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American energy trends: Less of a menace from oil

Posted on January 23, 2012 by admin

If I had to pick the economy’s likeliest spoiler this year, it would be oil prices. Whether it’s Iran trying to close the strait of Hormuz or the Arab Spring  wafting through Saudi Arabia, I have no idea; but nothing … Continue reading →

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Daniel Yergin on the future of energy: A perilous and crucial quest

Posted on January 18, 2012 by admin

OUR sister blog, Prospero, publishes an interview with Daniel Yergin where the author and policy advisor ponders peak oil, shale gas and how climate change will impact where people get their energy from View full post on Commodity Markets

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Energy: That’s oil she wrote

Posted on November 5, 2011 by admin

I’VE been meaning to draw attention to this analysis from Stuart Staniford (brought to my attention by Kevin Drum). In it, Mr Staniford asks what the world might have looked like had oil demand continued to grow from 2009 on … Continue reading →

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Energy: Peaks and spikes

Posted on November 3, 2011 by admin

OVER the weekend, energy expert Daniel Yergin took to the pages of the Wall Street Journal to argue that “peak oil” is a phony concept, a “specter” that’s unlikely ever to materialise. The concept of peak oil, for the unitiated, is … Continue reading →

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