Category Archives: Chokepoints

Oil choke points vulnerable to war, chaos, terrorism, accidents, & piracy

Source: Ballout, D. 2013. Choke Points: Our energy access points. Oil Change. Preface. Below are several articles I’ve collected since 2005 on oil chokepoints. If oil tanker traffic were stopped on one or more, much of the world would plunge … Continue reading

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The effects of Middle East events on U.S. Energy markets

[ Of note from this U.S. House 2011 hearing: John Hofmeister, former President of Shell Oil.  Matt Simmons, who passed away this past summer, used to speak of the Straits of Hormuz as, we live one day away from an … Continue reading

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U.S. House meeting on terrorist threats to energy security

[ Even though this hearing was over a decade ago, the issues are still the same.  Nothing has changed. Alice Friedemann   www.energyskeptic.com  author of “When Trucks Stop Running: Energy and the Future of Transportation, 2015, Springer] House 109-70. July 27, … Continue reading

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Domestic sources integral to U.S. energy security, but may be vulnerable By Elizabeth Bunn

Domestic sources integral to U.S. energy security, but may be vulnerable By Elizabeth Bunn U.S. Vulnerabilities The following facilities represent some the most important oil and petroleum infrastructure in the United States. The vulnerability of these systems depends on several … Continue reading

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Vulnerabilities pose risks in top U.S. oil suppliers Elizabeth Bunn

Many of the countries the U.S. depends on for oil and petroleum products have corrupt governments at varying levels, crime problems and face civil unrest. Whether initiated by al-Quida in Iraq, militant groups in Nigeria or armed rebels along the … Continue reading

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