Peak Oil

$20 Per Gallon author interview on Marketplace – NPR
"The Bugle" discussing Peak Oil
John Oliver of “The Daily Show,” along with his partner Andy Zaltman
1970s oil cover-up in Simmons' Twilight in the Desert
Another response to NYT on "Imagining Life Without Oil, and Being Ready"
This one expresses the viewpoint of the global Transition Towns movement and comes from Transition Milwaukee
Association for the Study of Peak Oil (ASPO)
Research-oriented site for oil industry professionals and academics with lots of technical detail, including monthly estimates of global oil and gas supplies and predicted dates of national and global peaking. Run by Kjell Aleklett (Sweden) with support f
Barclays and Bank of America see looming oil crunch
These two banks, which are also leading oil traders, have told clients to brace for crude above $100 a barrel by next year
Bkgnd info – oil spill in Gulf
“No Retreat!” Oil Spin By Karl Grossman May 3, 2010
Bloomington, IN Peak Oil Task Force final report
Recently the officially sponsored Peak Oil Task Force in Bloomington, IN, released its final report. Here is a link to the executive summary, along with a discussion at The Oil Drum
Bloomington, MN, adopts Peak Oil Task Force report
Town adopts plan for “Redefining Prosperity: Energy Descent and Community Resilience”
Branson, other British business leaders warn of Peak Oil
A group of British business figures including Sir Richard Branson (Virgin Airways) is preparing a statement warning British government to take Peak Oil seriously
Causing Community
CERA admits we're at Peak Oil
Cheap oil era is over
Column in Wall Street Journal acknowledges threat of Peak Oil
Patience Wheatcroft, in the Wall Street Journal, takes note of this week’s warning by the British Peak Oil task force led by Sir Richard Branson among others
Commentary by James Howard Kunstler
Daily and weekly commentary by James Howard Kunstler, social critic and author of the books “The Long Emergency” (scary but highly recommended), “The Geography of Nowhere,” and “Home From Nowhere.”
Culture Change
Sustainability and Peak Oil resource site run by Jan Lundberg, former publisher of the Lundberg Letter (well-known oil industry investor publication) and maverick member of the oil-steeped Lundberg family.
Drill baby drill – a reality check on offshore oil prospects
Roger Blanchard of The Association for the Study of Peak Oil – USA (ASPO-USA) injects a bit more reality into the discussion of the offshore areas recently opened up by Obama for oil prospecting
Economic growth "cannot continue" if we are to save climate
Energy Bulletin
Energy Industry Needs Sharp U-turn
2005 was probably the world production peak. The remaining oil is largely sour, deep and tight, with too few rigs and too few people left to recover it anyway.
Energy Trends
“Energy Trends and Implications for U.S. Army Installations”. 2005 study by Army Corps of Engineers. Also an eye-opener – the Army is making contingency plans for Peak Oil.
Former UK Chief Scientist says oil extraction is "a threat to the future"
Sir David King says that global demand for oil is about to outstrip supply and that the push to develop unconventional sources such as deep-water oil will “push the boundary of what could be managed technically, while also managing the environmental and s
German military study warns of Peak Oil
Interior Chief Vows Scrutiny of Oil and Gas Leases
Interview with Robert Hirsch of the "Hirsch Report"
Here’s a new interview with the lead author of the “Hirsch Report,” the largest government-sponsored study of Peak Oil. Hirsch says both Republican and Democratic administrations are stonewalling on this issue.
Kenneth S. Deffeyes
Web site of Kenneth S. Deffeyes, second-generation oil geologist and Princeton emeritus professor of geology. Author of “Beyond Oil: The View from Hubbert’s Peak”.
Leading international energy economist: "Oil supplies are running out fast"
In an interview with Britain’s “Independent” newspaper, Dr. Fatih Birol, the chief economist at the respected International Energy Agency (IEA) in Paris, which is charged with the task of assessing future energy supplies by OECD countries, warns that “the
Life After the Oil Crash
Lloyds of London predicts "global oil supply crunch and price spike"
The famed insurance giant teamed up for this study and report with Chatham House, a respected British think tank
Matt Savinar’s Peak Oil resource site
Good, hard-hitting introduction to the issue.
