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![September 2018 5/9/2018 4 scenarios by RBC Capital Markets (1) Waiting Game Oil price neutral. Iran honors its commitments under the nuclear deal attempting to wait out the Trump administration. […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/Iran-crude-condensate_exports_Mar2016-Aug2018-36x36.jpg "Iran Update")
Iran Update
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![Part 2 Eraring, Mt Piper, Vales Pt Introduction: The NSW government is selling Snowy Hydro to the Federal Government, thereby demonstrating beyond doubt that it is abrogating its duty of […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/Eraring1_Jan2018-RG-36x36.jpg "NSW coal power maxed out in hot summer (part 2)")
NSW coal power maxed out in hot summer (part 2)
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![This article is about a paper I handed over to former Prime Minister Howard during a seminar at the Australian Institute of International Affairs on 31/10/2017 Australia in Today’s World […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/BP_crude_NGL_production_by_region_2000_2016-36x36.jpg "Howard’s Energy Policy Failure 2004")
Howard’s Energy Policy Failure 2004
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![Immigrants to blame for high house prices, businessman Dick Smith claims Mr Smith said “jumbo loads” of immigrants arriving each week were the “main driver” behind the country’s housing affordability […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/NSW_population_pyramid_1971-2016-36x36.jpg "Sydney would peak at 4.9 million with zero net overseas migration")
Sydney would peak at 4.9 million with zero net overseas migration
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![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 […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/Vietnam_gas_production_by_field_1991-2015-36x36.jpg "Exxon plans to produce gas close to China’s 9 dash line claim")
Exxon plans to produce gas close to China’s 9 dash line claim
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![In part 2 of this series we continue our excursion into Sydney’s rail world and look at whether this city spends its rail money wisely to prepare for an age […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Railcorp_ATP_briefing-36x36.jpg "Sydney mismanages transition to driver-less single deck trains (part 2)")
Sydney mismanages transition to driver-less single deck trains (part 2)
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![Contents: (1) Epping – Chatswood tunnel conversion works proposed (2) Removal of tracks at Epping and Chatswood (3) Operational flexibility reduced (4) Removal of signalling What can the world […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Tangara_Sydney_Central_via_Macquarie_Park-Dec2014-36x36.jpg "Sydney plans to dismantle rail infrastructure built just 6 years ago (part 1)")
Sydney plans to dismantle rail infrastructure built just 6 years ago (part 1)
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![A sustainable city is foremost an energy thrifty city with a minimum of energy used for transport. A good example is the 1976 master plan for Dodoma in Tanzania, an […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/community_316ha-36x36.jpg "Sustainable Cities Master Plan")
Sustainable Cities Master Plan
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![This is a continuation of a series of articles on Australia’s fuel imports which have fundamentally increased due to the closure of local refineries and also growing demand from very […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/Australian_Jet_imports_by_country_2004_April2025.jpg "Australian Jet fuel imports are 50 per cent dependent on Middle East oil")
Australian Jet fuel imports are 50 per cent dependent on Middle East oil
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![In this 3rd post on Australian diesel imports, the focus is on the dependency on Middle East oil as Israel and Iran have started to attack their oil refineries. Fig […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/Tankers-Persian-Gulf-Strait-Hormuz.jpg "Australian diesel import dependency on Middle East oil Update April 2025")
Australian diesel import dependency on Middle East oil Update April 2025
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![In part 1 of this post we looked at various Taiwan scenarios of US think tanks. https://crudeoilpeak.info/australian-diesel-imports-update-january-2025-data-preparing-for-surprises-in-the-strait-of-taiwan So what does all this mean for Australia’s fuel imports from East Asia? […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/AU-Diesel-imports-China-Taiwan-Jan21-Jan25.jpg "Australian diesel imports update January 2025 data. Preparing for surprises in the Strait of Taiwan (part 2)")
Australian diesel imports update January 2025 data. Preparing for surprises in the Strait of Taiwan (part 2)
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![Diesel is the most important fuel to sustain the economy. Fig 1: Australian Diesel consumption has been increasing on a long-term trend Fig 2: Australian refinery production of diesel in […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/Diesel-imports-last-12months-Dec2024.jpg "Australian diesel imports update January 2025 data. Preparing for surprises in the Strait of Taiwan?")
Australian diesel imports update January 2025 data. Preparing for surprises in the Strait of Taiwan?
