Then and Now
Recently a friend gave me a copy of a January 22, 1973 issue of Newsweek. The cover title was “The Energy Crisis”.
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
Bakken Shale and U.S. Oil Production
On Sept. 25, 2011 National Public Radio’s All Things Considered program had a segment consisting of what I considered highly questionable information concerning oil production in the Bakken Shale region of North Dakota and U.S. oil production in general. The segment indicated that U.S. oil production would rise dramatically in the foreseeable future due to new technological developments. Segments like this may play well to the public’s desire for optimism but they don’t present an accurate assessment of future oil production in the Bakken Shale region or in the U.S.
The President, The Media, and Oil Supply
(Note: Commentaries do not necessarily represent the position of ASPO-USA.) Recently President Obama, under pressure from Republicans and the public to
A Case Study of Cellulosic Ethanol
(Note: Commentaries do not necessarily represent the ASPO-USA position.) The
A Look Back at North Sea Oil Production Projections
(Note: Commentaries do not necessarily represent the ASPO-USA position.) In 1999, I wrote a paper concerning the production decline of North Sea oil fields
America’s Delusions of Energy Independence
If rhetoric could move mountains I’d like to see the Rocky Mountains
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
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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 out of the way. Throughout the recent presidential
