Peak Oil Blues

Fri, 06/26/2009 - 17:54 — admin

Peak Oil Blues

Are you 'coping' or 'freaking out' about Peak Oil?

What's a 'normal' reaction to learning about a post-oil world?

Fear? Anxiety? Shock? Depression?

No one really knows.

Many people say preparation is "90% mental," but how do you separate out what's "mental preparation" from what's just "acting mental?"

Here we explore what we've learned about various emotional reactions.

Our goal is to help you build the kind of world you want to live in. Sanely.


Lots of Energy Behind Use of Natural Gas as Vehicle Fuel

Fri, 06/26/2009 - 13:42 — admin

Momentum appears to be gaining to increase use of compressed natural gas in vehicles in the U.S., both to decrease the nation's dependence on foreign oil and as a "bridge fuel" to fight global warming.


Anadarko To Present At Upcoming Energy Conference

Fri, 06/26/2009 - 10:00 — admin

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation today announced that Stuart Strife, Vice President, Exploration, will present at the 2009 Morgan Stanley Energy Conference in New York on Wednesday, July 8 at 1 p.m. Eastern. A link to the webcast presentation will be available at www.anadarko.com


The Peak Oil Crisis: Stifling a Rebound

Fri, 06/26/2009 - 08:36 — admin

Falls Church News-Press Online

By Tom Whipple

Since the beginning of the economic troubles some 18 months ago, the question on nearly everyone's mind was; "When will the recovery begin?"


Gold Star Resources Corp. Eyes New Hydrocarbon Deposits In West Africa

Thu, 06/25/2009 - 04:05 — admin

Gold Star Resources Corp.'s recent acquisition of International Resource Strategies Liberia Energy Inc. (IRSLE) boosts the Canadian oil exploration firm's plans to develop new hydrocarbon deposits in Liberia.


GE Oil & Gas Wins $70M StatoilHydro Contract, Heralding First Global Deployment Of Subsea Controls System Powered By The VetcoGray SemStar5

Thu, 06/25/2009 - 00:52 — admin

GE Oil & Gas, a world leading company in oil and gas advanced technology equipment and services, has been awarded a contract worth more than $70M by StatoilHydro to upgrade a suite of subsea control systems for StatoilHydro's Tordis Vigdis Controls Modification (TVCM) project


Honeywell Agrees To Acquire Gas Measurement And Control Leader RMG Regel + Messtechnik

Thu, 06/25/2009 - 00:29 — admin

Honeywell recently announced it has signed a definitive agreement valued at approximately $400 million USD to acquire the RMG GROUP (RMG Regel + Messtechnik GmbH and all of its subsidiaries, together RMG) a Kassel, Germany-based global leader in natural gas measuring and control products, services and integrated solutions


New Manifold Valves Offer Convenient Method Of Blocking, Bleeding, And Calibrating Pressure Instruments

Wed, 06/24/2009 - 23:32 — admin

Innovative Pressure Technologies (IPT) introduces 2-, 3- and 5-Way Manifold Valves. These valves combine the function of a tee, calibration valve, isolation valve and all tubings and fittings into a single valve configuration, and are designed to connect a system impulse line and transmitter.


XcelPlus Global Holdings Reports First Deliveries For Freedom Fuels And Pending Operations Agreement With Gen-X Energies

Wed, 06/24/2009 - 13:35 — admin

XcelPlus Global Holdings, Inc. reports that Freedom Fuels, LLC, has already made its first deliveries of XcelPlus' biofuels into Midwest and western states this week, and is on schedule to begin deliveries into additional southeastern states later this month. The company is also negotiating with Gen-X Energies as a strategic partner in operations management