Will Alaska Rise Again?
By Roger Blanchard Alaska’s oil production commenced with developments in the Cook Inlet region of southern Alaska in the late 1950s, where production reached a peak of about 220,000 b/d in 1971. Cook
About the Author
Name: Roger Blanchard
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Bio: Roger Blanchard, author of The Future of Global Oil Production: Facts, Figures, Trends And Projections, by Region talks about his book with GPM correspondent Jason Brenno. Blanchard is Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Lake Superior State University. He has a particular interest in petroleum because of its importance to industrial society.
Articles by Roger Blanchard
America’s Delusions of Energy Independence
If rhetoric could move mountains I’d like to see the Rocky Mountains moved to northern Michigan so I could view the magnificence of Lake Superior from the top of Long’s Peak. Unfortunately I’m not expecting to see that day. Such is the case with the rhetoric concerning “energy independence”. Politicians and the media
Drill Baby Drill-A Second Reality Check
Last week President Obama announced that he would open federal waters off the Atlantic coast from Delaware south, portions of the eastern Gulf of Mexico
Non-OPEC Oil Production Hits the Wall
In the last year I’ve read several articles expounding on the many non-OPEC* oil discoveries that have been made in recent years and how large the oil
Mexican Oil Production Continues to Dive
At this point in time, anyone who knows anything about Mexican oil production knows it is declining rapidly, particularly production from the supergiant
Then and Now
Recently a friend gave me a copy of a January 22, 1973 issue of Newsweek.
Drill Baby Drill - A Reality Check
Many Americans want to believe that the US still has unlimited oil resources within its boundaries, if only the pesky environmentalists would just get
Will Canada be Our Salvation?
There have been occasional claims from U.S. media sources that oil from Canada, specifically oil from the Athabasca oil sands region, can be the salvation
A Failure to Prepare for the What Should Have Been Expected
I occasionally read the Detroit newspapers and based upon some of their articles and commentaries it appears the present oil crisis came as a surprise
