This week's TWIP and record world demand for oil

Te EIA released their “ This Week in Petroleum ” today, with an article on American demand over the past year plotted by month. I had not s...

The TWIP and changes in regulations

There has been some talk recently of the current Administration raising taxes on oil and natural gas companies. Specifically the suggestion...

As demand rises, can oil supply keep up?

Liquid hydrocarbons provide the fuel for the vast majority of the vehicles that carry us to and fro over the course of a day. The latest ed...

Gasoline, crude, supplies and miles travelled

This winter has been a little harder, in the sense of snow on the road, than some I have experienced in the past. Which may explain, to a d...

Oil up, gas down, and Hurricane season is here

I had meant to include the weekly plot of gasoline demand in the last post, that began by talking about the hybrid, but somehow the post dri...

EIA updates - the quiet before the ruckus

There was not a great deal of news in the “ This Week in Petroleum ” release this week. The cover note described the potential of the Bakke...

Some new vehicle travel numbers

As I sit waiting for “ This Week in Petroleum ” to update I wandered over to the Federal Highway Administration to see if the latest Traffic...