First published in the Telegraph, 29 May 2008.
Even by the low standards if his government, Gordon Brown's recent pronouncements on oil have been shockingly ignorant. (more…)...
First published in the Independent on Sunday, 25 May 2008
Never mind speculation, forget the weak dollar. To understand the soaring oil price you need only glance at figures from the US government which show that global oil production has been essentially stagnant - at just under 86 million barrels per day - since early 2005. (more…)...
Letter to the Times
Sir, the Times incorrectly reported that Greenland has 47 billion barrels of ‘estimated oil reserves’ (‘Global warming could help Greenland to independence’, print edition, 7 May), which is wrong on two counts. (more…)...
First published in Petroleum Review, May 2008.
Say what you like about Sir Richard Branson, but you cannot fault his willingness to suffer in the cause of a photo-opportunity. (more…)...
First published in the Telegraph , 3 May 2008
Polishing the portholes on the Titanic hardly does it justice. This week saw ministers giving an uncanny impersonation of Corporal Jones urging calm over the Grangemouth refinery strike; lorry drivers protesting in Park Lane over a two pence rise in fuel duty; and much righteous indignation over the level of profits reported by Shell and BP. All of which entirely misses the point. (more…)...
This article was first published in the The Guardian, 5 March 2008
For weeks South Africa has suffered rolling blackouts caused in part by a shortage of coal. Gripped by unusually bitter snowstorms, China recently banned coal exports for the next two months. (more…)...
Peak oil is not a threat but an opportunity to force through the policies needed to combat climate change, according to London Mayor Ken Livingstone. (more…)...