Category Archives: News Related Post

Kidding ourselves about future MENA oil production

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Gail Tverberg

Recently, the International Energy Agency’s Chief Economist Fatih Birol was quoted as saying, In the next 10 years, more than 90% of the growth in global oil production needs to come from MENA [Middle East and North African] countries. There … Continue reading →

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Drilling Down: Tainter and Patzek tell the energy-complexity story

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Gail Tverberg

Joseph Tainter and Tadeusz Patzek are authors of a soon-to-be-released book called Drilling Down: The Gulf Oil Debacle and Our Energy Dilemma. This book is part of Charles Hall’s Briefs in Energy series with the publisher Springer. An earlier book … Continue reading →

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IEO 2011: A Misleadingly Optimistic Energy Forecast by the EIA

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Gail Tverberg

The EIA published International Energy Outlook 2011 (IEO 2011) on September 19, showing energy projections to 2035. One summary stated, “Global Energy Use to Jump 53%, largely driven by strong demand from places like India and China.” It seems to … Continue reading →

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Don’t count on gold in a downturn

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Gail Tverberg

The way the price of gold keeps rising, a person might think that no matter what the downturn, gold would prove to be a good investment. I think that if things don’t fall apart too much, gold will be an … Continue reading →

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Real Causes and Wider Macroeconomic Effects of High Gas Prices: A Focus Roundtable

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Gail Tverberg

On June 20, I participated in  a 45 minute Roundtable teleconference on the topic, “The Real Causes and Wider Macroeconomic Effects of High Gas Prices,” put on by an organization called Focus.  The Moderator was Scott Albro from the Focus Research, … Continue reading →

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