Australia’s monthly diesel imports reached a record of 2,360 ML (495 kb/d) in June 2021. While it is common for imports to vary from month to month there is a long term…
Tag: South China Sea
Brunei peak oil – golden opportunity for China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Fig 1: Gold plated dome of the Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque in Bandar Seri Begawan Fig 2: Brunei crude & NGL production. The 2nd and last peak was in 2006 (Shell…
Peak oil in China and the Asia Pacific (part 2)
South China Sea: ‘Leave immediately and keep far off’ Fig 1: U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance plane overflying disputed Spratly islands 11/8/2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dodbqgKn8js https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-asia-45152525/south-china-sea-leave-immediately-and-keep-far-off Fig 2: Subi reef location in the South…
Peak oil in Asia Pacific (part 1)
This post uses data released by the BP Statistical Review in June 2018 https://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/energy-economics/statistical-review-of-world-energy.html Oil production seems to have left its bumpy 6 year long (2010-2015) plateau of 8.4 mb/d and is…
Australia more vulnerable than ever to fuel import disruptions
This is because after the closure of 3 oil refineries in Sydney and Brisbane fuel imports have skyrocketed and these additional imports come from and pass through an area where there are…
Exxon plans to produce gas close to China’s 9 dash line claim
This article is part 3 of a series on peak oil in the South China Sea. Bloomberg commented on 15/12/2016 that “Trump’s Top Diplomat Would Bring Complex History With China From Exxon…
Peak oil in the South China Sea (part 2)
China’s crude oil production has apparently peaked and is back to where it was at the beginning of 2010. Fig 1: China’s crude oil production http://www.jodidb.org/ Vietnam has become a net oil importer:…
Peak oil in the South China Sea (part 1)
The recent deployment of missile launchers and jet fighters on Woody Island of the Paracel islands have put the spotlight on the South China Sea (SCS). Fig 1: The 200 mile Economic Exclusion Zone…
China’s offshore CNOOC started to peak in 2010
The China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) is the largest producer of offshore oil and gas in China. Production statistics should therefore be pretty much indicative of what is happening along China’s…
10 years after peak oil in Vietnam: Asian Century sails into troubled waters in the South China Sea
Only weeks after the Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott introduced “Team Australia to help China build the Asian Century” to the Boao Forum on the island of Hainan in the South China…