And the answer is: Iran. Those pictures are from the Dizin ski resort north of Tehran. One of the engineers in my group came back from the holidays and told us that the Tehran Airport […]
Which Country Is It?
This Week in Petroleum 1-16-08
With all of the traveling, and then trying to catch up after the holidays, I haven’t had time to do a proper TWIP. Anyway, mostly what we saw for the past month were crude draws, […]
Guardian Survey
The Guardian has sent me a couple of e-mails asking Guardian Commercial Partners to offer a survey to readers. Some of the questions are about how often you read this (and other) blogs, whether it […]
Corn Futures Behaving as Expected
Last May, in The Mythical Ethanol Threat, I discussed the massive overbuilding that was going on in the ethanol sector. I knew that it would squeeze margins, but that would also put the pressure on […]
Oil Stocks for 2008
CNN is recommending oil stocks for 2008: Oil stocks: Best picks for 2008 They cover the integrated oil companies, the independents, the refiners, natural gas, and oil services. Here is what they said about the […]
Gas Prices Rise
We are still on track for $4 gasoline by Memorial Day. If gasoline inventories have fallen significantly by mid-March, it is a near-cinch. One of my recent OPIS reports also said that investors have gone […]
Toyota Promises Plug-in Hybrid
Move over, Chevy Volt. You have some very serious competition: Toyota Will Offer a Plug-In Hybrid by 2010 DETROIT — The Toyota Motor Corporation, which leads the world’s automakers in sales of hybrid-electric vehicles, announced […]
Coskata Hype
Several noteworthy energy stories in the past 24 hours, so a few quick posts. First up is the Coskata news that has everyone talking: GM Takes Stake in Small Biofuels Firm Bill Roe, president and […]
Debunking Matt Simmons
I don’t suppose this essay is going to make me any new friends, but what’s good for Vinod Khosla is also good for Matt Simmons. A couple of years ago, I took on Vinod Khosla […]
The Prius Tops the Explorer
Looks like people are beginning to respond to high gas prices: Toyota Prius sales pass Ford Explorer Americans bought more Toyota Prius hybrid gas-electric hatchbacks last year than Ford Explorer sport-utility vehicles, the top-selling SUV […]