I am having an internal debate with myself regarding which aspect Oil Watchdog I find most annoying: Their intellectual dishonesty, their reprehensible tactics, or just their plain old-fashioned stupidity. I can give lots of examples […]
Author: Robert Rapier
Coal-Based Ethanol
The handwriting has been on the wall on this issue for a couple of years. In fact, I first mentioned it in March 2006 in Improving the Prospects for Grain Ethanol. Here is an excerpt […]
Corn Ethanol Economics
Someone e-mailed a few days ago and asked some questions about the present economics of corn ethanol. I did a few calculations, which I think are interesting enough to share. (Note that because this is […]
Alone Again
I just put my family on a plane back to the U.S., leaving me alone in Europe (again) for a little while. The reason they are headed back is because of my new job. I […]
FutureGen Project Stopped
The FutureGen Project, a clean coal demonstration plant that would have included carbon capture and sequestration (and was #8 on My Top Energy Stories of 2007) has been cancelled. The culprit? Cost overruns of about […]
Future Reserves
Just going through some files on my hard drive, and I ran across the following story. Unfortunately, I don’t have the source. But it’s an interesting look at where projected future oil reserves are expected […]
This Week in Petroleum 1-30-08
Updated Gasoline inventories did in fact edge upward, as gasoline imports were very strong. Had that not been the case, gasoline inventories would have definitely come down, as utilization continues to trend down. In fact, […]
The Manpower Shortage Worsens
Now for a short personal note. It’s been several days since I last updated, but there’s been a lot going on. There have been a lot of stories in the past year about the manpower […]
Recession-Proof Jobs
I sometimes get questions from people wondering what kinds of jobs will be safest in the future. I always recommend that people look for something that interests them in either the energy or health care […]
This Week in Petroleum 1-24-08
Updated: Not too much to get excited about. Those reports of some refineries coming down early for turnarounds due to low margins look to be accurate, given the drop in refinery utilization. That would also […]