Posts Tagged ‘UK’

Russian oil decline accelerates & other supply concerns

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

oilpump500-1With the price of oil pretty low below $45 per barrel and global demand falling, it seems to be a silly time to bring up supply worries. But recent numbers on Russian oil production and some other major non-OPEC producers show we need to keep our eye on this biggest source of world energy. (more…)

Report Forecasts Global Oil Supply Shortfall within 5 years

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

A collection of UK companies including Arup, Virgin Group and Solarcentury just released a report they hope is a wake-up call for oil importing countries like the UK and the US.

Entitled “The Oil Crunch: Securing the UK’s Energy,” the report brought together insight from a range of sources that demands serious attention about the future of world oil supply after 2010. The first major voice (called Opinion A) is that of (more…)