Thursday, September 30, 2004

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The New Frontier, Again Yesterday's announcement that ConocoPhillips was acquiring an approximately 8% interest--which could grow to up...
Wednesday, September 29, 2004

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Alternatives or Ultra-Efficiency? The October 4 issue of Fortune features this article by Amory Lovins, the alternative energy guru I mentio...
Tuesday, September 28, 2004

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The "Half Century" I want to get back to writing about alternative energy, but there's so much going on in the world of oil a...
Monday, September 27, 2004

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California Dreaming? Friday's papers carried the news that California's Air Resources Board had approved rules to reduce the emissi...
Friday, September 24, 2004

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Lord Browne Speaks I've devoted a lot of space this week to concerns about future oil supply and some possible solutions. My regular re...
Thursday, September 23, 2004

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Unconventional Oil Yesterday I looked at the debate concerning a possible early peak in conventional oil production. Today I'd like to ...
Wednesday, September 22, 2004

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Peaking Interest Well, the peak-oil issue has finally made it to the front page of the Wall Street Journal. Yesterday's article present...
Tuesday, September 21, 2004

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It's Here? The other interesting news from last week was the reaction to Tony Blair's stern warnings about imminent effects of cli...
Monday, September 20, 2004

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Chess, Anyone? The most interesting news I saw over the weekend was the report that Yukos, the embattled Russian oil giant, has revised its...
Friday, September 17, 2004

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Bad Timing Last week's Economist carried one of their excellent periodic industry sector reports, this one focused on the global automo...
Thursday, September 16, 2004

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Independence vs. Interdependence Yesterday's Wall St. Journal included this commentary concerning Senator Kerry's repeated referen...
Wednesday, September 15, 2004

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A New Giant On the heels of yesterday's discussion about opening up OPEC's reserves to foreign investment comes the announcement th...
Tuesday, September 14, 2004

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Total Speaks Out The Financial Times reports that Total's CEO, Thierry Desmarest, has publicly called for OPEC countries to open up acc...
Monday, September 13, 2004

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Joining the Club--But Why? I have to admit to being perplexed by the controversy over Iran's nuclear ambitions. In particular, I'm ...
Friday, September 10, 2004

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Rumors Quashed? The Financial Times reports that Total's CEO, M. Desmarest, has denied speculation that his firm is interested in a tak...
Thursday, September 09, 2004

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The New Car The New York Times gets my vote for best title of an article dealing with high oil prices, “ Laissez-Faire My Gas Guzzler, Alre...
Wednesday, September 08, 2004

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Still Trading For some time I've suggested that there was a high risk of throwing out the baby with the bathwater in the aftermath of t...
Thursday, September 02, 2004

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Alternative Energy Giant Seeing alternative energy as still largely the purview of small, aggressive start-ups may be an artifact of the la...
Wednesday, September 01, 2004

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SUV Confrontation According to this story in the Financial Times, SUV sales are up 14% and the government is considering measures to limit ...
Tuesday, August 31, 2004

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Where Will Our Gasoline Come From? An article in today’s Wall St. Journal highlights an important issue that has received little attention,...