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![This is part 2 of the previous post of 4 Mar 2025 https://crudeoilpeak.info/us-shale-oil-seems-to-cover-up-peaking-crude-oil-production-in-the-rest-of-the-world-since-2018 In this post we focus on the period 2016 – Oct 2024 This is a graph showing […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/Incremental-crude-Jun2020-Nov2024.jpg "Post-Covid crude production in world outside the US still lower than end 2018")
Post-Covid crude production in world outside the US still lower than end 2018
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![Update on incremental world crude and condensate oil production Oct 2024 What happened to peak oil after conventional crude oil started to peak in 2005 at 74 mb/d? Here is […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/Incremental-crude-2004-Oct2024.jpg "US shale oil seems to cover up peaking crude oil production in the rest of the world since 2018")
US shale oil seems to cover up peaking crude oil production in the rest of the world since 2018
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![Tuesday, 4th February 2025 Fig 1: Temperatures in the Sydney basin 4 Feb 2025 Fig 2: 2 price spikes up to $ 5,600 /Mh in the afternoon and evening The […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/NSW-coal-plants-4Feb25.jpg "Another hot windless day in NSW and coal power plants were running at 90 per cent available capacity after sunset")
Another hot windless day in NSW and coal power plants were running at 90 per cent available capacity after sunset
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![A Queensland scorcher on 22 Jan 2025 caused lack of reserves LOR2 and high spot prices $14,000/MWh for 2 hrs Fig 1: Australia’s synoptic chart for 22 Jan 2025 Townsville […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/Qld22Jan25.jpg "Queensland heat wave on 22 Jan 2025 caused lack of reserves LOR2 and high spot prices for 2 hrs")
Queensland heat wave on 22 Jan 2025 caused lack of reserves LOR2 and high spot prices for 2 hrs
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![Political debate The NSW power shortage problem made it to the Question time in Parliament Wednesday, 27 November 2024 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES It so happened that 3 bills on a […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/NSW-coal-plant-closure-years-2027-2040.jpg "Load shedding in New South Wales 27 November 2024 (part 4)")
Load shedding in New South Wales 27 November 2024 (part 4)
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![In part 1 we saw details of the Tomago smelter load shedding, part 2 was about coal plants. And in this post, we look at generation from renewables and gas […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/NSW-windfarms_27Nov2024.jpg "Load shedding in New South Wales 27 November 2024 (part 3)")
Load shedding in New South Wales 27 November 2024 (part 3)
06 December 2024 11:08 AM | No Comments
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Australian Jet fuel imports are 50 per cent dependent on Middle East oil
This is a continuation of a series of articles on Australia’s fuel imports which have fundamentally increased due to the closure of local refineries and also growing demand from very […]
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![Summary Brisconnections’ Airport Link is based on a financing model with increasing debt until 2026 and repayment of debt only after 2035. In the context of the evolving debt crisis […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/AirportLink_Bowen_Hills-115x115.jpg "Brisbane Airport Link: another tollway miracle of growing debt and assumed traffic growth (part 1)")
Brisbane Airport Link: another tollway miracle of growing debt and assumed traffic growth (part 1)
Posted on July 6, 2012 | No CommentsSummary Brisconnections’ Airport Link is based on a financing model with increasing debt until 2026 and repayment of debt only after 2035. In the context of the evolving debt crisis […] -
![Do it yourself. This takes 2 minutes. Australian government web site. CLICK 1 Type in google the search word “Geoscience Australia” CLICK 2 Click on http://www.ga.gov.au/ CLICK 3 Click on […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Australian_EDR_of_crude_oil_Produced_Remaining_1982_2010_trend_2020-115x115.jpg "10 mouse clicks to calculate Australian crude oil depletion of 83 per cent")
10 mouse clicks to calculate Australian crude oil depletion of 83 per cent
Posted on June 25, 2012 | No CommentsDo it yourself. This takes 2 minutes. Australian government web site. CLICK 1 Type in google the search word “Geoscience Australia” CLICK 2 Click on http://www.ga.gov.au/ CLICK 3 Click on […] -
![The Pocahontas tollway South of Richmond, Virginia, is the latest example how the combination of embellished traffic projections and a weak economy – caused by high oil prices – have […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Pocahontas_tollway_traffic_actual_vs_projected_gasoline_prices_2002_2012-115x115.jpg "Ghost traffic on US tollway hits peak oil ignorant banks and investors")
