The old pocket watch that I used as a prop for my talk on peak oil to a group of elderly people in a countryside church. It was made in 1946 – the date and the name of the owner are still engraved on the back. When I arrive, the friend who has invited me tells me that he…
This post is really an update to my prior post http://www.theoildrum.com/node/6771 . Update: 1:00 PM EDT: Evacuation of oil spill area called off; ship are expect to return within 24 hours. Note, Saturday 9:00am EDT: Storm update by Chuck Watson at end of post. As noted previously, BP now has permission to leave the cap on indefinitely, with the…
The July 2010 edition of Oilwatch Monthly can be downloaded at this weblink (PDF, 1.24 MB, 33 pp). Figure 1 – North America Oil Consumption January 2002 to May 2010, Datasource: JODI. The Oilwatch Monthly is a newsletter that is available free of charge with the latest data on oil supply, demand, oil stocks, spare capacity and exports. Below…
This thread is being closed. Please comment on http://www.theoildrum.com/node/6773 . With all activities shutting down around the Deepwater well due to the projected path of Tropical Storm Bonnie, as it has now become, it is appropriate to quote the Press release from Admiral Allen Thursday. Due to the risk that Tropical Storm Bonnie poses to the safety of the…
Note : Tropical storm update by Chuck Watson at the end of this post. The approaching tropic system that has been mentioned in earlier posts has now not only caught the attention of the folks at the Deepwater well, but has moved them to action. Because of the length of time that it takes to disconnect the systems and…
One Person’s Oil Addict is Another’s Intelligent Consumer In the last few weeks, rhetoric about America’s oil addiction has resurfaced, years after being pushed by former President George W. Bush. It is meant to explain the inability of Americans to become energy independent or at least to significantly reduce consumption. The implication is that consumers are either foolish or…
A reader sent an Oxy Petroleum ad that points out the many things that are made with petroleum. Hydrocarbon Man Video Tonight, I thought perhaps we could talk a little about the issue of our dependence on petroleum for so many products. Our factories today are all set up assuming that petroleum is available. How do we make a…
Because of the number of comments, this is a new copy of this post. Previous comments can be found on http://www.theoildrum.com/node/6757 . Update, 4:00 pm, EDT : Chuck Watson has a storm update, added to the end of this post. There is a certain frustration in hearing some of the officials who act as spokesmen for the management team…
Because of the number of comments, this is a new thread. The previous thread was http://www.theoildrum.com/node/6754 . Update 2:30 pm EDT : Original leak on the pipe has been sealed, but there are two major leaks on the stack now. One is at the bottom of the new “cap” and the other is on both sides of the BOP…
This thread is being closed. Please comment on http://www.theoildrum.com/node/6754 . Because of the number of comments, this is a third copy of this post. The previous post can be found at http://www.theoildrum.com/node/6752 . The White House says the well is leaking at the top and a seep is 2 miles away. Here is the link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38304846/ . At the…