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Monday, 13 March 2006 |
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In a letter of 24th February to a Qld MP, in response to a constituent's inquiry, Federal Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources, Ian McFarlane, said
"In conclusion, I am confident that the Government has a broadly based strategy to improve the operation of our energy markets and to diversify our energy mix, so that Australia is well prepared to deal with the changing dynamics of global oil supply."
There is a lot of competition, but this may well rank as one of the less soundly-based statements of our time.
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Tuesday, 14 February 2006 |
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As Australians queue for petrol at around $4.00, $5.00 potentially up to $10.00 a litre even further down the track, the questions will be:
… how had our Governments not seen the writing on the wall?
… didn’t our leaders foresee the soaring demand?
… didn’t our leaders do their sums and realise demand would outstrip supply?
… couldn’t they foresee the threats to supply?
.... why didn’t they put the national interest first? … and why was Australia so unprepared? Opposition leader, Kim Beazley outlined this in Labor's Fuel Policy, at Fremantle, 18th February, and was briefed well on Peak Oil by AASPO |
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Thursday, 02 February 2006 |
This section will accumulate ASPO Australia papers and items relevant to the Australian Senate Inquiry into future oil supplies. There's just one here for now but more will be added. Australian Liquid Biofuels National Production Boundaries -
Brian Fleay, updated February 2006Abstract: This paper compares the energy content of ethanol derived from Australia’s annual production of sugar and wheat with the energy content of annual consumption of auto gasoline, auto diesel and primary oil. It demonstrates the energy content of anhydrous ethanol from sugar and wheat would be a small fraction of the energy content of annual consumption of petroleum-based fuels. While anhydrous ethanol from biomass is technically viable as a transport fuel it cannot be produced on a scale that replaces current petroleum products. It is not remotely possible to divert much of these agricultural products to fuel production at the expense of food supply. ASPO main submission draft
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for an updated link for other working group drafts. The drafts are confidential to ASPO working group convenors and members. Completed submissions may not be published until the Senate Committee releases them on its website. |
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Sunday, 22 January 2006 |
What they don't want you to know about the coming oil crisis
Soaring fuel prices, rumours of winter power cuts, panic over the gas supply from Russia, abrupt changes to forecasts of crude output... Is something sinister going on? Yes, says former oil man Jeremy Leggett, and it's time to face the fact that the supplies we so depend on are going to run out.
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Monday, 16 January 2006 |
Two new articles have been added to the bibliography: From Alan Parker
an assessment of the impact of peak oil in Australia and appropriate
policy responses (part of a submission to a Victorian Senate Inquiry),
and from Matt Mushalik an analysis on the failure of planners to
account for peak oil in a major Sydney tunnel project.
Parker, A, (2005) If world oil production peaks before 2025 it puts the well being of all Australians at risk - Appendix from submission to the Inquiry into managing transport
congestion by the Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission.
Mushalik, M (2005) How Cross City Tunnel Planners ignored Peak Oil - Historical Analysis 1998-2002. Document in several parts: Main Report, Appendices, Appendix 2, Appendix 8, Rail Tunnels, European solution.
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