capital was created by banks with  
> confidence that Tomorrow's Expansion, fuelled by oil-based energy,  
> was adequate collateral for Today's Debt.
> The Second Half of the Age of Oil now dawns, and will be marked by  
> the decline of oil and all that depends on it, including financial  
> capital. It heralds the collapse of the present Financial System,  
> and related political structures...
>
> <http://www.post1.net/page/lowem/20050505>
>
>
> ${log.root}/lowem.log
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> Six years ago, the British sector of the North Sea was producing  
> more than two million barrels of oil a day. The change since then  
> has been dramatic - UK production in all offshore fields is 30%  
> down on 1999 and dropping daily. North Sea output will fall until  
> the resource becomes physically too difficult to extract - perhaps  
> in 20 years' time. In resource terminology, North Sea oil has  
> "peaked".
> More than 50 countries - including 10 large producers, such as  
> Britain, Mexico, China, the US, Norway, Indonesia and Oman - are  
> now seeing their oil production levels decline. The combination of  
> demand...
>
> <http://www.post1.net/page/lowem/20051021>
>
>
> ${log.root}/lowem.log
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> 1. How to Kick the Oil Habit (The Future of Energy) - as prices  
> rise, the race for new energy sources - from wind farms to liquid  
> coal - heats up. Get ready for the withdrawal symptoms.
> energybulletin.net , by Dr. Ali Samsan Bakhtiari, National Iranian  
> Oil Company Chief Advisor :
> In my humble opinion, we should now have reached 'Peak Oil'. At  
> present, global oil output fluctuates around 82 mb/d as some  
> institutions try vainly to push 2005 statistics towards 83 and 84  
> mb/d. But they will be obliged to backtrack as 'actual' oil  
> supplies fail to follow their 'paper' ones...
>
> <http://www.post1.net/page/lowem/20051027>
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>
> Cleanpeace.org Declaration of Energy Independence, Security and  
> Sustainability Seeks Transition to Renewable Energy, Pollution  
> Reductions, Peak Oil Solutions, Eliminaiton of Incentives for Oil Wars
>
> Cleanpeace.org Declaration of Energy Independence, Security and  
> Sustainability Seeks Transition to Renewable Energy, Pollution  
> Reductions, Peak Oil Solutions, Eliminaiton of Incentives for Oil Wars
> (PRWEB) January 5, 2006 -- Cleanpeace.org calls for individuals to  
> sign its newly unveiled Declaration of Energy Independence,  
> Security and Sustainability, the group’s latest step in its  
> campaign to empower citizens throughout the world to shape energy  
> policies that enhance energy security, reduce pollution and global  
> warming, overcome the risks of prolonged wars over shrinking oil  
> reserves and provide real competition to oil barons and OPEC. The  
> Declaration can be signed electronically at www...
>
> <http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/1/prweb329168.php>
>
>
> Rockford's Newspaper Rock River Times | rockford illinois news  
> information
>
> We might think sudden supply interruptions matched with high demand  
> can’t happen here, but take note of what is expected this week.  
> Congressman Bernard Sanders is brokering a deal that would bring  
> Venezuelan fuel oil to low-income residents of Vermont, through its  
> U.S. oil company, Citgo.
> With an obvious poke at his enemy George W. Bush, who opposes his  
> rule, this program is the brainchild of Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez who  
> “is a Latin American firebrand who is now in total control of the  
> world’s fifth-largest oil producer,” crowed the Havana Journal.  
> “The United States...
>
> <http://www.rockrivertimes.com/index.pl?cmd=viewstory&cat=4&id=12277>
>
>
> Seattle Peak Oil Awareness
>
> Seattle Peak Oil Awareness is a local citizens action network  
> offering information and practical ideas for living in a time of  
> reduced energy availability. Working in small, focused groups we  
> advocate healthy, sustainable living choices for all interested  
> residents in the Puget Sound region.
>
> <http://www.seattleoil.com/index.php>
>
>
> seattleoil.com :: View topic - Social Event. Peak oil boardgame night
>
> Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 5:53 pm Post subject: Social Event. Peak  
> oil boardgame night
> Mark your calander for the worlds first after oil board game evening.
