Crude Oil Peak

Half of oil burnable in 2000-2050 to keep us within 2 degrees warming has been used up as we hit 400 ppm

This article shows CO2 emission profiles from oil, analyses how regional peak oil events shape emission curves and calculates that an annual 6% oil decline rate after 2012 would be…

Excluding the US, rest-of-world crude production in 2H2012 was not higher than in 2005

Excluding the US, rest-of-world crude oil production in the 2nd half of 2012 was on the same level as in the 2nd half of 2005, despite 85% higher oil prices….

Iraq war and its aftermath failed to stop the beginning of peak oil in 2005

It is now 10 years that the coalition of the willing, err… peaking (US peak 1970, UK peak 1999, Australia peak 2000) invaded Iraq. This was not just an oil…

International oil companies’ oil production peaked in 2004 and declined by 2.1 % pa

Oil production (crude and NGLs) of 5 international oil companies has been declining by a total of 15% over the period 2004-2011. Merci, Jean (Lahererre, ASPO France) pour m’avoir envoyé…

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Half of oil burnable in 2000-2050 to keep us within 2 degrees warming has been used up as we hit 400 ppm

Posted on May 16, 2013 | No Comments
This article shows CO2 emission profiles from oil, analyses how regional peak oil events shape emission curves and calculates that an annual 6% oil decline rate after 2012 would be...
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Excluding the US, rest-of-world crude production in 2H2012 was not higher than in 2005

Posted on April 29, 2013 | No Comments
Excluding the US, rest-of-world crude oil production in the 2nd half of 2012 was on the same level as in the 2nd half of 2005, despite 85% higher oil prices....
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Iraq war and its aftermath failed to stop the beginning of peak oil in 2005

Posted on March 16, 2013 | No Comments
It is now 10 years that the coalition of the willing, err… peaking (US peak 1970, UK peak 1999, Australia peak 2000) invaded Iraq. This was not just an oil...
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International oil companies’ oil production peaked in 2004 and declined by 2.1 % pa

Posted on March 11, 2013 | No Comments
Oil production (crude and NGLs) of 5 international oil companies has been declining by a total of 15% over the period 2004-2011. Merci, Jean (Lahererre, ASPO France) pour m’avoir envoyé...
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How good was the Australian peak oil report BITRE 117 (peaky leaks part 4)

Posted on February 25, 2013 | No Comments
1 year ago the Australian Federal Government refused to table their internal peak oil report BITRE 117 before a Senate hearing on the grounds that the report was not “up...
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Brisbane Airport Link: at the end of the road tunnel investor money flies away (part 2)

Posted on February 20, 2013 | No Comments
Only 2 weeks after NSW infrastructure boss Nick Greiner could not answer the question how toll-way debt in Sydney can be paid back, the answer comes from another Australian capital...
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