#peak oil

[pressnewsagencyllc]

Could Middle East tension escalate oil prices?

Could Middle East tension escalate oil prices?  Quartz Source link

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#business #culture #embargoes #Energy crises #entertainment #finance #Peak oil #Petroleum politics #politics #Price of oil #Pricing #Quartz

[bmobeaumont]

#techno #ambient #dub techno #clicks n cuts #purelink #peak oil #chicago #kansas city #3xl #brooklyn #crack magazine

[ininterestingtimes]

Radical Engagements: "Bracing for Impact" by John Michael Greer, Part 1

Part 2

Here is the piece referred to: https://www.ecosophia.net/bracing-for...

#politics #capitalism #collapse #economics #peak oil #The Archdruid Report #Youtube

[bigdatadept]

How the Last Drops of Oil Will Reshape Our World

Unveiling the hidden truth: Our world is on the brink of a major shift as we near the last drops of oil. Discover how this will reshape us.

In a world that is becoming increasingly concerned with environmental issues and adopting ‘green’ initiatives, an urgent and transformative change is ACTUALLY happening faster than any panic about global climate cataclysms – the shrinking availability of oil. This change is not driven solely by a heightened awareness of environmental concerns but by the stark reality of our oil reserves depleting…

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#climate change #economic transformation #Energy Crisis #energy policy #energy transition #environmental impact #fossil fuels #future energy #geopolitical stability #global economy #global warming #green initiatives #oil consumption #oil depletion #peak oil #renewable energy #resource scarcity #Sustainability #sustainable living

[whatifsandspheres]

May, year 3 A.P. (After Peak)

Disclaimer on what’s about to spew forth. I’m working on something much more convoluted, melodramatic, and well, all-around sweating a musk reminiscent of teen spirit.  And while I still feel that it has to be written, I also realize that the early feedback I was getting away from xanga, was right.  By assuming some comfort in my grasp of the concepts, I butchered understanding, and watered down…

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#awareness #behavior #energy #entropy #GenerationY #nature #peak oil

[edouardstenger]

Will global fossil fuels emissions really peak this year ?

The latest IEA annual World Energy Outlook offers some serious glimmers of hope with global fossil fuels demand taking place soon, but a enormous task lies ahead. Now more than ever we need to roll up our sleeves and create the future we deserve.

It’s an annual event for the energy and sustainability crowds, the latest World Energy Outlook by the reputed International Energy Agency is out. For years, this publication was lowballing renewable energy sources. And all along independant organizations were lamenting the fact. Figures would prove them wrong : solar, wind and other technologies would soar higher and higher.Little by little, then…

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#Ebikes #Electric cars #Energy #Heat pumps #IEA #International Energy Agency #peak coal #Peak fossil fuels #Peak gas #Peak oil #Renewables #Solar #Systems change #WEO #World Energy Outlook

[ariannapeterson]

Biden’s Energy Policy: Navigating America’s Peak Oil Challenge

This content discusses the history of peak oil predictions and the impact of hydraulic fracturing on US oil production. Despite becoming a major energy exporter, the current administration’s environmental focus may hinder domestic production.

 Rising drilling costs, declining rig counts, and higher interest rates add to the challenges, potentially leading to higher oil prices for consumers.

Click here to read more about Peak oil history.

#peak oil #history of peak oil #wallstreetimes

[gentlemans-code20]

#Doccie - Collapse

Collapse, directed by Chris Smith, is an American documentary film exploring the theories, writings and life story of controversial author Michael Ruppert (1951-2014). Collapse premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2009 to positive reviews.

#Gentlemans Code #Doccie #Geo-politics #Collapse #Energy #Oil #CIA #Humanity #Economics #Revolution #Earth #civilisation #Peak oil

[bruce-adams]

L.A. virginity lost

I was fortunate enough to take my first trip to Los Angeles last month to take part in a panel discussion at 2220 Arts & Archives. The amazing folks at dublab not only helped put it together, along with the awesome Steve Lowenthal of the Black Editions Group, but archived the discussion. And the amazing dj sets from Brian Foote, Hoseh & Laura Shumate. Click on the link above and soak it all in.

My sincere thanks to Mark “Frosty” McNeill of dublab for moderating, and panelists Anna Paz Lopez of Temporary Residence, Ryan Wilson from Light in the Attic, and my bestest pal Brian Foote of kranky and Peak Oil for sharing their insights.

#music #independent labels #chicago #kranky #music writing #dublab #los angeles #light in the attic #temporary residence #peak oil

[old-school-neophyte]

It should be obvious that no amount of money can overcome the natural laws that have placed hard limits on the amount of highly concentrated energy resources that happen to exist on our planet. This is not obvious to most people nowadays, however, because the metastasis of money throughout the economy has trained nearly all of us to think that if you have enough money you can get whatever you want.

#the wealth of nature #john michael greer #peak oil

[kekwcomics]

LEECH: PHOENIX9V (From "Data Horde")

Leech aka Brian Foote of Peak Oil Records.

