June 23, 2008
Written by: Jane VanRyan
Many questions have been asked recently about the meaning of the word "idle." Some members of Congress have asserted that "idle" describes oil company leases for tracts of land where no active drilling is underway. They're wrong. Buying a lease for...
June 12, 2008
Written by: Jane VanRyan
Have you ever heard of the Google Effect? As defined by author Robert Bryce, it is the likely impact on energy consumption of the world's population gaining access to computers and the Internet. Simply put, it means as more people use more computers,...
June 3, 2008
Written by: Jane VanRyan
Have you ever wondered what happens to offshore oil rigs when after they are decommissioned? Sometimes they are recycled and their steel is reused; but often they become habitat for fish. Under several state programs, old rigs remain standing in...
May 21, 2008
Written by: Jane VanRyan
Want to know why oil and gasoline prices have climbed? The answer is simple -- supply and demand. Demand is up, supply is limited, and nobody is happy. Not consumers, not the refining industry, and certainly not Congress, which is...
May 13, 2008
Written by: Jane VanRyan
Factoids. They're everywhere. Little nuggets of information that show up on Web sites, in colorful graphics in USA Today, and in ads. Here's a factoid for you about U.S. energy supplies: "There is enough oil in areas accessible to America -- 112 billion barrels...
