Changing times and mining shovels

I have been discussing the technologies for oil well drilling and coal mining for quite some time, and am thinking that with that review ava...

New York State temperature data, homogenized and TOBS

It has been almost a month since I last visited the temperature plots, last looking at Pennsylvania and I have been debating a little as t...

This Week in Petroleum and Ethanol, and VMT for August

Having a quick glance at This Week in Petroleum it seems as though we are in that phase of the year where there is not a whole lot that is...

Electrifying the Railroads - Alan Drake's manual

While I was away Alan Drake sent me his “An American Citizen’s Guide to an Oil-Free Economy -A How-To Manual for Ending Oil Dependency.” I...

A little more on Jetting - surgery, art and diesel replacement

Being somewhat jet lagged today, after returning from Austria last night, I won't attempt anything that requires any great mental dexter...

The Waterjet Meeting in Graz

I was not planning on writing about the Conference that I have been at this week. It deals with the uses of high-pressure (typically about...

Saudi Oil Production - read Minister Al-Naimi's small print

Yesterday the Saudi Arabian oil Minister, Ali Al-Naimi, commented that the days of easy oil are not over , and that there remain at least 88...

The ASPO Conference - final thoughts

The remark that sticks most in my mind, as I look back on this year’s ASPO-USA Conference was one that I believe totally missed the underlyi...

Transient Travel Break

I have been traveling over the last two days and will be spending the next week at a Conference. However, since the Conference is dealing w...

ASPO Conference- last day

One of the helpful aspects of the ASPO-USA organization is that they post the videos and presentations that were given at their conferences....

The Chilean mine rescue continues with 4 men out.

I am sitting watching the rescue of the miners from the copper/gold mine in Chile. Four of the miners have been brought to the surface so f...

The Chilean Miners - nearing a rescue

The rate of progress in rescuing the miners from the copper mine in Chile continues to be better than expected. After the completion of the...

ASPO Conference - second day after lunch

This is a continuation of a series of reports on the ASPO Conference on Peak Oil that was held in Washington DC this week. I had covered t...