OGPSS - Current oil production and the future of Ghawar

(Updated intro)There is a growing impression being given in the discussion of oil and natural gas supplies, that the world is moving into a ...

OPEC in disagreement, the Saudi dilemma

OPEC Ministers, meeting in Vienna, have apparently had one of their more divisive discussions of recent times over the question of raising ...

OGPSS - The Railroad Commission of Texas

This post originally went up last week, and in some wonder of modern technology was wiped out by Blogger, along with a lot of other posts wh...

Saudi Arabian oil production, OPEC cuts and IEA estimates

It appears that the world economy has started into a slightly more significant phase of growth, at least according to Saudi Arabia. When th...

Can Saudi Arabia and OPEC meet future demand

Looking forward to a return to more normal times for the global economy (something perhaps allowed by the improved health of some countries ...

A gentle cough toward the New York TImes

The NYT sees the current movements in oil prices as being extremely volatile , with “no signs of slowing down.” This implies that the world...

OPEC decisions, Cap and Trade, and Scientific Conclusions

The real impact, as opposed to the immediate market response, of the decision of OPEC not to cut their current levels of production will no...

P52. Pick Points

Half-a-dozen or so stories of interest: With OPEC coming up on their next meeting this Sunday, I suppose it is time to guess whether or not ...

P50. Pick Points

Iraq has taken a look at the current state of the world oil market and is becoming concerned to the point of suggesting that OPEC should cut...

Expanding Dr. Chu's Comments

After posting the P41 Pick Points, it was not until this morning, over a quiet cup of tea, that I could sit down and actually listen to what...

P41. Pickpoints

Half-a-dozen or so stories of interest: The Washington Post has a lead story on the damage that the drop in oil prices has caused to the bu...

37. Pick Points

Half-a dozen or so stories of interest: Since reconvening in Juneau last month, Alaskan lawmakers have been looking to the natural gas field...

The Price of Oil this summer

Devin, over at Bleakonomy had posted a comment this morning on the future of gas prices which got me to thinking a little about where they ...