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The 2006 Boston World Oil Conference will be held October 27th and 28th at Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts . Time for Action: A Midnight Ride for Peak Oil is co-hosted by ASPO-USA and Boston University. ASPO USA announces the second “Dialogue with the Experts,” a high-level conference to discuss impacts of and responses to a peak in world oil production. Experts will provide current information and oil supply statistics along with alalysis of alternative energy research and technology. Attendants at this year's peak oil conference will have the opportunity to voice their questions and concerns. » Source: ...

The 2008 US presidential elections will be very important considering the implications of the coming peak oil crisis. The oil issue is likely to be downplayed during the 2006 elections. However, many major oil producing nations are quickly approaching depletion, and many analysts believe we will reach the peak oil production during the 2008-2012 presidential term. A severe oil crunch and resultant high oil prices will impact all sectors of society. The party and president that gets elected in 2008 will have a major economic and social crisis on their hands. » Source: Falls Church Last week they took a poll here in Virginia on how the race for US Senate ...

Wed. Oct. 25 to Fri. Oct. 27, 2006 (Plus Evening & Sat. Sessions) - Boston University, GSU, 775 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA - Experts to discuss impacts of - and responses to - Peak Oil The Association for the Study of Peak Oil-USA (ASPO-USA) and Boston University’s Center for Energy and Environmental Studies (CEES) will co-sponsor the 2006 World Oil Conference, Time for Action: A Midnight Ride for Peak Oil, on the BU campus October 25-27, 2006. The Conference will bring energy experts from around the world to discuss the likely timing, impacts, and intelligent responses to the growing Peak Oil challenge. Virtually every sector of our society and economy will be affected by Peak Oil, from transportation, manufacturing, air freight, and agriculture, to homebuilding, city planning, and finance. » Source: Global Public Media “For ...

Syntroleum announced that its Fischer-Tropsch (FT) jet fuel has been successfully tested in a United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress Bomber aircraft. The plane lifted off from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., with a 50/50 blend of FT and traditional JP-8 jet fuel which was burned in two of the eight engines on the plane. This marks the first time that FT jet fuel has been tested in a military flight demo, and is the first of several planned test flights. The test is a result of more than four years of successful research and development efforts with the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), focused on producing a high-performance alternative fuel for military applications. » Source: Green Car Congress The program culminating in the test flight today is the first step in opening up new horizons for sourcing fuel for ...

Tom Whipple of the Association for the study of Peak Oil and Gas told those attending the "life after cheap oil" seminar at Wilson College that the world is expected to reach peak oil between 2008 and 2010. Peak oil is the point after which oil production enters a terminal decline. The exact date doesn't matter, he said. "It's happening in our lifetime," Whipple said. "It's not the end of world oil. It's just not going to be cheap or affordable. There will always be oil. Three-dollar (a gallon) gasoline didn't slow us in the slightest. At some point most of us are not going to be driving around in cars." » Source: Chambersburg Public Opinion The U.S. imports 66 percent of its oil, and oil imports could be halted for any of number of reasons, according to Whipple. Just a 5 percent cut ...

An attempt by four suicide bombers to attack two oil refineries in Yemen has been foiled. The Yemeni interior ministry in a statement said the gunmen had attempted to attack the installations in four cars packed with explosives. Aljazeera's correspondent in Yemen said two refineries, in Marab and Hadramut, had been singled out for attack. » Source: Al Jazeera The four attackers and one security guard were killed in the incident, the interior ministry said. Friday's early morning attacks occurred 35 minutes apart, directed at a Yemeni oil refinery in the northeast province of Marab and a Canadian-Yemeni oil storage facility at the Dubba Port in Hadramut province - scene of a 2002 attack on the French tanker Limburg. The four men, two at each target, were dressed in uniforms similar to those worn by staff at the facilities and had timed their attacks to coincide ...

The peak oil movement — an unlikely alliance of geologists, physicists, oil industry consultants and environmental activists — seems to be gaining momentum and winning new converts. For the first time, some say, peaksters have begun to grab the attention of Washington and Wall Street. The US Energy Secretary has now asked his advisory body, the National Petroleum Council, to investigate if oil supplies could keep pace with (the rising global) demand. Further, the US government accountability office, a non-partisan congressional watchdog, is due to release a study on peak oil this November. Interestingly, a congressional peak oil caucus has also been formed in the meantime, too. » Source: MENAFM Naturally with the theory of peak oil coming increasingly under discussion, the focus is bound to shift on Ghawar, the world's super giant well — accounting for more than six percent of the global oil needs ...