Tag Archives: OPEC

Natural Gas, Coal, and Cheap Plentiful Energy

Posted on 19 May 2016 by E.M.Smith

What price energy? Is it really hard to get and expensive? Not in bulk at the point of production… Continue reading →

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Russian Economic Plunge

Posted on 16 December 2014 by E.M.Smith

How volatile commodity prices for oil and gas are impacting Russia (and may impact OPEC countries if trends continue) Continue reading →

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Coal, Liquids, and Costs

Posted on 4 February 2013 by E.M.Smith

Some notes on coal to liquids conversions and available technologies, along with links to a couple of papers. We can make gasoline cheaper than the present price, IMHO. Continue reading →

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Why Iran Oil Sanctions and The War After

Posted on 2 July 2012 by E.M.Smith

Oil supply growth is projected to be large. I expect something will prevent that. Continue reading →

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