> We could and probably will debate endlessly about the relevence of  
> the rules to real peak oil which will be fun but to get things  
> going we will just start playing whether we know where they are  
> going or not.
> None of the basic Risk functional game rules were changed. The  
> changes were all parameter based and were quite simple changes to  
> growth of units. Major oil producing territories provided  
> additional unit...
>
> <http://www.seattleoil.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php? 
> p=2055&sid=4ddcd622657f42099dfbba27e806bf62>
>
>
> The Oil Drum | Comments | 4%, 11%, Who the Hell Cares?
>
> At this point in U.S. history I don't see us doing much as a nation  
> to maximize resources including oil. There has been no national  
> policy showing the virtue (for lack of a better word) of maximizing  
> efficiencies and husbanding oil.
> If we were on this track, than I believe people would chase  
> efficiency through technology advances. This would allow us to  
> substitute something with less energy density than oil for  
> transportation, farming, etc. when we get to peak oil. But since we  
> are definately NOT on that track now, waiting until we get to peak  
> oil is...
>
> <http://www.theoildrum.com/comments/2005/8/24/161535/296/78>
>
>
> The Oil Drum | Comments | What would we have predicted for Kuwait?
>
> So the big downward dip in 1990 was due to the disturbance of the  
> first Gulf War, where the Kuwaitis apparently partially instigated  
> it by diagonally drilling into Iraq. I assume that the upswings  
> since then had something to do with a continuation of this policy.  
> I imagine you could get big swings in production and reserve  
> estimate if the oil-rich land you claim keeps changing its size.
> They didn't need to: oil fields do not necessarily observe national  
> boundaries. All Kuwait did was suck on the straw and Saddam felt  
> they were taking some of his oil...
>
> <http://www.theoildrum.com/comments/2006/1/20/193723/259/9>
>
>
> Experts assess impact of China's oil needs
>
> The increased use of passenger cars in China is just one factor  
> that has made the country the second largest consumer of energy in  
> the world behind the United States. Its booming economy, also  
> second largest in the world, is driving China's energy consumption,  
> and its growing wealth has made it an aggressive and effective  
> competitor for energy resources, particularly oil.
> Panelists discussed "China and the Global competition for Energy"  
> Saturday at a daylong forum sponsored by the Camden Conference and  
> gave a broad view of the issues surrounding worldwide energy use  
> and the impact of China as a...
>
> <http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-experts-assess-impact-chinas-oil- 
> needs-/2006/02/13/1367612.htm>
>
>
> EV World Blogs: Personal Perspectives on the Future In Motion
>
> But my biggest worry in the meantime, and specifically this year,  
> is that I think there's a better than even chance that the US and/ 
> or Israel is/are going to launch an aerial bombing campaign with  
> air strikes and cruise missiles on Iran's nuclear facilities  
> sometime this year. If (or rather *when*) that happens, we're going  
> to see oil at over $300 and gasoline over $10 at the pump. Iran  
> already has its retaliatory plans in the works. They are going to  
> launch massive (conventional) missile strikes on Saudi Arabia's Ras  
> Tanura oil terminal (less...
>
> <http://www.evworld.com/blogs/index.cfm? 
> page=blogentry&authorid=75&blogid=189&archive=0>
>
>
> The Daily Reckoning
>
> THIS WEEK in THE DAILY RECKONING: The past five days of The Daily  
> Reckoning have been chock-full of interesting tidbits...from the  
> Flat Tax to Peak Oil. Did you miss an issue? No worries, we've  
> thoughtfully catalogued all of them, below...
> Peak Oil and the Sorry State of the Union 02/07/06
> "President Bush said, 'America is addicted to oil,' and set a goal  
> of replacing 75 percent of the nation's Mideast oil imports by 2025  
> with ethanol and other energy sources. Who is he kidding?"
>
> <http://www.freemarketnews.com/Analysis/28/3757/2006-02-13.asp? 
> wid=28&nid=3757>
>
>
> THE GOLD AND SILVER REVIEW
>
> On the Saturday February 11th program at radio.goldseek.com , we  
> have a diverse group of experts Dave Morgan returned this week  
> after making a great call on the silver market last weekend. Dave  
> comments on what he thinks will happen next with precious metals.  
