Russia’s Gazprom expects their hydrocarbon reserves on Russia’s Arctic shelf to increase by 41.1 billion barrels oil equivalent by 2020. Gazprom currently has hydrocarbon reserves equal to about 100 billion tonnes of oil, mostly in the form of natural gas. The bulk of the reserves (about 70%) are concentrated in the Barents, Pechora and Kara [...]
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Crude Oil Imports – September 2008 Numbers
Posted in Canada, Energy, Oil, tagged Crude Oil, Oil Imports on December 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From the Energy Information Agency, the top 15 countries that we import crude oil from. Table values are thousands of barrels per day of crude oil.
Country
Sep-08
Aug-08
YTD 2008
Sep-07
YTD 2007
CANADA
1,923
1,833
1,894
1,972
1,894
SAUDI ARABIA
1,429
1,533
1,529
1,441
1,421
VENEZUELA
944
1,146
1,040
1,127
1,120
MEXICO
890
1,292
1,172
1,293
1,430
IRAQ
543
663
661
603
493
NIGERIA
508
1,035
944
1,137
1,040
ANGOLA
416
483
502
578
530
ALGERIA
319
348
312
503
509
ECUADOR
227
291
211
234
200
BRAZIL
197
169
215
213
173
COLOMBIA
142
247
185
165
130
GABON
123
69
59
29
65
KUWAIT
110
203
195
143
182
CHAD
80
139
103
96
70
UNITED KINGDOM
74
41
60
35
102
The top five exporting countries accounted for 68 percent of United States crude oil imports in September while the top ten sources accounted for approximately 88 [...]
Alaska Oil Price/Production Update
Posted in Alaska, Arctic, Energy, Oil, Pipeline, Prudhoe Bay, tagged Alaska Oil, ANS Crude, Crude Oil Prices, Oil Prices on December 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Latest numbers from the State of Alaska Dept. of Revenue. The graphs show the spring 2008 projections for Alaska North Slope price and production versus actual price and production data.
Things aren’t looking so good. All that extra revenue the legislature and Gov. Palin spent on capital projects and buying heating oil votes is disappearing fast.
The [...]
Latest Alaska Oil Production & Prices
Posted in Alaska, Energy, Oil, Prudhoe Bay, TAPS, tagged Alaska, ANS Crude, Crude Oil Prices, Oil, TAPS on September 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
From the State of Alaska Dept. of Revenue:
Oil and Gas Prices for [...]
Energy Efficiency – The Cure For Imported Oil
Posted in Energy, Global warming, Oil, Uncategorized, tagged Energy, Energy Efficiency, Oil on September 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
In 2007, Americans paid about $700,000/minute to the foreign countries that supplied their oil. The American Physical Society convened a blue-ribbon panel to investigate energy security and global warming. Their answer – energy efficiency. From the press release accompanying the report:
Eliminating wasted energy from automobiles, homes and businesses is equivalent to tapping a hidden energy [...]
