API Conference Call with Red Cavaney

Just a brief update here. I did participate in the API conference call last night. I asked the first question, the last question, and the most questions. I will report on the call in more […]

This Week in Petroleum 4-18-07

Really late getting this out this week, but it has been a very hectic 24 hours. I have about 3 posts I need to write up. This week’s report highlights: U.S. crude oil refinery inputs […]

The Biodiesel Lobby Cries Foul

Let me be clear that I strongly support biodiesel. It has a better energy return than does corn ethanol, and diesel engines are far more efficient than gasoline engines. Each gallon of biodiesel displaces far […]

Help Prioritize the Questions for the API

Update: I am going to stop tabulating the votes at this point. Here were the top choices, in reverse-order of the number of points each received: 33, 13, 4, 3, 11, 12, 16, 31, 1, […]

Submit Your Questions for Red Cavaney

I will participate in another API conference call on energy issues on April 18th, and I would like to solicit questions from readers. The topic will be “Energy and the Environment”, but I am sure […]

TDP: What Went Wrong

I am still working on an essay on butanol, pentanol, and higher-chain alcohols, but it has been really difficult to find the information I am looking for. (But I have figured out why bio-butanol has […]

This Week in Petroleum 4-11-07

Update: Gasoline Inventories Are Plummeting This week’s report highlights: U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) increased by 0.7 million barrels compared to the previous week. At 333.4 million barrels, […]

A Good Week for ConocoPhillips

It is no secret that I work for an oil company. However, I never acknowledge which oil company, because I don’t want anyone to get the impression that they sanction any of the positions I […]

Artificial Gasoline Shortages?

I need to start doing a weekly column on the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR) to address their weekly hysterical news releases about the oil industry. The last time it was criticizing the […]

TDP: The Next Big Thing

If you are a layperson, it may not be clear to you just how much of the current infatuation with cellulosic ethanol is hype, and how much is based on realistic assessments. So, I thought […]