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Drumbeat: August 26, 2013 26 Aug 2013 | 08:14 pm
Richard Heinberg: Was the Oil and Gas Industry Promoting Peak Oil to Make Maximum Profits? The change in our public conversation about energy is predicated on new drilling technology and its ability ...
Back to Basics: Direct Hydropower 26 Aug 2013 | 10:20 am
This is a final guest post of Kris de Decker, founder and writer at Low-tech Magazine, an internet publication highlighting the need for elegant yet simple sustainable energy technologies. We publishe...
Tech Talk - where to expect more oil to come this year 25 Aug 2013 | 02:04 pm
The news that Saudi Arabia is planning to employ 200 drilling rigs next year (up from 20 back in 2005) suggests that there is a recognition that future reserves may not measure up to the planned volum...
Drumbeat: August 24, 2013 24 Aug 2013 | 08:04 pm
Nuclear Operator Raises Alarm on Crisis TOKYO — The operator of Japan’s tsunami-hit nuclear power plant sounded the alarm on the gravity of the deepening crisis of containment at the coastal site on ...
Drumbeat: August 23, 2013 23 Aug 2013 | 06:27 pm
US petroleum demand hits 3-year high (IANS) The overall petroleum demand in the US jumped in July to the highest level in three years, the American Petroleum Institute (API) said. The total petroleu...
The Way I Saw Things 23 Aug 2013 | 12:56 pm
I often find myself wondering where my life would be today had I not stumbled across The Oil Drum in 2005. I don’t know that I would still be writing today were it not for my early experiences with TO...
Drumbeat: August 21, 2013 21 Aug 2013 | 07:14 pm
'Worrying' decline in oil and gas production The sharp decline in production of oil and gas from under British waters is "worrying" industry leaders. Trade body Oil and Gas UK says there is record i...
Our Clean Energy Future 21 Aug 2013 | 01:22 pm
Like most of you I was disappointed to learn that The Oil Drum will be closing its doors in the not-too-distant future. While it has been some time since I last wrote for the site, I was pleased to be...
Drumbeat: August 19, 2013 19 Aug 2013 | 06:04 pm
10 Years After Record Blackout, is U.S. Any Better Prepared? Electricity grid operators knew hours before the Northeast power failure at 4 p.m. on August 14, 2003, that things were going badly. One c...
Peak Oil Update - Final Thoughts 19 Aug 2013 | 12:20 pm
Since 2006, I've been tracking a set of oil production forecasts and trying to see how they performed over time. Comparing oil supply forecasts is not an easy task because of the many different assump...