#electronics #electronic music #acid house #techno #peak oil #brian foote #bandcamp #music #Bandcamp

[old-desert]

Ah yes, hooman Loop

^ early concept

#I don't think much of human Loop designs but if it is on my mind I always think of it as like #that one “Loop gets summoned by the gang” fic on ao3 where tall Loop started shrinking and then just kinda Siffrinifies back #basically yeah I imagine if Loop human then wish craft ran out #Loop's hairstyle is basically Siffrin if they ever brushed their hair #the headcanon behind this is that their time spent as a star made Loop appreciate their old body so #if Loop ever gained back their Siffrin body they'd really want to “preserve” it #it's self care but only in a roundabout way #They're not thinking about it in terms of “looking good” it's about saving their body at its peak condition for the longest time possible #due to trauma and stuff <33 #also yea they definitely own like 1000 creams salves and oils for every part of their body #isat #in stars and time #loop #isat loop #loop isat #isat spoilers #my art #art tag #desert art

[whatifsandspheres]

Some people sound a bit like luddites when it comes to using modern technology or fossil fuels in the contexts of sustainability-- as if they've only parroted climate change political propaganda and never seen the value of biofuels in a potential carbon sequestration scheme.

#permaculture #instagram #mine #solarpunk #culture #group dynamics #123 #fossil fuels #hydrocarbons #biofuels #climate change #capitalism #greenwashing #industrial civilization #peak oil

[mirrorontheworld]

#oil #Saudi Arabia #energy #fossil fuels #peak oil

[arcticdementor]

Okay I’ll do the peak oil thread. I’ll go over it pretty quick but at the end hopefully you’ll have a good grasps on the basics of peak oil.

Basically, when exploiting any resource, humans will tend to go for the best first. This has been coined the ‘best first’ principle.

We have done the same with oil. In the 1950s (I think, doing this from memory) a guy named Hubbert did a bunch of calculations and predictions on when oil wells would run dry and when they would loose profitability, he showed that a traditional oil well would follow a symmetrical logarithmic curve with its oil production. This also scaled up to whole oil fields. From this he predicted American peak oil in 1970. He was half right. American conventional oil did peak in the 70s. 

I find it interesting that US oil peaked, gold standard dollar was dropped, and working class conditions began their decline all around the same time.

However worldwide oil production was still ramping up largely due to massive extraction in the Middle East. Then in 2006 there was a worldwide peak of conventional oil sources…

Once again interesting how this coincided with more economic problems. This was around when the second gen peak oil crowd became a niche community online. Nowadays most are laughed at, this is largely because the fell into the Faustian man trap that JMG always talks about where the only two options are infinite progress (expansion into space: Spengler) or apocalypse. Many were predicting absolute catastrophe that never came. After the US shale boom most of the old peak oil crowd quieted down.

Rewind a bit, why do we care about peak oil? The basic answer is it’s by far the most important resource for the modern world. There is much talk about solar panels and the like but all that is on the power grid. The vast majority of energy a modern economy consumes is oil derived liquids used in distributed machines like trains, mining equipment, trucks, etc. Oil is everything.

Let me also lay down a few facts (from memory so I’ll give a range when I can’t remember the exact year): peak field oil in the US was early 70s, peak per capita oil for the world was 1970s, peak conventional oil for world was 2006, production of oil has been greater than discoveries of oil for every year since the 60s, oil production still hasn’t beaten 2018s records.

Another important concept is EROI, which is basically how much energy you get back for what you put in. This is an extremely important concept but also one that is fiercely debated due to difficulties in calculating it. It’s almost always guessed or inferred. Most guesses are that OG oil near the turn of the century was 100:1. You put 1 barrel in get 100 out. Most guesses I see now are between 20:1 and 9:1. There is much debate but most people I’ve read think a 6:1 - 9:1 is probably what you need to run a modern economy.

I said Hubbert was partially correct bc during the shale boom we beat our 1970s oil extraction records.

What’s the catch? Fracking is crazy capital/labor/energy intensive. There are many guesses for EROI of fracked oil but it’s prob low. Most frackers went into insane debt fracking in the early 2010s on the promise of a big payout and then got wiped out when oil went negative in 2020.

It seems like fracking was likely not a free lunch and was more of an insanely intensive effort powered by QE to turbocharge our oil production.

Peak oil is being talked about now again because there are some weird things happening. 2021 was a record bad year for oil discoveries. The EIA also revamped our ‘proven’ reserves down 20%. Russia has claimed that they have tapped all their ‘east’ oil.

JMGs theory is that 2007 was partially the result of peak conventional oil and that we debt printed ourselves into a temporary fracking boom that ended 2-4 years ago. After each on of these oil tanks there tends to be a massive cratering of the working class in the 70s, the middle class in 2007, and now probably the rest of the middle class now.

@Tinkzorg had a good post where he talked about in medieval times productive land was everything. This was true in Japan as well, their power was literally measured in rice producing lands (koku). @Tinkzorg says that the modern equivalent is oil. Your ability to live a nice American lifestyle is directly proportional to how many barrels of oil you can lay claim to. The modern koku equivalent of oil is more abstract but you get the point.

Some guys to listen to on this are Steve St Angelo at @SRSroccoReport, he’s more of an investment, gold, economics type but his analysis is based on what he called the #energycliff.

In some of @Tinkzorg ‘s more autistic and rambling podcasts on @GoodOlBoysPod he gets into ecology and oil.

John Michael Greer is the greatest peak oiler in history and I would strongly suggest listening to any podcast he has been on talking about it.

And Chad Haag is kind of esoteric and eclectic but he gets into some of the philosophy of peak oil.

I’m running out of time and room so I’ll finish up here. Hmu with your questions.

#deep south sr #twitter #twitter thread #peak oil #eroi