US Petroleum Usage Is Down

The US is using less petroleum. Increasingly efficient vehicles, and shifting attitudes and actions are diminishing the total petroleum required Continue reading →

The Quiet Revolution

A quiet revolution is occurring. People are simply deciding to live more simply. No need for protests, marches, referendums, or Continue reading →

Oil Misguesses Supply And Demand

Big oil made big assumptions when it began the massive fracking campaign. Fracking and OPEC policies increased production. The competition Continue reading →

US Oil Production Declines

The oil surplus is so large, and demand is not growing as it did, that the price of oil has Continue reading →

Solar Adopted Quicker Than Coal And Oil

Roughly, it took 50 years for coal to replace wood as a major energy source. It then took about 50 Continue reading →

US Oil Drilling Collapses

Fracking was never supposed to be a permanent solution, but oversupply and a drop in demand dropped the price of Continue reading →

Big Oil’s Mistaken Business Model

Big Oil (and is there little oil) has a business model built on assumptions. That’s true of every business model. Continue reading →

Oil Mistakes In Corporate Accounting

Oil prices continually change. Accountants need numbers that don’t vary, at least long enough to see if everything adds up Continue reading →