Power shortages in India and Pakistan

The recent publication of the EIA review of Shale Gas has caught the world’s attention, and led to the perception that the coming decades ma...

OGPSS - Countries producing over 500 kbd - Malaysia, Australia, Colombia and Ecuador

Over the past few weeks I have been briefly discussing the amount of oil that the major producers of the world generate each year. Starting...

OGPSS - The trade in LNG

Just before the Christmas break the United Kingdom was going through some concerns over natural gas supply. Stored gas levels were falling ...

Longwall mining with shearers

The development of longwall coal mining took a significant step forward with the development of the armored face conveyor (AFC) and the self...

Peak Oil, the DOE and interesting times ahead

There is a certain sector of public opinion, including the President, that apparently feels that for the sake of taking appropriate precauti...

Burning coal in place, or Underground Coal Gasification

Last week I wrote about the SAGD process and how it is used to extract the heavy oil/bitumen from the oil sands up in Alberta. What I will ...

Richard Heinberg’s “Blackout - Coal, Climate and the Last Energy Crisis”

When this new book was about to be published the editors at The Oil Drum were offered a review copy, and I was offered the chance to provide...

P53. Pick Points

Half-a-dozen or so stories that might be of interest: There does appear to be a little recognition out there now that oil prices have hit a ...

P47. Pick Points

Half-a-dozen or so stories of interest: Up in Canada Suncor expects to produce around 300,000 bd of crude from its operations in Alberta. B...

P39. Pick Points

Half-a-dozen or so stories of interest: China is going to need a lot of oil, and to ensure it gets it, it has just loaned the Russian oil c...