> The second guest on the show, Roland Watson hails all the way from  
> Edinburough Scotland. You won't want to miss our final analyst Jim  
> Willie. Jim shares his comprehensive report on the energy market  
> and the global dynamics and ramifications of peak oil. This weeks  
> show wraps up with a look at how markets...
>
> <http://www.freemarketnews.com/Analysis/176/3766/2006-02-13.asp? 
> wid=176&nid=3766>
>
>
> Devvy Kidd -- Enron, 9/11, Lay, Schwarzenegger and Oregon's Water,  
> Part 1
>
> There's no question that Dick Cheney is up to his black heart in  
> what happened that day; see this short, concise analysis . There  
> are basically two camps of opinions regarding peak oil: those who  
> believe it to be true in varying degrees and those who reject it  
> completely. Individuals must make their own decision on this issue  
> based on the amount of research and the credibility of the person 
> (s) doing the research. I cannot tell you how or what to think, but  
> I do have an advantage that most Americans don't: I am able to  
> devote a...
>
> <http://www.newswithviews.com/Devvy/kidd164.htm>
>
>
> The oil man - Baltimore - MSNBC.com
>
> Bartlett, who was elected to Congress in 1992, has been known in  
> Maryland as a staunch social and fiscal conservative. But over the  
> past year, he has been attracting national attention for his  
> persistent advocacy of the theory that the world's oil production  
> is at or approaching its maximum capacity. In doing so, he is  
> echoing concerns among liberal environmentalists and national  
> security-minded conservatives that the nation's reliance on foreign  
> oil enriches hostile interests and puts the country's security at  
> risk.
> Advocates of the "peak oil" theory believe that after worldwide oil  
> production reaches its maximum...
>
> <http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11320137>
>
>
> The Oil Drum | A Community Discussion about Peak Oil
>
> Our Toughest Foes: Apathy and Cynicism The Oil Drum How carbon  
> dioxide improves recovery
> And maybe this site won't be around around in six months. Deffeyes  
> thinks the time for predicting peak oil is over - he says it  
> happened on Dec. 13.
> Although Deffeyes statement may be a bit on the bold side, one has  
> to wonder just what it will take to wake up the sheeple to peak  
> oil. What catalyst will drive the people to start thinking about  
> their future or more importantly, their childrens future in a world  
> with less oil, alot less oil I think...
>
> <http://www.theoildrum.com/story/2006/2/12/15430/0735>
>
>
> Peak oil & energy policy - Feb 13 | EnergyBulletin.net | Peak Oil  
> News Clearinghouse
>
> The Countdown for the Peak of Oil Production has Begun – but what  
> are the Views of the Most Important International Energy Agencies...
> In the January 2004 Current Events on this web site, I predicted  
> that world oil production would peak on Thanksgiving Day, November  
> 24, 2005. In hindsight, that prediction was in error by three  
> weeks. An update using the 2005 data shows that we passed the peak  
> on December 16, 2005.
> Could some new discovery come along and reverse the global oil  
> decline? The world oil industry is a huge system: Annual production  
> worth 1.7 trillion dollars. I don...
>
> <http://www.energybulletin.net/12807.html>
>
>
> Crossing the Rubicon: Simplifying the case against Dick Cheney
>
> Motive - Peak Oil: At some point between 2000 and 2007, world oil  
> production reaches its peak; from that point on, every barrel of  
> oil is going to be harder to find, more expensive to recover, and  
> more valuable to those who recover and control it. Dick Cheney was  
> well aware of the coming Peak Oil crisis at least as early as 1999,  
> and 9/11 provided the pretext for the series of energy wars that  
> Cheney stated, "will not end in our lifetime." (Click here for a  
> summary of these points)
> By definition, world hydrocarbon (oil and gas) production peaks...
