The November 2009 edition of Oilwatch Monthly can be downloaded at this weblink (PDF, 1.24 MB, 33 pp).
Figure 1 - OECD Crude Oil & Product Stocks from January 2002 to September 2009
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On 21 October the final workshop was held in Brussels (Belgium) of the integrated transport and energy baseline until 2030 (iTREN-2030) modeling project. At the workshop a final scenario was presented that incorporated likely transport and energy policies, and the effects on European transport of a continued [...]
"Peak oil can be a very tricky topic, the way I talk about it and deal with it at the end of the day is: We need to revolutionize the way we consume and produce energy... We need to really be the leaders in saying: the future for our children" [...]
The October 2009 edition of Oilwatch Monthly can be downloaded at this weblink (PDF, 1.37 MB, 33 pp).
Figure 1 - EU-27, United States and Chinese oil consumption from January 2004 to August 2009
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The September 2009 edition of Oilwatch Monthly can be downloaded at this weblink (PDF, 1.37 MB, 33 pp).
Figure 1 - OPEC spare capacity according to the Energy Information Administration from January 2003 to August 2009
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The August 2009 edition of Oilwatch Monthly can be downloaded at this weblink (PDF, 1.3 MB, 33 pp).
Figure 1 - Non-OPEC crude oil production from January 2004 to May 2009
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This is a presentation by Dr. David Korowicz from Feasta, given at the Oil Drum/ASPO Conference at Alcatraz, Italy in June 2009. It can be downloaded here: Things fall apart: Some thoughts on complexity, supply chains, infrastructure & collapse dynamics, PDF 23 slides, 1.3 MB, text of spoken [...]
The July 2009 edition of Oilwatch Monthly can be downloaded at this weblink (PDF, 1.3 MB, 32 pp).
Figure 1 - OECD oil imports from 1st quarter 2002 to 4th quarter 2008
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This is a slide video of the presentation I asked Nate Hagens to give at the Oil Drum/ASPO Conference at Alcatraz, Italy in June 2009. It contains a concise summary of many issues related to depletion, energy supply, human behaviour and the financial system. More background material can be found [...]
This is a presentation by Dr. A. M. Diederen, given at the Oil Drum/ASPO Conference at Alcatraz, Italy in June 2009. It can be downloaded here: Global Resource Depletion: Metal minerals scarcity and the Elements of Hope, PDF 24 slides, 0.5 MB
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The June 2009 edition of Oilwatch Monthly can be downloaded at this weblink (PDF, 2.0 MB, 28 pp).
Figure 1 - Iraq crude oil & Liquids fuel production from January 2005 to May 2009.
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The May 2009 edition of Oilwatch Monthly can be downloaded at this weblink (PDF, 2.0 MB, 28 pp).
Figure 1 - World liquids production from January 2004 to May 2009.
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For the last couple of weeks, I have been reading about the issue of mineral depletion, since I want to do some research on this topic. The basic question is whether we can keep relying on producing (rare) metals from the earth to (re-) build our society in [...]
Changes in the oil market and climate change are generally seen as separate phenomena. Although it is common knowledge that fossil fuels are the predominant source of CO2 emissions, the interplay between these emissions and fossil fuel scarcity is a topic that has scarcely been researched.
A new report from [...]
Only a few places still remain for those who want to take part in the informal Oil Drum - ASPO meeting that is being organized in Italy in June of this year. Oil Drum readers are welcome to join the discussion with Oil Drum staff and ASPO members. This meeting, [...]
Two weeks ago I posted a review of an article with an optimistic view on the future availability of oil. Written by R. Aguilera, R. Eggert, C. Gustavo Lagos and J. Tilton and published in the Energy Journal of the International Association of Energy Economists. After a short correspondence [...]
The April 2009 edition of Oilwatch Monthly can be downloaded at this weblink (PDF, 1.9 MB, 28 pp).
Figure 1 - OPEC liquids production from January 2004 to March 2009.
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In the last edition of the Energy Journal of the International Association for Energy Economists an article was published that concluded that the recent high oil price spike was just an aberration, as there is plenty of low cost oil out there waiting to be produced. This claim was [...]
An informal Oil Drum -ASPO meeting is being organized in Italy in June of this year. Oil Drum readers are welcome to join the discussion with Oil Drum staff and ASPO members. This meeting, to take place on 26, 27 & 28 June in Italy at the “Alcatraz free University” [...]
The March 2009 edition of Oilwatch Monthly can be downloaded at this weblink (PDF, 1.9 MB, 28 pp).
Figure 1 - United States Liquids fuel consumption from January 2004 to December 2008.
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This is a guest post by Joost van den Bulk in which the costs and benefits of electric cars available by 2010 are compared with internal combustion cars powered by gasoline for the Netherlands. It is a summary of his Master thesis in environmental science at Wageningen University in the [...]
United States coal reserves are taking a beating in a new examination by the USGS of recoverable reserves of Gilette in Wyoming, the largest field in the US with 37% of total coal production in 2006. Its present reserves have been downgraded by half thanks to an improved methodology which [...]
The February 2009 edition of Oilwatch Monthly can be downloaded at this weblink (PDF, 1.9 MB, 24 pp).
Figure 1 - World Crude Oil production 12 month rolling average from January 2004 to November 2008.
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The January 2009 edition of Oilwatch Monthly can be downloaded at this weblink (PDF, 1.6 MB, 24 pp).
Figure 1 - World Liquids production from January 2004 to December 2008.
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Today the second three-day world future energy summit began in Abu Dhabi. One of the biggest energy conference in the world that is being attended by key policy makers, financiers, leading academics and no less than 400 journalists from all over the world. The conference was opened by the [...]
The December 2008 edition of Oilwatch Monthly can be downloaded at this weblink (PDF, 1.6 MB, 24 pp).
