ISIS, Iraq, & Oil
The situation in Iraq remains complex and fluid. Whilst media focus has shifted to Israel and Gaza, violence has continued in Continue reading
The situation in Iraq remains complex and fluid. Whilst media focus has shifted to Israel and Gaza, violence has continued in Continue reading
Open up a in-flight magazine in the US and you could be forgiven for thinking the world has been saved by Continue reading
Production from Unconventional US oilfields such as the Bakken continues to increase (http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=13811#) with the Bakken shale soon to join Continue reading
It’s pretty hard to follow what is going on in Syria, and to a large extent the world’s media has Continue reading
Is this the end of Peak Oil? Well, maybe not. Nature doesn’t know that “The Oil Drum” is shutting down, Continue reading
The production and transport of oil from unconventional oilfields continues to transform the North American market. This weekend, sadly, we Continue reading
The power of Bayesian thinking & big numbers. So, you’re an exploration manager at an oil company. You have identified Continue reading
The Bazhenov. A while ago Forbes ran an article on Unconventional Oilfields, asking where the next Bakken is. The Bakken Continue reading
How high can daily Bakken oil production go? Or, how many wells can be drilled? John Kemp from Reuters has Continue reading
Just a few months ago, in October 2012, USA Today ran an article predicting that the US would overtake Saudi Continue reading
If it’s all about Unconventionals today, what’s tomorrow’s story? So the fracking revolution is here. This relatively new technology has Continue reading
Given the constant flow of news from Syria regarding the civil war, and today’s assertion that the regime has used Continue reading
Here’s a great source of energy data: The Shift Project. The Shift Project looks at the relationship between economic growth Continue reading
This is probably the last post on oilfield decline rates for a while. Or at least until some additional meaningful Continue reading
At 9.30 p.m. on the 10th April 2013 the northeast wall of the open-cast Bingham Canyon copper mine, the largest Continue reading
MIT’s technology review has a though provoking snippet on the origin of life. Alexei Sharov & Richard Gordon have published Continue reading
Wood Mackenzie have an interesting set of slides out from their recent Insight series (subscription required). WoodMac’s analysis indicates that Continue reading
For most of human history people did not travel. You were born where you were born and you went where Continue reading
Oilfield decline rates matter. Every oilfield has a life cycle. An oilfield is born with its discovery, grows to adulthood Continue reading
Over the last couple of years the world’s media has been dominated by the Arab Spring. First Tunisia, then Libya, Continue reading
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