In its latest document the RTA fails to present energy calculations to support a business case for the M2 widening. Banks who consider financing this project need first to find out which…
Iran crude oil production to decline by 700 kbd by 2015; budget neutral oil price $130
The new IEA Medium Term Oil Market Report 2010 http://www.iea.org/W/bookshop/add.aspx?id=397 estimates Iran’s oil production capacity will decline by 700 Kb/d by 2015. The above graph shows the change of crude oil capacities…
M2 widening primary energy dilemma for cars
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 data: http://www.hillsm2upgrade.com.au/files/environmental_assessment/volume2_part1/techpaper1/m2ueavol2pt1ttiamainreportch6to8.pdf…
Crude oil 2010 vs 2005 1st quarter
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 graph shows…
Brisbane motorists bypass the Bypass Tunnel
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 Brisbane is…
GOM oil after the US peak
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 the US…
Sydney’s Metropolitan Transport Plan
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 – 2020…
Negative net present value for Brisbane’s Northern Link Tunnel in next oil crunch
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 has chipped…
Community Cabinet Meeting in Epping with PM Kevin Rudd
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 Boys’ High…
Australian Population Scenarios in the context of oil decline and global warming
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 failure of…