• IEA Sankey Diagrams

    Updated: 2025-02-04 22:35:02
    The Oil Drum Discussions about Energy and Our Future My Last Campfire Post The Oil Drum Of Milk Cows and Saudi Arabia IEA Sankey Diagrams Posted by JoulesBurn on September 7, 2013 11:05pm The International Energy Agency has taken its share of abuse from The Oil Drum over the years for its rather optimistic forecasts . But it deserves a hearty shout-out for an invaluable resource it has on its web site : Interactive Sankey Diagrams for the World Sankey Diagram showing world energy flows Click for larger view As long as you understand what a Sankey Diagram is , not much more introduction is needed here . You can look at individual countries , consumption patterns as well as production , and more . Click on individual flows and graph over time . World energy use for steel production Click for

  • ...And the Really Stupid Sh*t Begins

    Updated: 2025-02-02 00:49:41
    Trump's first few weeks have been a mix of good and bad for this libertarian, all against a backdrop of horror at how Imperial the presidency has become.  But as of today, perhaps the most destructive and stupid initiative has begun: Because we are all tired of those fentanyl-toting Canadians crossing the border illegally.   I […]

  • Shell Considers Ditching London for New York

    Updated: 2025-02-01 19:58:23
    Royal Dutch Shell Plc com News and information on Shell Plc Skip to Content Privacy Disclaimer Shell Online Library Search : for Search Button Shell Considers Ditching London for New York Feb 1st , 2025 by John Donovan Posted by John Donovan : 1 Feb 2025 In their never-ending quest for more profit and less accountability , Shell is once again flirting with the idea of moving its stock market listing from London to New York . But don’t worry—it’s not a live discussion” right now , according to CEO Wael Sawan . Because , you know , they’re just too busy unleashing the full potential” of their planet-wrecking . empire After announcing a laughable 16 drop in full-year earnings—from 28.3 billion to a measly 23.7 billion—Sawan was asked if Shell was still considering the move to the land of

  • Shell Throws Offshore Wind Overboard: Because Who Needs a Planet Anyway?

    Updated: 2025-02-01 18:46:59
    : Royal Dutch Shell Plc com News and information on Shell Plc Skip to Content Privacy Disclaimer Shell Online Library Search : for Search Button Shell Throws Offshore Wind Overboard : Because Who Needs a Planet Anyway Feb 1st , 2025 by John Donovan Posted by John Donovan : 1  Feb 2025 In a move that surprises absolutely no one , Shell—the benevolent overlords of oil spills and carbon emissions—has decided to ghost a major offshore wind project off the coast of New Jersey . Yes , the same Shell that rakes in billions poisoning the planet has decided clean energy isn’t worth the hassle . Shocking , right According to Shell , they’re ditching the Atlantic Shores project due to increased competition , delays , and a changing market . But wait , there’s more Spokesperson Natalie Gunnell

  • Shell and BP’s Toxic Love Story: When Greed Meets Greed in the Ultimate Oil Merger Fantasy

    Updated: 2025-02-01 15:09:06
    : Royal Dutch Shell Plc com News and information on Shell Plc Skip to Content Privacy Disclaimer Shell Online Library Search : for Search Button Shell and BP’s Toxic Love Story : When Greed Meets Greed in the Ultimate Oil Merger Fantasy Feb 1st , 2025 by John Donovan Posted by John Donovan : 1 Feb 2025 In the latest corporate soap opera no one asked for rumours are swirling that Shell the globe-trotting champion of pollution and climate chaos—might finally shack up with its equally oily cousin , BP Apparently , Ed Miliband’s reckless net zero crusade” read : trying to save the planet is just too much for these fossil fuel dinosaurs , and they might just hold hands and ride off into the sunset together leaving a trail of CO₂ and shareholder dividends in their . wake Because when you can’t

  • Tesla: The Teflon Stock

    Updated: 2025-01-30 18:29:39
    I lost a fair bit of money shorting Tesla ($TSLA) stock until I realized that its stock price was absolutely untethered to reality.  And we see this today as the stock is currently up 4% following yesterday's miserable earning report.  The "growth" stock with a P/E ratio of 111 reported its 9th straight quarter of […]

