BP handed all of us oil and gas analysts and statistical geeks a belated Christmas present last week when it published its Statistical Review of World Energy 2009. This year’s review, the 58th consecutive edition that BP has published, gives a great overview …
Articles By Stuart Hampton
Jobs in the pipeline — Enbridge
by Stuart Hampton, June 3, 2009, 2:18 pmThere are 3,000 new jobs available in Wisconsin and Minnesota!
Don’t look now, but the economy is beginning to stir after the enforced hibernation of the general economic collapse that was prompted by the failure of the financial and real estate markets. Even the oil and gas sector is coming …
Blowing strong. Wind power surges in 2008
by Stuart Hampton, May 18, 2009, 11:10 amWell, blow me down. Wind power is beginning to make a dent in the energy supply picture.
As someone who grew up on a rainy island beset by gales, and who has spent a lot of his adult life in Tornado Alley, I can attest to the power …
2,757.1 miles per gallon. From Shell Oil?
by Stuart Hampton, May 4, 2009, 12:30 pmWho knew?
Last month, venerable US oil producer Shell Oil reported that it had “sponsored” an automobile that clocked an extremely impressive 2,757.1 miles per gallon. Not bad for an oil company whose parent (Royal Dutch Shell) had given the impression earlier in the …
Breaking the ice — Will Alaska drill offshore?
by Stuart Hampton, April 20, 2009, 2:50 pmThe visit of Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to Alaska last week was, in part, to hear from locals in the port of Dillingham on Bristol Bay, about oil and gas development on federal lands. The government has proposed a plan that …
Shell’s alternative, alternative energy.
by Stuart Hampton, March 23, 2009, 3:18 pmAccording to Royal Dutch Shell board member Linda Cook in a strategy presentation she gave last week, Europe’s largest oil company has invested $1.7 billion in renewable energy and to reduce carbon dioxide output since 2003. Sounds impressive, no? But $1.7 billion is …
So-lar, so good. Solar power and Austin.
by Stuart Hampton, March 10, 2009, 2:30 pmThe sun shines a lot in Central Texas. In Austin it shines on the shores of Lady Bird Lake and the larger-than-life statue of rock guitar maestro Stevie Ray Vaughan (the dead local hero icon who ironically symbolizes Austin’s live music reputation).
Now, …
Clean coal and clean oil sands. Really?
by Stuart Hampton, February 25, 2009, 8:49 amCan you imagine a future with a lot more coal-burning power plants and heavy oil refineries processing oil sands, but with no or little increase in greenhouse gases? President Obama can.
It will be a green, green solution for the US and Canada, if President Obama’s presentation …
“Energy Strategies for a Turbulent Economy”
by Stuart Hampton, February 11, 2009, 2:55 pmOil prices have slumped, economic demand has cratered, manufacturers are closing plants and shedding workers, and consumers have drastically cut back on spending. All this raises some serious questions for the energy industry.
How will the industry meet the large investment requirements to ensure reliable (energy) supply?
How …