>
> <http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/011805_simplify_case.shtml>
>
>
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> PG's been reading about peak oil like there's no tomorrow (*cough*)… 
> he tends to be the one to integrate peak oil with many areas of  
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> Heading Out is a senior faculty member in one of the energy  
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> The Oil Drum | Comments | Public interest, peak oil and global warming
>
> Although Deffeyes statement may be a bit on the bold side, one has  
> to wonder just what it will take to wake up the sheeple to peak  
> oil. What catalyst will drive the people to start thinking about  
> their future or more importantly, their childrens future in a world  
> with less oil, alot less oil I think we can all agree.
> What I see happening now is a load of propaganda coming from the  
> government, politicians, and oil companies that our future is GREEN  
> and RENEWABLE.. That's the message the sheeple are getting and they  
> believe everything will be...
>
> <http://www.theoildrum.com/comments/2006/2/12/15430/0735/4>
>
>
> Peak Oil News and Message Boards >> Geology; Reservers; Oil Fields  
> >> New Peak Oil Date from Deffeyes
>
> Guest writes: In the January 2004 Current Events on this web site,  
> I predicted that world oil production would peak on Thanksgiving  
> Day, November 24, 2005. In hindsight, that prediction was in error  
> by three weeks. An update using the 2005 data shows that we passed  
> the peak on December 16, 2005.
> 1. The underlying methodology is Hubbert's postulate that the rate  
> of new oil discoveries depends on the fraction of the oil that has  
> not yet been discovered. Similarly, the rate of oil production  
> depends on the fraction of oil that has not yet been produced. A  
> test...
>
> <http://www.peakoil.com/article11917.html>
>
>
> Thanksgiving Day 2005 | EnergyBulletin.net | Peak Oil News  
> Clearinghouse
>
> The Countdown for the Peak of Oil Production has Begun – but what  
> are the Views of the Most Important International Energy Agencies...
> Peak oil and Thanksgiving Day are now linked. Eminent geologist  
> Kenneth Deffeyes predicted two years ago that the peak moment of  
> world oil production would occur on Thanksgiving Day 2005.
> Peak oil is a term for the point in time when world oil production  
> will stop increasing and begin to decline. Deffeyes acknowledges  
> that his prediction is just a guess based on extrapolated figures,  
> but given all the unknowns, it may be as good as any other  
> prediction...
>
> <http://www.energybulletin.net/11077.html>
>
>
> Peak Oil News and Message Boards >> Geology; Reservers; Oil Fields  
> >> Peak Oil is a Myth
>
> A poster to RunningOnEmpty2 writes that Peak Oil will cause a  
> recession and thus curb demand.
> I believe that this entire "peak oil cult" is caused by two things:  
> 1) an a priori misanthropy, and 2) a fundamental ignorance of the  
> realities of the market economy. To me, the first point is  
> immensely apparent. The founders and followers of "peak oil" simply  
> do not like being around their fellow human beings. This causes  
> them to naturally seek out theories in which the human race will be  
> horrifically destroyed. And as long as these theories hold up to  
> their level of...
>
> <http://www.peakoil.com/article31.html>
>
>
> Peak Oil News and Message Boards >> Business News; Market Research  
> >> World oil and gas reserves still growing at healthy pace: BP
>
> Re: World oil and gas reserves still growing at healthy pace: BP  
> (Score: 0)
> <blockquote>For example, Canadian oil sands 'under active  
> development' have been included in proved oil reserves. </ 
> blockquote><br /> <br /> Thoughts?
>
> <http://www.peakoil.com/gate.html? 
> name=News&file=article&thold=-1&mode=flat&order=0&sid=610>
>
>
> Peak Oil News and Message Boards >> Public Policy; Political and  
> Legal News >> EU admits having no plan for 'peak oil' crisis
>
> In a response to a parliamentary question put by Green Party MEP  
> Caroline Lucas, he shrugs off the so-called 'Peak Oil' scenario as  
> 'no more than a theory'.
> "An increasing number of scientists and energy experts are warning  
> that declining oil production, public over-statements of oil  
> reserves and booming demand for oil and gas in China and India mean  
> that the point of 'Peak Oil' - when growing demand for oil  
> outstrips falling supply - will occur sooner than is openly suggested.
> Peak oil is no more a theory then gravity is a theory. If I were to  
> jump of...
