Energy

From Rice Farmer

Energy decline around the globe

Chinese Oil Companies Apparent Victors in Post-Saddam Iraq

Brent Oil’s Third Year Over $100 Looms on Supply Risk

Resource nationalism assumes more insidious forms

"Resource nationalism is assuming more subtle forms as governments resort to measures outside of blatant asset expropriations to retain the benefits proffered by their geological bounties."

[video] Resource nationalism

Sudan's Bashir says ready to meet Kiir to try to get oil flowing

Peak oil review - Dec 24

Scarcity: Fuel Vendors Take Over Abuja Streets (Nigeria)

Upward adjustment of fuel prices needed: energy adviser (Bangladesh)

Transformer failure causes blackout in Japan's Osaka

South Korea Flirts With Another Power Disaster

"South Korea set a new record for power consumption on Wednesday, the third consecutive day of very cold temperatures and busiest work-wise after the lead-in and celebration of Christmas. And the country’s energy monitors were forced to warn that power outages might occur because demand had surpassed the limit that the government considers safe."

In Freezing Seoul, More Homes Heated with Charcoal

Typhoon causes massive blackout in 11 towns, 2 cities (Philippines)

India Considering Plan to Raise Diesel, Kerosene Prices - Official

Lukoil to cut Iraq oil output 30% after gov't plan

"OAO Lukoil Holdings will cut its production in Iraq by 30% after the Iraqi government decided to limit output in order to prop up prices, the president of Lukoil Overseas Holding Ltd. said in an interview."

Saudi Arabia Must Review Its Oil Subsidies, Former Adviser Says

"Saudi Arabia will need to reduce fuel subsidies that are becoming an ever-greater fiscal burden as its population grows, a former adviser to the country’s oil minister said."

The EU must drastically reduce its oil imports

Oil Services, Pipelines Feed Shorts

Israel Jan-Nov gasoil, fuel oil demand in electricity sector up sharply

"Israeli gasoil and fuel oil consumption for electricity production rose sharply in the first 11 months of the year due to a severe shortage of natural gas, Israel's Energy and Water Ministry said Thursday."

Brazil president says power rationing not needed

"Brazil's president says Latin America's biggest economy does not need to ration electricity in the wake of several outages that occurred over the past several months."