Prices of Various Energy Sources

As we continue to develop biomass as a renewable source of energy, it is important to keep the cost of energy in mind, because this has a very strong influence on the choices governments and […]

What I Learned This Decade

In this, my last posting of the decade, I thought I would write something profound. Then I realized I don’t really have anything profound to say today, so at the risk of violating Point 9 […]

Transcript from My EIA Panel Session

I only recently became aware that the 2009 Energy Conference put on by the Energy Information Administration has posted the audio and transcripts of all of the sessions. You can hear the audio or download […]

Dueling Price Predictions

I have seen a flurry of recent predictions on oil and gas prices going forward, so I thought I would share some. Most of them support the thesis I recently put forward that we are […]

Impending Gasoline Supply Crunch

Implicit in the previous post on the recovery of gasoline demand is that the conditions are setting up for a gasoline supply crunch – and the price rise that goes along with that. As I […]

Gasoline Demand Has Recovered

It’s been taking place slowly, week after week, but low gas prices have brought gasoline demand back up. There has been anecdotal evidence that suggested demand might be heading higher, such as recovering sales of […]

Energy at the WSJ

The online version of the Wall Street Journal has a new section devoted entirely to energy: Energy – WSJ It contains numerous energy-themed articles ranging from ‘going green’ to changes in the refining industry to […]

Why Gas Prices are Rising Again

Every time gas prices start to go up, my essay “Why Are Gas Prices Rising?” gets a lot of hits from Google searches by people looking for an explanation. Because the supply/demand dynamics have changed, […]

How Quickly We Forget

Retail gasoline prices in the U.S. peaked back in July at $4.17 a gallon. (Source: EIA). At the end of 2008, gasoline had fallen to $1.67. We typically use about 140 billion gallons of gasoline […]

Gas Prices Below $2

I never thought I would see this again: Gas prices dip below $2 in some parts of Texas Dan Ronan, a Texas AAA spokesman, said falling crude oil prices, the slumping economy and steady gas […]