New book by Kenneth Deffeyes – When Oil Peaked
Maybe some people don’t want to hear it, but as Deffeyes argued in Hubbert’s Peak (2001) and Beyond Oil (2005), the evidence suggests (and continues to suggest) that world oil production will a bell-shaped curve—and this decade is the peak
Newsletter of Richard Heinberg
A great human being and one of the most thoughtful writers on the subject today. Author of the books “The Party’s Over” (the problem) and “Power Down” (what to do about it).
Officials wake up to Peak Oil (slowly)
A good summary of recent breakthrough news stories about Peak Oil and baby steps by governments toward acknowledging the problem
Oil hits new 18 month high
Oil Supply Crunch: 2011-2015
The Energy Bulletin this morning provides a useful roundup of recent warnings from mainstream sources, including the U.S. military, of an impending global oil shortage
Peak oil alarm revealed by secret official talks
Behind government dismissals of ‘alarmist’ fears there is growing concern over critical future energy supplies
Peak Oil Blues
Peak Oil Blues Blog
Peak Oil Day
Peak Oil News and Message Boards
Good daily round-up of energy-related news.
Peak Oil presentation
Post Carbon Institute
Sustainable communities and Peak Oil resources. Created by Julian Darley, author of “High Noon for Natural Gas” and founder of Global Public Media.
Post Peak Living
Raymond James analyst: Peak Oil was last year
A brief interview in which Marshall Adkins, Managing Director of Energy Research for Raymond James & Associates, a full-service investment firm, explains why he thinks global Peak Oil occurred in 2008
Response to NYT on "Imagining Life Without Oil, and Being Ready"
Here is a response by author, lecturer, farmer, and mother Sharon Astyk
Richard Heinberg: Obama speech "a tepid plea for unspecified change"
Heinberg compares Obama and Jimmy Carter, to Carter’s advantage
San Francisco Peak Oil task force report
In March 2009 the the San Francisco Peak Oil Preparedness Task Force published its report on the city’s vulnerability to peak oil and gas.
San Francisco's Peak Oil Preparedness
The Community Solution
Resources for the transition to a low-energy world. Producers of “The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil” movie. DVD can be purchased from them. Story of how Cuba was forced to establish urban gardens and switch 80% of its agriculture to organ
The Dominant Critique: Empty Politics of Many Progressives
Sometimes it helps to step back and take a longer view of what we’re involved with.
The End of Suburbia
Website for the movie, a discussion of Peak Oil and New Urbanist city planning.
The Energy Bulletin
Good daily round-up of news on energy and the environment.
The Hirsch Report
“Peaking of World Oil Production: Impacts, Mitigation, and Risk Management” (“The Hirsch Report”). Under-publicized 2005 Study commissioned by U.S. Energy Department. Vital reading for anyone with doubts about the seriousness of the issue.
The Oil Drum
Excellent, broad-based community discussion of Peak Oil issues, led by oil industry professionals and academics. Includes some serious number-crunching and graphs for those interested in the details, as well as member discussions of every imaginable socia
The Oil Drum outstanding, ongoing analysis of Gulf oil spill
The Peak Oil Crisis: A Letter From Baghdad
Tom Whipple in the “Falls Church News-Press” reports on a letter from a military officer in Iraq
Thoughts on infrastructure from co-chair of Transition Town Oklahoma City
Thoughts on the future of our national infrastructure from “Peak Oil Hausfrau”
U.S. EIA continues to lower its estimates of future oil availability
The U.S. Energy Information Agency appears to be getting closer to acknowledging Peak Oil
UK Daily Telegraph: "Oil reserves 'exaggerated by one third"
The London Daily Telegraph reports that Oxford University researchers, led by former UK Chief Scientist Sir David King, have concluded that global oil reserves have been exaggerated and need to be revised downward by one-third
UK Energy minister will hold summit to calm rising fears over peak oil
The British government is being forced to address concerns of business leaders about Peak Oil
US military warns oil output may dip causing massive shortages by 2015
Don’t know if this has been reported in the US press. This story is from the UK Guardian
Video interviews
Video interviews with leading figures in the Peak Oil and relocalization movements.