Articles by Tom Standing
Canadian Oil Sands Misses Unrealistic Projection – Issues Another
Canadian energy authorities have done it again. They missed their last rosy projection of future oil sands production, so they issued a new one: they merely pushed the big surge in production 5 years into the future. On November 3 Canadian Energy Research Institute (CERI) released a study that shows Alberta oil sands production soaring to 4.5 million b/d by 2030 and growing toward a peak of 5.3 million b/d in 2041. Actual
Natural Gas Vehicles—how much can they reduce oil imports?
On February 18 a cadre of political and energy heavyweights gathered in a teleconference with reporters to map out a new direction for U.S. energy policy.
Alaska’s Key to Oil Production - It’s a Gas…
The two-and-a-half year bout to rehabilitate pipelines on Alaska’s North Slope appears to be over. Daily field-by-field production figures from Alaska’s
Lifting Drilling Moratoriums - One Important Step to Control Oil Imports
On July 14 President Bush lifted the executive order that banned drilling in U.S. offshore areas. His action left Congress to renew its own ban on offshore
Oil Price Drivers - a Look at the Fundamentals
On May 21 oil prices took a huge leap, up $4.19 a barrel. It was particularly galling, after repeated record-setting days, and after Saudi Arabia added