Figure 1 - World Liquids production from January 2004 to November 2008.
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The International Energy Agency expects coal production to nearly double by 2030 in their World Energy Outlook 2008 if no large scale governmental intervention occurs. In this post, I analyse the likelihood of this happening from the perspective of available coal reserves.
My conclusions are that if we look [...]
Figure 1 - World Energy Outlook 2008 coal demand scenarios, reference (blue), 550 policy (green), 450 policy (red).
In this post I summarize the climate policy scenarios of the World Energy Outlook 2008 in which coal usage is stabilized and ultimately phased out. A scenario that would render the [...]
The November 2008 edition of Oilwatch Monthly can be downloaded at this weblink (PDF, 1.55 MB, 24 pp).
Figure 1 - World Liquids production from January 2004 to October 2008.
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The purpose of the World Energy Outlook demand forecast is to show future energy market trends assuming no new government intervention takes place. This is a useful exercise because it tells governments what they need to do now to prevent the realization of an undesired scenario presented by IEA. Such [...]
Worldwide concern is growing over high oil prices, the security of supply of fossil fuels and its impact on many sectors of our society. Such concerns voiced at the oildrum over the past years are becoming part of the mainstream energy discussion. On 21 & 22 January 2009 [...]
The October 2008 edition of Oilwatch Monthly can be downloaded at this weblink (PDF, 1.42 MB, 24 pp).
Figure 1 - World Liquids production from January 2004 to September 2008.
A summary and latest graphics below the fold.
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Latest Developments:
1) Conventional crude production - Latest available figures from the Energy [...]
The August 2008 edition of Oilwatch Monthly can be downloaded at this weblink (PDF, 1.34 MB, 26 pp). In this edition I have added more demand, oil stock and production revision data.
Figure 1 - OECD crude oil stocks from January 2002 to June 2008.
A summary and latest [...]
An important Dutch energy institute, the Clingendael International Energy Program (CIEP), recently published a report that confirms most of the conclusions about the oil market reached over the years at the oildrum. That the floor price of oil is now 110 dollars per barrel, that supply will not rise beyond [...]
The July 2008 edition of Oilwatch Monthly can be downloaded at this weblink (PDF, 1.34 MB, 22 pp). In this edition I have added biofuels, monthly production revision charts and a barrel to BTU conversion section.
Figure 1 - World Liquids Fuel Production excluding biofuels January 2004 - [...]
Yesterday we have heard announcements by Ali-Naimi, the oil minister of Saudi Arabia, regarding future production capacity increments. We are to believe that Saudi Arabia will produce 12.5 million barrels per day at the end of 2009 and a potential 15 million barrels per day in the coming decade. How [...]
Today a historic moment took place. The Dutch government acknowledged in its new energy strategy that Dutch natural gas production has passed its peak (file in Dutch here). Stating that the peak occurred in 2007/2008 and the Netherlands will have become a net importer of natural gas by 2025. [...]
The June 2008 edition of Oilwatch Monthly can be downloaded at this weblink (PDF, 1.42 MB, 21 pp).
Figure 1 - World Liquids Fuel Production January 2002 - May 2008
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Latest Developments:
1) Total liquids - In May world production of total liquids [...]
The May 2008 edition of Oilwatch Monthly can be downloaded at this weblink (PDF, 1.15 MB, 21 pp).
Figure 1 - World Liquids Fuel Production January 2002 - April 2008
A summary and latest graphics below the fold.
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Latest Developments:
1) Total liquids - In April world production of total [...]
The April 2008 edition of Oilwatch Monthly can be downloaded at this weblink (PDF, 1.65 MB, 21 pp).
Figure 1 - World Liquids Fuel Production January 2002 - March 2008
A summary and latest graphics below the fold.
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Latest Developments:
1) Total liquids In March world production of total liquids decreased [...]
The March 2008 edition of Oilwatch Monthly can be downloaded at this weblink (PDF, 1.6 MB, 21 pp).
Figure 1 - World Liquids Fuel Production January 2002 - February 2008
A summary, latest graphics and an explanatory note regarding a few errors I made last time and the data [...]
The February 2008 edition of Oilwatch Monthly can be downloaded at this weblink (PDF, 1.6 MB, 21 pp).
Figure 1 - World Liquids Fuel Production January 2002 - January 2008
A summary and latest graphics below the fold.
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Latest Developments:
1) Total liquids - In December world production of total liquids [...]
The January 2008 edition of Oilwatch Monthly can be downloaded at this weblink (PDF, 1.6 MB, 21 pp).
Figure 1 - World Liquids Fuel Production January 2002 - December 2007
A summary and latest graphics below the fold.
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Latest Developments:
1) Plateau production - For the second consecutive month world [...]
Some of the great things that make human live much easier are dependent on rare non-renewable resources. Helium is one of these, a noble gas with remarkable qualities due to its inert state. It is used for example to cool metals needed to create superconductivity. This process is [...]
The December edition of Oilwatch Monthly can be downloaded at this weblink (PDF, 1.6 MB, 21 pp).
Figure 1 - World Liquids Fuel Production January 2002 - November 2007
A summary and latest graphics below the fold.
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Latest Developments:
1) Plateau production - Both the International Energy Agency [...]
The energy watchdog of the OECD countries, the International Energy Agency (IEA), recently started to talk about looming oil shortages. The high oil price of today will remain is the message they are spreading. We need to save more oil, invest more in increasing oil production and upscale alternatives. However, [...]
The November edition of Oilwatch Monthly can be downloaded at this weblink (PDF, 1.5 MB, 21 pp). At the time of writing the latest IEA oil market report had not yet been published which has therefore not been incorporated in the PDF, but it is included in the figures [...]
