Wednesday, 4 September 2013

Peak Oil


A collection of stories, thanks to RiceFarmer

Energy Decline










Essentially it is price that will decide what oil is recoverable, and what isn't. And we are already witnessing the effects of the energy price barrier as even the BRICs slow and governments go more deeply into debt. -- RF

Mr Keiller said the industry has been too slow to change the way it operates over the past 10 years. During that time, the cost of extraction per barrel has risen four fold.


Brazil's oil and natural gas output fell in July as production from new offshore fields declined, adding to more than a year of sluggish output caused by the decline of older areas and maintenance shut-downs.










China’s smallest oil imports from West Africa in at least two years are curbing demand for tankers on the second-longest trade route, prolonging the worst rates in more than a decade for Frontline Ltd. and other owners.




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