The Bet

Background In December of 2006, there was a lively discussion at The Oil Drum about what would happen with oil prices in 2007. Although almost everyone felt that oil prices would rise, some argued that […]

CNN on $100 Oil

CNNMoney had a couple of articles yesterday about oil prices finally hitting $100/bbl: $100 oil and the ‘S’ word Friend of R-Squared, Doug MacIntyre, was quoted at length: The Energy Information Administration, the Energy Department’s […]

The Game Wardens Make a House Call

I seldom post off-topic material, but this is definitely off-topic. So, if you would rather read only energy-related posts, I will have another post up in a couple of days. While I won my $1,000 […]

Nanosolar Update

Happy New Year to all. Still in the U.S. for a few more days, just checking in when I can. I have been pretty interested lately in what Nanosolar is doing, so this is a […]

Vinod Khosla on Plug-in Hybrids

I am in rural Oklahoma with dial-up access currently indicating 50.6 Kbps, but I wanted to get this out there. Odograph pointed this PHEV story out yesterday, but now Vinod Khosla has dropped by and […]

Grading My 2007 Energy Resolutions

At the beginning of 2007, as I was preparing to move to Scotland, I made a number of resolutions: My Energy Resolutions for 2007 I updated the story once in Walking the Talk. Time to […]

My Top 10 Energy Stories of 2007

First, thanks to all who contributed ideas. You may have an entirely different opinion on the most important energy stories. Feel free to share it. Many of these stories were contributed by various readers. Comments […]

Help Brainstorm the Top Energy Stories of 2007

While Platts has done a great job listing all of the major oil company stories of 2007, I am working on a Top 10 list for energy in general. I am about to be offline […]

Al Gore Makes Amends

Better late than never: Gore makes Nashville home more ‘green’ NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — Al Gore, who was criticized for high electric bills at his Tennessee mansion, has completed a host of improvements to make […]

Rank the Top 10 Oil Stories of 2007

While I intend to write a post covering the top energy stories of 2007, Platts is asking for reader input on the top oil industry stories of 2007: The top 10 oil industry stories of […]