The Emerging Iranian-Turkish Energy Partnership
The differences in energy outlooks between Tehran and Ankara have created a strong foundation for cooperation.
geopolitics
The Ukraine conflict, peak cheap gas and the MH17 tragedy
The number of countries with fossil fuel conflicts and wars is increasing. Libya, Sudan, Egypt (Sinai), Yemen, Syria, Iraq and now Ukraine. The result is that many innocent people die and that actual oil/gas production drops.
Peak oil notes – July 31
A mid-week update. Crude prices continued to fall this week as markets ignored the new sanctions on Russia and the increasing turmoil in the Middle East to focus on sagging gasoline demand and increasing product stocks.
New Russia Sanctions: Washington, Delusional About US Energy Capacity, Lashes Out
The effect of the sanctions will be to speed the Russian decline, forcing up world oil prices as soon as US tight oil maxes out and goes into its inevitable nosedive.
Ukraine – headlines
•US and EU Lose Major Energy Battle in Ukraine •Coordinated Sanctions Aim at Russia’s Ability to Tap Its Oil Reserves •Ukrainian ‘seizes Avdiivka’ in rebel Donetsk stronghold •Ukrainian prime minister Arseny Yatseniuk resigns •Ukraine votes to keep Western companies out of gas industry •US intelligence officials just gave a very unsatisfying briefing on MH17
A Framework For Assessing Country-Level Resilience
With no meaningful actions on such things as climate change and peak resources in sight, a realistic assessment of country (and regional) level resilience is required.
Peak Oil Review – July 14
A weekly review including: Oil and the Global Economy, The Middle East & North Africa, Russia, Quote of the Week, The Briefs
Peak Oil Review – Jun 16
A weekly review including: Oil and the Global Economy, The Middle East & North Africa, China, Ukraine, Quote of the Week, The Briefs.
Peak Oil Notes – Jun 12
New York oil prices rose sharply on Monday due to the usual hopes for an economic recovery and threats to Middle Eastern oil exports.
Peak Oil Review – Jun 9
A weekly review including: Oil and the Global Economy, The Middle East & North Africa, China, Ukraine, Quote of the Week, The Briefs.
Peak Oil Notes – June 5
A weekly update on energy news.
Peak oil review – Jun 2
A weekly review including: Oil and the Global Economy, The Middle East and North Africa, China, Ukraine, Quote of the week, The Briefs.