Category Archives: Energy Markets

Signs of Peakiness, oil companies are running out of cash

Posted on August 29, 2014 by

Andrew Nikiforuk, August 29, 2014. A big summer story you missed: Soaring oil debt. The Tyee.  Over 100 of the world’s largest energy companies are running out of cash. Photo of Keystone pipeline in Nebraska by Shannon Ramos. Creative Commons … Continue reading →

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Jeff Rubin: Oil and the End of Globalization

Posted on April 14, 2014 by

Jeff Rubin: Oil and the End of Globalization Nov 8, 2010. ASPO-USA Much of the article has been snipped below: It is easy to see how sub-prime mortgages blew up Wall Street; it is a little more challenging to see … Continue reading →

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A financial crash would stop new oil production, sending us over the net energy cliff with a 10% decline rate per year

Posted on March 5, 2014 by

Gail Tverberg’s March 4, 2014 “Reasons for our Energy Predicament – an overview” gave me this sudden insight: There is the potential for a sudden drop of 10 to 30% in oil production.  That magnitude of world-wide oil shocks would … Continue reading →

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