Sidebar menu
-
-
![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
04 September 2018 11:27 AM | No Comments -
![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)
16 March 2018 11:36 PM | No Comments -
![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
31 October 2017 12:00 PM | No Comments -
![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
27 February 2017 8:17 AM | No Comments -
![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
28 December 2016 7:06 PM | No Comments -
![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)
04 January 2015 9:02 AM | No Comments -
![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)
30 December 2014 9:28 PM | No Comments -
![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
26 August 2009 9:00 AM | No Comments
-
![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
30 June 2025 9:00 PM | No Comments -
![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
17 June 2025 11:00 PM | No Comments -
![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)
22 May 2025 5:05 PM | No Comments -
![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?
22 April 2025 12:00 PM | No Comments -
![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
25 March 2025 12:00 PM | No Comments -
![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
04 March 2025 4:06 PM | No Comments -
![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
07 February 2025 6:00 PM | No Comments -
![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
25 January 2025 12:00 PM | No Comments -
![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)
08 December 2024 5:00 PM | No Comments -
![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
-
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 […]
Latest Headlines
-
![The M2 widening proposal can be viewed here: http://www.hillsm2upgrade.com.au/ea_documents.htm We superimpose traffic forecasts from chapter 7.2.3 on page 72 with crude oil and condensate projections of Geoscience Australia Source of […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/M2_Daily_Traffic_vs_Australian_Crude_Condensate-115x115.jpg "M2 widening primary energy dilemma for cars")
M2 widening primary energy dilemma for cars
Posted on June 19, 2010 | No CommentsThe M2 widening proposal can be viewed here: http://www.hillsm2upgrade.com.au/ea_documents.htm We superimpose traffic forecasts from chapter 7.2.3 on page 72 with crude oil and condensate projections of Geoscience Australia Source of […] -
![5 years peak oil. What we have seen so far is the response of the economy and the financial system to oil production on a bumpy production plateau The above […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/eia_crude_2010_vs_2005_march-115x115.jpg "Crude oil 2010 vs 2005 1st quarter")
Crude oil 2010 vs 2005 1st quarter
Posted on June 18, 2010 | No Comments5 years peak oil. What we have seen so far is the response of the economy and the financial system to oil production on a bumpy production plateau The above […] -
![In a new twist of Brisbane’s road tunnel saga motorists avoid the newly opened North South Bypass Tunnel (renamed into Clem7) The original strategy of 5 TransApex road tunnels in […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/785747-story-bridge-traffic-115x115.jpg "Brisbane motorists bypass the Bypass Tunnel")
Brisbane motorists bypass the Bypass Tunnel
Posted on June 10, 2010 | No CommentsIn a new twist of Brisbane’s road tunnel saga motorists avoid the newly opened North South Bypass Tunnel (renamed into Clem7) The original strategy of 5 TransApex road tunnels in […] -
![This post is updated from time to time The following graph from Energyfiles shown by Matthew Simmons in a 2007 slide presentation explains the desperate fight for oil after […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/SkyTruth_FSU_22jun10_DSC_1077sm-115x115.jpg "GOM oil after the US peak")
GOM oil after the US peak
Posted on May 30, 2010 | No CommentsThis post is updated from time to time The following graph from Energyfiles shown by Matthew Simmons in a 2007 slide presentation explains the desperate fight for oil after […] -
![My submission to the Metropolitan Transport Plan proposal http://www.nsw.gov.au/metropolitantransportplan is here: 26/5/2010 Comments on Metropolitan Transport Plan http://www.crudeoilpeak.com/downloads/MetropolitanTransportPlan.pdf Contents of this PDF file: Summary 1 Time table of events 2010 […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Car_traffic_to_be_replaced_by_Public_Transport-115x115.jpg "Sydney’s Metropolitan Transport Plan")
Sydney’s Metropolitan Transport Plan
Posted on May 26, 2010 | No CommentsMy submission to the Metropolitan Transport Plan proposal http://www.nsw.gov.au/metropolitantransportplan is here: 26/5/2010 Comments on Metropolitan Transport Plan http://www.crudeoilpeak.com/downloads/MetropolitanTransportPlan.pdf Contents of this PDF file: Summary 1 Time table of events 2010 […] -
![Northern Link gets the go-ahead Brisbane City Council’s $1.7 billion Northern Link tunnel has received state government approval, paving the way for work to begin later this year….The Federal Government […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/tunnels_tunnels_kc_newsletter_2002-115x115.jpg "Negative net present value for Brisbane’s Northern Link Tunnel in next oil crunch")
Negative net present value for Brisbane’s Northern Link Tunnel in next oil crunch
Posted on April 30, 2010 | No CommentsNorthern Link gets the go-ahead Brisbane City Council’s $1.7 billion Northern Link tunnel has received state government approval, paving the way for work to begin later this year….The Federal Government […] -
![Date: 15/4/2010 Venue: Epping Boys High School, Sydney Locals were interested in a variety of issues, not high oil prices “Some of the 400 locals who crammed into the Epping […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Epping_Boys_High_Cabinet_Meeting-15-4-2010_Kevin_Rudd-115x115.jpg "Community Cabinet Meeting in Epping with PM Kevin Rudd")
Community Cabinet Meeting in Epping with PM Kevin Rudd
Posted on April 16, 2010 | No CommentsDate: 15/4/2010 Venue: Epping Boys High School, Sydney Locals were interested in a variety of issues, not high oil prices “Some of the 400 locals who crammed into the Epping […] -
![Summary The size of Australia’s future population growth including immigration will be largely determined by these events: Fuel shortages after peak oil which started in 2005 Food shortages due to […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Australian_Natural_Growth_Scenarios_TFR_Life_Expectancy1-115x115.jpg "Australian Population Scenarios in the context of oil decline and global warming")
Australian Population Scenarios in the context of oil decline and global warming
Posted on April 9, 2010 | No CommentsSummary The size of Australia’s future population growth including immigration will be largely determined by these events: Fuel shortages after peak oil which started in 2005 Food shortages due to […] -
![The Australian Financial Review (6/4/2010) published my following letter: Middle East war games and our oil vulnerability In the last days the New York Times had 2 articles on war […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/ME_Oil_flows-115x115.jpg "Australia needs Strategic Oil Reserve")
Australia needs Strategic Oil Reserve
Posted on April 6, 2010 | No CommentsThe Australian Financial Review (6/4/2010) published my following letter: Middle East war games and our oil vulnerability In the last days the New York Times had 2 articles on war […] -
![In 2009, the Federal government released both an aviation green and white paper. At the same time airports around Australia published their master plans, all assuming a doubling of air […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/WP72_Fig_419_plus_ruler-115x115.jpg "Report Card 2009 (Part 2) Aviation and Airport Master Plans – Pies in the skies")
Report Card 2009 (Part 2) Aviation and Airport Master Plans – Pies in the skies
Posted on February 17, 2010 | No CommentsIn 2009, the Federal government released both an aviation green and white paper. At the same time airports around Australia published their master plans, all assuming a doubling of air […]
