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Upstream Technology: The Future of the Oil and Gas Industry

A brief overview of the role that technology will play in the future of the oil and gas industry.

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Best Apocalypse Books (a/k/a Dystopian Fiction, Collapse, Apocalyptic, Post-Apocalyptic, TEOTWAWKI, Zombiepocalypse)

I've always been an avid reader, but my genre of choice has evolved over the years. I've always been very interested in history (especially military and war history). But over the past five years, I've gotten heavily into reading Apocalyptic and...

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Peak Oil or Nonsense - Are Wells Refilling or Running Dry?

Do you remember back in school when you were taught about oil? You were taught how it was made, where it can from, what it was used for, and how important it was to the world economy. Of all the so called facts, the most impressive lesson was that...

13 comments    technology energy oil
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GLOBAL WARMING UPDATE 2-4-12

Global Warming Update--2008-2011 This site is an aggregation of articles from reputable sources about scientific research 2008 to the present.

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Asphalt and asphalt products

Asphalt cement is sometimes distilled from crude oil and is used in several commercial asphalt products usually found on road construction sites or in other construction and maintenance projects. This distilled crude oil product can be found in...

1 comment    roads synthetic crude oil
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Do Lutec Australia Have the Answer to Peak Oil and the Energy Crisis? Is the Australian Electricity Amplifier a Scam?

Just like many people these days, I'm becoming more and more energy conscious. My awareness is increasing every time I fill my petrol tank, or pay my fuel bills. The more things go up in price the more curious...

30 comments    energy australia solar energy
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Peak Oil-The Oil Crisis

The question has been around for years and as time goes by it becomes of greater importance as we look at rising gasoline prices. When will the world reach the point of “peak oil”? Peak Oil you ask? What is that? Simply said, peak oil is the...

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Transition Towns, Peak Oil, Climate Change, and What do we do when the oil runs out?

I guess we've all begun to notice that the times, they are a-changing. First of all there was Al Gore batting on about Climate Change, and how our carbon emissions are affecting the planet and it's eco-systems. Many people will have seen 'An...

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Renewable Energy and Urban Agriculture

We are heading into town, leaving the countryside and setting up home in the city. As a result there are now: • 3 billion people—half the world's population—live in cities. • Two-thirds of all...

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Why Invest In Oil ETFs?

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are investment vehicles that are traded through listed exchanges (e.g. New York Stock Exchange), much in the way the common stock of publicly-traded companies trade. ETFs are also...

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