  • Shell’s Profit “Slump” Still Produces Multi-Billion Dollar Payouts

    Updated: 2025-01-30 14:45:44
    Royal Dutch Shell Plc com News and information on Shell Plc Skip to Content Privacy Disclaimer Shell Online Library Search : for Search Button Shell’s Profit Slump” Still Produces Multi-Billion Dollar Payouts Jan 30th , 2025 by John Donovan Shell’s Profit Slump” Still Produces Multi-Billion Dollar Payouts—Because Who Cares About the Planet When Investors Need a New Yacht In today’s episode of Corporate Greed Knows No Bounds , Shell—the gold standard of climate destruction—just announced a 3.5 billion stock buyback and a 4 dividend hike for its lucky investors . This , despite a so-called disappointing annual profit of a measly 23.7 billion a figure that would make most companies pop champagne but apparently has Shell execs crying into their gold-plated . handkerchiefs And who are the lucky

  • Shell’s Latest Courtroom Shenanigans: Because Who Needs Laws When You Have Billions?

    Updated: 2025-01-30 14:22:58
    : Royal Dutch Shell Plc com News and information on Shell Plc Skip to Content Privacy Disclaimer Shell Online Library Search : for Search Button Shell’s Latest Courtroom Shenanigans : Because Who Needs Laws When You Have Billions Jan 30th , 2025 by John Donovan Posted by John Donovan : 30 Jan 2025 In yet another shocking display of corporate audacity , Shell—the world’s favorite environmental supervillain—just had its UK North Sea drilling permits for the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields ruled unlawful by the Scottish courts . But don’t pop the champagne just yet Thanks to some legal gymnastics , Shell and its Norwegian sidekick , Equinor , can keep plowing ahead with their climate-wrecking projects while they reapply” for permission . Because , obviously , rules don’t apply when you have

  • Everyone Would Agree This Was a Bad Regulation Idea in 2009. So Now It's OK?

    Updated: 2025-01-28 21:32:42
    The new EU regulations on device charging standards are a really bad idea.  Via engadget: The European Parliament has voted to make USB-C the common charging standard in the EU. All mobile devices with up to 100W power delivery (including phones, tablets and earbuds) sold in the region will have to come with a USB-C charging port by the […]

  • The Accumulation of Regulation

    Updated: 2025-01-28 18:58:07
    Like many who do business in California, I often complain about the regulatory burden (free at last!)  People will ask, "So what one regulation would you get rid of?"  The problem is that this is a really hard question to answer because in most cases it is not any one regulation in particular, but the […]

  • Here Lies the Systematic Racism

    Updated: 2025-01-27 22:04:45
    I pretty much hate the term "systematic racism," which is a clever rebranding by the DEI folks of the Christian concept of "original sin."  Try to tell the Church that you have behaved ethically?  Doesn't matter, you still need us to remove the stain of your original sin.  Try to tell the DEI trainer you […]

  • On the Virtues of Price "Gouging" in an Emergency

    Updated: 2025-01-24 17:13:46
    There is lots of regulation coming out of California of late attempting to prevent prices from rising in a temporary supply-demand mismatch (often called "Gouging").  I don't have time today to write something tailored to California but I will repost part of my economic lesson I use for a high school class that touches on […]

  • The Missing Executive Order

    Updated: 2025-01-22 21:49:43
    I know, with like 200 executive orders already in this administration, it is hard to imagine one was missing.  But if I were the victim of some sort of horrible karma and found myself as President, I was thinking about what EO I might sign (other than one repealing all the others).  This is what […]

  • Biden's Dirty Trick -- To His Own People

    Updated: 2025-01-22 16:40:33
    When Trump took office in 2017, I thought there was a reasonable chance that he would pardon Hillary Clinton.  I thought this was just the sort of schoolyard trick Trump might play -- after all, what better way to tar someone as guilty when they have not even been indicted for anything**. Trump didn't do […]

  • Paris Climate Accords and Article II, Section 2 of the Consititution

    Updated: 2025-01-21 17:17:47
    As expected, Trump gave notice yesterday to the UN that the US is pulling out of the Paris climate accords.  This marks the second time he has done so, making participation in these accords one of the EO ping pong balls that get swatted back and forth every inauguration day. The reason this is possible […]

  • Hair of the Dog -- Politics are Dominated by Hypocrisy

    Updated: 2025-01-21 04:38:37
    Nearly 200 new Executive Orders?  If I do nothing else I can still blog for weeks just going through the list.  (Update:  the full list of actions is here.  The list of past EO recissions is here.) Over a third of these are reversals of Biden EO's, which I can't really complain about.  Hopefully student […]

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