Ghost traffic on US tollway hits peak oil ignorant banks and investors
Posted on June 21, 2012 | No CommentsThe Pocahontas tollway South of Richmond, Virginia, is the latest example how the combination of embellished traffic projections and a weak economy – caused by high oil prices – have […] -
![Graphs prepared using data from the BP Statistical Review 2012 http://www.bp.com/sectionbodycopy.do?categoryId=7500&contentId=7068481 (1) Discrepancies BP data show oil consumption being higher than oil production. The discrepancy has been growing from 1998 […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/BP_Stat_Review_2012_Production_Deficit_1987_2011-115x115.jpg "BP Statistical Review 2012 Analysis Part 1 Discrepancies and Peak Exports")
BP Statistical Review 2012 Analysis Part 1 Discrepancies and Peak Exports
Posted on June 14, 2012 | No CommentsGraphs prepared using data from the BP Statistical Review 2012 http://www.bp.com/sectionbodycopy.do?categoryId=7500&contentId=7068481 (1) Discrepancies BP data show oil consumption being higher than oil production. The discrepancy has been growing from 1998 […] -
![From the Economist’s website: global public debt has reached $US 45 trillion. http://www.economist.com/content/global_debt_clock We compare the stacked debt curves with the NYMEX oil price: The steep rise of both debt […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Global_debt_clock_4_June_2012-115x115.jpg "Global debt and oil prices")
Global debt and oil prices
Posted on June 4, 2012 | No CommentsFrom the Economist’s website: global public debt has reached $US 45 trillion. http://www.economist.com/content/global_debt_clock We compare the stacked debt curves with the NYMEX oil price: The steep rise of both debt […] -
![Impressions from a train trip Sydney – Armidale in year #8 of peak oil and 8 years away from Hansen’s deadline on coal. 3 car Country Link train arriving at […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/NSW_railway_time_stopped_dead_at_midnight_Armidale-115x115.jpg "NSW regional railway clock stopped at midnight but Hunter coal trains are rolling")
NSW regional railway clock stopped at midnight but Hunter coal trains are rolling
Posted on May 28, 2012 | No CommentsImpressions from a train trip Sydney – Armidale in year #8 of peak oil and 8 years away from Hansen’s deadline on coal. 3 car Country Link train arriving at […] -
![In April 2011 the IMF predicted oil prices – at that time US$ 80 – would increase by 60% within a year, i.e. US$ 128. Actual oil prices in April […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/World_oil_production_IEA_WEO_IMF_WP12109_to_2021-115x115.jpg "IMF team warns of global economy entering uncharted territory with US$ 180 a barrel in 2021")
IMF team warns of global economy entering uncharted territory with US$ 180 a barrel in 2021
Posted on May 20, 2012 | No CommentsIn April 2011 the IMF predicted oil prices – at that time US$ 80 – would increase by 60% within a year, i.e. US$ 128. Actual oil prices in April […] -
![The following graph shows the changes in global crude oil production since January 2001. This start year is being used to make the graph comparable to previous graphs which were […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Incremental_crude_World_2001_Jan2012-115x115.jpg "Incremental crude oil production update January 2012")
Incremental crude oil production update January 2012
Posted on May 17, 2012 | No CommentsThe following graph shows the changes in global crude oil production since January 2001. This start year is being used to make the graph comparable to previous graphs which were […] -
![Australia, wanting to project itself as the energy super power, faces domestic gas shortages in its Premier State, New South Wales. This is what the public is made aware of […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Gas_Freeway_lock_the_gate_oil_road-115x115.jpg "Queensland plans to export more than 10 times the gas NSW needs (part 3)")
Queensland plans to export more than 10 times the gas NSW needs (part 3)
Posted on May 9, 2012 | No CommentsAustralia, wanting to project itself as the energy super power, faces domestic gas shortages in its Premier State, New South Wales. This is what the public is made aware of […] -
![The trucking company 1st Fleet has gone into voluntary administration. Only months of checking the books by the administrator de Vries Tayeh will reveal why that happened but following factors […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/First_Fleet_Truck-115x115.jpg "Howard’s wrong decisions on offshore gas exports start to hit transport sector now")
Howard’s wrong decisions on offshore gas exports start to hit transport sector now
Posted on May 6, 2012 | No CommentsThe trucking company 1st Fleet has gone into voluntary administration. Only months of checking the books by the administrator de Vries Tayeh will reveal why that happened but following factors […]