>
> <http://www.peakoil.com/article11866.html>
>
>
> Peak Oil News and Message Boards >> News
>
> After spending an awful lot of time investigating the peak of oil  
> production, I actually agree with much of what the original post in  
> this thread was saying. There is a shrill and despairing quality  
> about many of the writings I've found. Case in point is  
> dieoff.com ... but for as much as Jay Hanson's writing is  
> entertaining, it is also repetitive and, I detect, misanthropic.  
> Still, I think he is basically right about peak oil (and about  
> economists). But I think he is probably wrong about a neo- 
> Malthusian die-off. I won't go into why...
>
> <http://www.peakoil.com/comment24-31-20-.html>
>
>
> conservation.blog-city.com
>
> The institute for analysis of global security, at www.iags.org has  
> extensive justification for the assertion that our profigate use of  
> petroleum is making us suseptible to terrorist attacks. IT sites  
> many terrorist attacks around the world, aimed at interrupting the  
> flow of oil. There are numerous attachs on oil pipelines, in Iraq  
> for example, in Columbia and other places. There have been attachs  
> on the ocean going oil tankers.
> the URL is a good one from studying the concept of peak oil flow.  
> In particular, unless it's "solutions' link there is a discourse on  
> who to cope...
>
> <http://conservation.blog-city.com>
>
>
> Peak Oil News and Message Boards >> News
>
> Here we have the American publics spoonfed response to Peak oil.  
> too much of the good oil soaked life rots the brain. One can only  
> feel pity for poor fools such as he /she who has spouted such  
> dribble without a clue what the true meaning of Peak Oil really is.
>
> <http://www.peakoil.com/comment481-31-379-.html>
>
>
> Peak Oil News and Message Boards >> News
>
> Peak Oil is coming. The Atlantic current is slowing down. The ice  
> caps are melting. The ozone is being depleted. We are due for our  
> next big asteroid. California is going to fall off into the ocean  
> from an earthquake. Why do we get up in the morning? Humans since  
> the dawn of time have been predicting the end. Keep saying we need  
> to start telling everyone about Peak Oil. So in the morning I will  
> tell everyone about peak oil, then for brunch I will cry about how  
> the Atlantic current is shutting down due to desalination from our...
>
> <http://www.peakoil.com/comment8-31-7-.html>
>
>
> Peak Oil is a Myth
>
> For those of you who have just heard about "Peak Oil" (PO), have no  
> fear. The PO myth is being perpetrated by a lunatic fringe that  
> believes in something called "Die Off" (DO). Basically, DO means  
> that billions of people will die in the near future mainly due to a  
> lack of food. I call this group of wackos PODO's. This is the same  
> cult that brought us Y2K.
> The PODO's like to conveniently ignore these painfully obvious  
> truths and begin with the "world". They talk about how there is a  
> limited energy supply that will run out...
>
> <http://www.geocities.com/PeakOilMyth>
>
>
> Peak Oil News and Message Boards >> News
>
> Many valid arguments from both sides of the fence in here. I’ll see  
> about creating a forum section specifically for threads on  
> debunking peak oil theory. I search out counter-points on peak  
> theory aggressively myself, and believe a healthy dialogue is key  
> to understanding any issue.
> Regulars here already know my current thinking, but I think it is  
> well to reiterate that the heart of peak theory speaks to a  
> dramatic increase in oil price based on the decline of cheap oil  
> production. No one should dispute that higher prices will curb  
> demand, or that more expensive forms...
>
> <http://www.peakoil.com/comment19-31-9-.html>
>
>
> Cusp of Civilization
>
> Peak Oil, Rapid Global Climate Change, Superbacteria... are we  
> reaching the end of civilization as we know it?
> I mean, when a company as rich and prosperous as Exxon won't even  
> finish cleaning up after their mistakes by paying the fines they've  
> been ordered to pay to the fishermen hurt by the 1989 Exxon Valdez  
> oil spill (see: Exxon's Valdez Fines Still Unpaid ), then what hope  
> is there for our civilization?
> So, when you hear the U.S. Department of Energy talking about how  
> “hydrogen-fueled cars [are] an important way to ensure national  
> security by reducing...
>
> <http://cuspofcivilization.blogspot.com>
>
>

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