When commodity prices began their five-year ascension to record highs back in 2003, integrated oilfield product and service suppliers were dealt one of the more fortuitous hands ever in the industry. Yet Halliburton (HAL), one of the largest players in [...]
COPENHAGENThe United States should shoulder some of the "burden" for Canadian greenhouse gas emissions as the chief recipient of energy from Alberta's oilsands, former prime minister Paul Martin says.
The former Liberal leader and long-time finance minister spoke to the Star [...]
Logistics will be the key to introducing 30,000 soldiers and Marines into Afghanistan in the next six to seven months, and to confronting the Taliban over the next 18 months. This reflects an old saying in the military: Amateurs study strategy, and professionals study logistics. Nevertheless, no one on the [...]
This is a perfect example of why liberal democrats can't govern. They are so out of touch with normal people. I do not know anyone, even people that support healthcare reform , that make wild over the top statements like this. Not to worry, he is way behind in the' [...]
But today I have more nuanced feelings. Over the years Ive joined the boards of two environmental groups, [...]
In a country with huge disparity in wealth, life has always been a struggle for the third of the population that lives below the poverty [...]
Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) will develop next-generation liquid electrolytes for lithium ion batteries (LIBs) using a new and stable fluorinated electrolyte salt (Li2B12FxH12-x), aiming to soon commercialize the liquid electrolytes for use in large LIBs for vehicles.
The new electrolyte salt, which can replace conventional electrolyte salts, was developed [...]
The Opel Corsa is receiving a complete re-make for 2010, with major engineering changes, re-vamped powertrain line-up, chassis improvements and steering recalibration to give the Corsa better performance and greater fuel economy as well as comfort, handling and driving dynamics. The Corsa, which accounts for some 30% of Opel/Vauxhall [...]
Vandalism and theft affect 80% of bikes
by Adam Stein
I more or less ignored some of the early reports of trouble with the Velib bike-sharing program in Paris, because they seemed thinly reported. But the recent Times article paints a troubling picture:
With 80 percent of [...]
On Halloween, I delivered the manuscript for my third oil book. At the moment the title is When Oil Peaked. The title is deliberately in the past tense. In my first oil book, Hubbert's Peak, I [...]
The world is much closer to running out of oil than official estimates admit, according to a whistleblower at the International Energy Agency who claims it has been deliberately underplaying a looming shortage for fear of triggering panic buying.
The senior official claims the US has [...]
Standard economic principles have demonstrated that price is a function of supply and demand. The same is true for the recent oil prices fluctuations we have witnessed over the last few years, namely the equilibrium between supply and demand. However, the following conundrum has not been resolved: are oil prices [...]
Standard economic principles have demonstrated that price is a function of supply and demand. The same is true for the recent oil prices fluctuations we have witnessed over the last few years, namely the equilibrium between supply and demand. However, the following conundrum has not been resolved: are oil prices high due to greater demand or too little supply? This ambiguity [...]
This comes from the Guardian (hat tip Lee):
The world is much closer to running out of oil than official estimates admit, according to a whistleblower at the International Energy Agency who claims it has been deliberately underplaying a looming shortage for fear of triggering panic [...]
The world is much closer to running out of oil than official estimates admit, according to a whistleblower at the International Energy Agency who claims it has been deliberately underplaying a looming shortage for fear of triggering panic buying.
The senior official claims the [...]
Ed Miliband, the Energy and Climate Change Secretary, will give the go-ahead for a new generation of power stations [...]
A new generation of nuclear power stations will be built to prevent an energy crisis
The award for decisiveness in energy policy this month goes to Ed Miliband, Energy & Climate Change Secretary (right) in the U.K. government who has committed the nation to “significant infrastructure [...]
