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| Wednesday, 01 October 2008 23:02 |
Bloomberg has an article on a variant of enhanced oil recovery being developed by Inpex - Inpex to Use Bacteria at Old Oil Wells to Produce Gas. This could have some interesting implications for LNG exporters, if it genuinely can produce the volumes they are talking about.Japanese researchers have developed a method of using bacteria found in depleted oil wells to turn leftover crude into natural gas, a technique that could help meet 10 percent of the country"s demand for the fuel. |
Checking the BaselineTo the relief of the residents of New Orleans and the entire Gulf Coast, Hurricane Gustav has been much less destructive than Katrina. Although the region"s oil & gas infrastructure appears largely intact, it"s a bit too soon to assess... Read more Oil | | TUSEDAY, 2 September 2008 |
Oil Search, Exxon lead gas race with $2.5bn PNG deal While the PNG to Australia gas pipeline project failed because of all the coal seam gas that has been discovered onshore in Oz, the joint venturers in New Guinea are making progress on exporting the gas in the form of... Read more Oil | | Friday, 26 June 2009 |
fossil fuels killing the environment Fossil fuels work with natural gas, coal and oil? Just one tank of gasoline can take one car hundreds of miles away, but once you start the engine, than the natural gas will pollute the environment.We use fossil fuels to... Read more Oil | John | Thursday, 24 January 2008 |
Why do they call it Fossil Fuels? Why do they call it fossil fuels ?Did you know that creatures millions of years ago are used in daily use? Did you also know that they power your house? Well if you are saying “Yeah right,” then please read... Read more Oil | | Januaryonday, 21 January 2008 |
When Is Cheaper Oil Bad?Talk about a reversal of fortunes. A mere two months since oil was flirting with $150 per barrel, OPEC is considering production cuts to defend a $100 price floor and reputable journals are suggesting that $80 could soon be in... Read more Oil | | Septemberonday, 8 September 2008 |
China Slowing Down, Oil Price FallingMish Shedlock points to a Bloomberg article reporting that the Chinese manufacturing sector may actually be contracting - China"s Manufacturing Contracts for Second Month. Mish notes that this may be just as much a factor in the falling oil price... Read more Oil | | Wednesday, 3 September 2008 |
Leaving fossil fuels in the ground vs. using them all up now I wrote a think piece for Worldchanging playing off one of the basic arguments against climate mitigation (we"ll be richer in the future and more capable of dealing with any effects) with the idea of leaving fossil fuels in the... Read more Oil | | Wednesday, 16 April 2008 |
Iceland Flirts With the Dark Side Tyler at Clean Break reports that clean energy poster-child Iceland is going to allow exploratory oil drilling in the country - Iceland sends mixed signals, goes to the dark side.Okay, now I’m discouraged. If there was one place on the... Read more Oil | | Thursday, 4 September 2008 |
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