Monthly Archives: September 2007

Inevitability

Posted on September 22, 2007 by Tim Newman

The scene: Andrei, a Russian friend, and I watching a local band in one of the shoddy clubs in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Me:  This fella’s a brilliant singer. Andrei:  Yeah, but he likes to smoke crack.

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A Live Band in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

Posted on September 17, 2007 by Tim Newman

This evening my wife was on duty in the hotel in which she works, so rather than sit at home alone I did what I had been meaning to do for months: go to the Chameleon Bar, and check out … Continue reading →

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Summer 2007 and its Possible Significance

Posted on September 9, 2007 by Tim Newman

Clearly it is a slow day in Yuzhno-Sakahlinsk, and I am writing what is tediously the third oil and gas blog post of the day.  At least this one is related to Russia. There will come a time in the next decade when … Continue reading →

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An Industry Still In Crisis

Posted on September 9, 2007 by Tim Newman

Staying on the subject of the oil and gas industry, this article in Upstream Online elicits no sympathy from me whatsoever: A shortage of highly-specialised professionals including sub-sea engineers, geoscience experts or reservoir engineers has caused painful cost rises for … Continue reading →

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Understanding the Origins of Peak Oil

Posted on September 9, 2007 by Tim Newman

An article in Upstream Online confirms something which I have several times over the past year written on blog posts or expressed verbally: that whether or not talk of “Peak Oil” is premature, such discussions are pointless unless it is … Continue reading →

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Fire on the Mountain

Posted on September 2, 2007 by Tim Newman
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