Four weeks ago, the Biden administration was reduced to begging OPEC to produce more oil, to prevent disastrous gasoline pump price rises caused by Biden’s attempts to shut down the…
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Cost Comparison: Decommissioning a Wind Turbine vs. Plugging & Abandoning an Oil Well
Guest “Coin toss” by David Middleton A recurring theme in comments sections of WUWT posts are arguments about the costs of decommissioning wind turbines vs the costs of plugging and…
Biden Admin Begs OPEC to Produce More Oil – After Shutting Down the US Oil Industry
The Biden administration is testing new depths of mind blowing political dysfunction, by begging OPEC for more oil, while at the same time maintaining their attack on the US domestic…
Forbes: “Forget About Peak Oil – We Haven’t Even Reached Peak Coal Yet”
Mainstream media is waking up that despite billions invested in renewable energy, oil and coal use are surging.
Bloomberg: $5 Million Ransom Paid to Criminals, to Restore East Coast Fuel Supplies
Bloomberg claims Colonial paid the ransom to cybercriminals who halted 45% of East Coast fuel supplies. But this episode has exposed just how vulnerable vital US systems are to hacking…
Biden Energy Secretary: “Pipe is the best way to go” When Transporting Fuel
After cancelling Keystone and other pipeline projects, the Biden administration seems to have discovered that if you don’t provide a means of transporting fuel, people run out of fuel.
US Emergency Declared After Cyber Criminals Cut 45% of the Fuel Supply to the East Coast
Climate activists in New York and other East Coast cities may have an opportunity to live their dream of life without fossil fuel, as operators of the Colonial pipeline struggle…
Major Aussie Refinery Closing, Due to Hostile Government Policy
Despite desperate offers of subsidies from the Federal Government, one of the last oil refineries in Australia is set to close, along with a string of dependent industries, thanks to…
“You Can’t Fix Stupid”… Biden Pauses New Oil & Gas Leasing on Federal Lands and Waters
Guest “you can’t fix stupid” by David Middleton We knew this was coming… Biden Hits ‘Pause’ On Oil And Gas Leasing On Public Lands And WatersJanuary 27, 2021NATHAN ROTT, SCOTT…
New Mexico Shocked by “Biden Assault On Oil And Gas”
Guest “I feel shocked” by Pepper Brooks David Middleton Jan 24, 2021New Mexico Officials Taken Aback By Biden Assault On Oil And GasDavid BlackmonSenior ContributorEnergy Officials in the state of…
Sources: Biden to halt all oil, gas & coal leasing on Federal lands & waters
Guest “we told you so” by David Middleton This is not related to the 60-day procedural mortarium currently in place. While this is based on anonymous sources, I did hear…
Biden Suspends Federal Oil and Gas Permits, Because Climate Change
As promised, Biden has launched a full frontal assault on the USA’s oil and gas jobs, while he investigates the impact of US domestic energy independence on climate change.
Peak Oil Demand and the Middle East: Even More Bad News?
Guest essay by Tilak Doshi – Senior Visiting Research Fellow, Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore It would seem that the Middle East oil producers cannot get enough of…
Forbes: The Shipping Industry is Subsidising the Oil Industry by buying Oil
Forbes has set a new benchmark in green attempts to somehow demonstrate fossil fuels are subsidised, by suggesting that shipping companies buying heavy fuel oil of their own free will…
The Conversation: Buy Oil Shares to Combat Climate Change
Professors trying to explain that divestment puts money into the pockets of fossil fuel investors
This Week’s Peak Permian Prediction? Why “Peak Permian” is almost an oxymoron.
Guest “déjà vu all over again” by David Middleton Will The Permian Peak This Year? By Anes Alic – Jan 16, 2020 Ticker: Just a few years back, the U.S. shale industry…
Another Permian Basin Peak Oil Prediction… Yawn.
Guest “who fracking cares?” by David Middleton What is so newsworthy about peak oil predictions? The latest is from someone named Adam Waterous and it’s all over the news. This…
NYT: President Trump to Drop Climate Change from Federal Infrastructure Planning
Guest essay by Eric Worrall According to NYT, President Trump has moved to modify a 50 year old rule which requires Federal Agencies to consider the “cumulative consequences” of new…
Why is the Brazil oil spill still described as “mysterious”?
Guest “why?” by David Middleton Mysterious oil spill threatens marine biodiversity haven in Brazil By Herton Escobar Nov. 4, 2019 , 4:50 PM Marine scientists in Brazil are closely monitoring the…
Predictions are Hard, Especially About the Future
Gasoline vs Electric Vehicle Future Fuel Costs This was originally a comment on David Middleton’s post, https://wattsupwiththat.com/2019/10/31/the-oil-age-is-doing-just-fine-bloomberg-new-energy-finance-notwithstanding/ The original comment was from Detengineer, in reply to another comment from Mark,…
ExxonMobil & Chevron Eviscerate Democrat Frac’ing Ban Fantasies
Guest “that was easy” by David Middleton Like most Bloomberg energy articles, this is very stupidly written… Starting off with the headline that implies that “Warren’s fracking ban” is something…
Another Ignorant Forecast of the Death of the Shale Boom
Guest “riiiight” by David Middleton From the perpetually wrong Nick Cunningham at Oil Price Dot Com… US Shale Production Is Set For A Steep DeclineBy Nick Cunningham – Oct 01,…
Climate Champion Australia Begs the USA for Fuel
Guest essay by Eric Worrall When green virtue signalling goes bad. Australia looks to access US fuel reserves to shore up supplies amid Persian Gulf tensions By political reporter Jane Norman…
Energy Dominance: US Crude Oil Production Tops 12 Million Barrels per Day in April!
Guest MAGA by David Middleton JULY 8, 2019U.S. crude oil production surpassed 12 million barrels per day in April U.S. crude oil production and lease condensate reached another milestone in…
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