Global oil demand: rumors of my death?
…oil prices must rise to whatever level prevents the demand from coming back. A final post-script shows that Russia cannot win the war in Ukraine. The analogy from COVID is…
The Ascent of Small Scale LNG?
…ramping up: in Russia, Novatek’s Vyotsk (1.1MTpa) and Gazprom’s Portovaya are both devoted to Baltic shipping fuels (1.5MTpa) and sourced from the same input gas as Nord Stream; followed in…
Energy crises: an overview from history?
…and 1979-80 oil shocks, UK coal miners’ strikes, Russia-Ukraine gas disputes, California electricity crisis. Most recently, price action in 2021-22 is not dissimilar from that of prior crises. In each…
Cobalt: leading producers?
…nickel, in countries such as Australia, Canada, Cuba, Finland, Madagascar, Philippines, PNG, Russia, et al. Full details are in the data-file, including our notes from an excellent, recent technical paper….
Biden presidency: our top ten research reports?
…published below. New changes include downward revisions to US shale supplies (particularly from 2022), increased chances of production returning in Iran, and increased production from Saudi Arabia and Russia to…
Paulownia tomentosa: the miracle tree?
…American. https://thundersaidenergy.com/downloads/a-breakdown-of-us-energy-consumption-per-person-per-year/ Paulownia: the miracle tree? What is Paulownia? Paulownia is a tree genus, named after Princess Anna Pavlovna, daughter of Tsar Paul I of Russia (1754-1801). It has at…
Coal-to-gas switching: what CO2 abatement cost?
…fuel”. It is expensive because of historical under-investment, which has also allowed Russia to weaponize its supplies. Effectively, 2022 is the “gas industry with norovirus”. For at least one runner,…
Inflow Control: Our Top 20 Papers from 2019
This data-file summarises twenty recent papers using inflow control devices: an exciting digital technology to optimise horizontal wells by limiting production from zones that are susceptible to flowing water or…
CO2 Intensity of Oilfield Supply Chains
This data-file calculates the CO2 intensity of oilfield supply chains, across ten different resources, as materials are transported to drilling rigs, frac crews, production platforms and well pads. Different resources…
The World’s Great Gas Fields and Their CO2
The CO2 content of gas fields is going to matter increasingly, for future gas development decisions: CO2 must be lowered to 50ppm before gas can be liquefied, adding cost. Moreover,…