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    Shell declares an end to cheap oil - by frog



    Shell has been an increasingly vocal supporter of the need to plan for peak oil. Shell’s future energy scenarios paint a stark future – one where we plan for the demise of cheap oil and one where we scramble incoherently and nature decides for us. This week, in the Wall Street Journal, Shell’s CEO Peter [...] read more
    March 7, 2010 7:41 am - 31 Comments
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    Business Council for Sustainable Development’s internal ructions - by frog



    The Business Council for Sustainable Development’s report arguing that an emissions trading scheme could lead to more than $12 billion of investment over the next 10 years and create nearly 10,000 jobs has certainly thrown the cat amongst the pigeons. The interesting thing to me is not so much the validity or not of NZBCSD’s [...] read more
    June 25, 2008 9:50 am - 33 Comments
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    The Record Falls – Jan ’08 is the new world record for crude oil (plus condensate) production - by frog



    Nate Hagens over at The Oil Drum says: The EIA’s newest International Petroleum Monthly shows World C+C production for January was 74,466,000 barrels per day, eclipsing the heretofore peak of May 2005 by 168,000 barrels per day. (thanks to Ron Patterson for the heads up and to Khebab for the quick graphics). Fig 1.- World [...] read more
    April 14, 2008 10:04 am - 10 Comments
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    Shell CEO predicts peak oil before 2015 - by frog



    Jeroen van der Veer, the CEO of Shell, has all but acknowledged a rapidly approaching peak oil. The Oil Drum has published an e-mail sent to all Shell employees in which the CEO admitted: “Regardless of which route we choose, the world’s current predicament limits our maneuvering room. We are experiencing a step-change in the [...] read more
    February 5, 2008 3:48 pm - 32 Comments