FTBagain Posted October 2, 2006 Report Share Posted October 2, 2006 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5398826.stm If Saudi cannot raise its' production to off set this reduction then it could be a further indicator that all is not well in the Kingdom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drbubb Posted November 18, 2006 Report Share Posted November 18, 2006 SOME STILL don't believe it - Puplava talks about CERA: Don't Worry, Be Happy This week Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) shocked the financial markets with a report that supposedly debunks “peak” oil. Not to worry — we are told — there is plenty of oil out there. According to the folks at CERA, there is no evidence of a peak before 2030. Global production will follow an undulating plateau for the next two decades. What we will experience is a period of strong production growth as a result of a combination of conventional and unconventional oil. The report is available at CERA’s website, www.cera.com. The 16 page report will cost you $1,000 and is well worth the read, if you want to hear the other side of the story. I paid the money and read the report and remain unconvinced. According to CERA our global resource base of reserves is 4.82 trillion barrels and not 1.2 trillion as peak oil theorists believe. The source of this greater oil bounty is summarized as follows: GLOBAL RESOURCES - BILLIONS OF BARRELS Cumulative Production 1,078 OPEC Middle East.......... 662 Other Conventional....... 404 Deepwater..................... 61 Arctic........................... 118 Enhanced Oil Recovery.. 592 Extra Heavy.................. 444 Oil Shale Extract............ 704 Exploration Potential...... 758 Totals :=========== 4,821 Source: "Why the 'Peak Oil' Theory Falls Down," Decision Brief, CERA, Nov. 2006 I have to question Middle East oil reserves, which we know were over-inflated in the late 1980s to achieve production quota advantages. In a similar vein I have reason to doubt heavy oil, oil shale, and exploration potential. There may be huge oil reserves in the tar sands of Canada and in the Orinoco belt in Venezuela. But reserves don’t equate to big increases in production. The best example is Canada’s tar sands. The reserve potential is vast. But oil sands is a mining operation that requires large amounts of energy to produce. It is doubtful that oil will flow out of the tar sands the same way that is flows out of Gharwar. While peakists alarm us with the dearth in new oil discoveries each year, the experts at CERA point to the fact that most oil companies have made up the shortfall in replacement by the upgrading of existing fields. In the recent past the industry has replaced more oil reserves each year through field upgrades than from exploration activity. Furthermore they argue that global oil production will not be a simple logistical or bell curve as Hubbert suggested. Instead it will be asymmetrical and skewed as it passes the geometric peak. Instead of a cliff as peak oil theorists argue, we’ll experience various inflexion points and plateaus as conventional oil declines gradually and unconventional oil picks up the slack, extending the peak and as well as the decline. ...MORE: http://www.financialsense.com/captain/log.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webmaster Posted November 18, 2006 Report Share Posted November 18, 2006 THE EASY OIL is peaking, that's for sure... Meantime, as Puplava points out: Where's the demand destruction? No sign in the miles being driven. The Y-o-y growth in miles driven has not responded to the last two year's jump in oil prices. And a US recession, may not be the demand-killer that some expect. "The perception in the financial markets is that a slowdown in the U.S. economy and a global economic slowdown will reduce demand for basic commodities. However, decades of neglect and supply deficits will take time and money to correct. This is a structural bull market, which is going to last for a lot longer than most experts predict. If China sells 2,000,000 automobiles this year and next that means there are going to be a lot more Chinese consuming larger amounts of gasoline. China’s economy may slowdown from its breathtaking rate of 11%. However, an 8-10% growth rate means more copper, more iron ore, more cement, more steel, and more gasoline consumption. Let us also not forget India, whose economy is growing at 9% per annum. As I have mentioned above, this is a supply-driven bull market where excess capacity has shrunk. The less excess capacity the sooner demand will overwhelm the system which is why we have been experiencing price spikes from oil, natural gas to copper, lead and zinc. You might ask yourself, if there was really a commodity bubble, would the Chinese be shopping around the globe trading their dollars for commodities? Securing access to commodities like iron ore, uranium, oil and natural gas has now become a priority in foreign policy." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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