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Wednesday December 26th 2007

Are We Missing Russian Megaprojects? 17056

http://www.theoildrum.com/node/3364 (score:198 / approval:75%)

by oblio Mon Dec 24th, 2007 9:41pm (from #bor)

This piece looks at the question of whether the Russian oil production increases of recent years might have been due in part to projects that should have been listed as megaprojects, but went missing due to lack of transparency on the part of Russian companies (or at least lack of transparency to English speaking readers). The tentative answer to the question is "No."

economy, oil, russia, the oil drum

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CAT ENEMA!!! 14209

http://www.prehensile.com/does/catenema.htm (score:379 / approval:100%)

by mimo Mon Mar 26th, 2007 3:32pm (from #bor)

A hilarious illustrated account!

cat, enema, mineral oil, oil

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Saturday February 3rd 2007

Celebrity Architects Reveal a Daring Cultural Xanadu for the Arab World 13069

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/01/arts/design/01isla.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5087%0... (score:287 / approval:83%)

by --B Fri Feb 2nd, 2007 10:07am (from #bor)

Celebrity Architects Reveal a Daring Cultural Xanadu for the Arab World

abu dhabi, architecture, art, gehry, guggenheim, oil

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Wednesday January 24th 2007

Group Plans 'Terror Free' Gas Station in Omaha 12789

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,245900,00.html (score:258 / approval:71%)

by oblio Tue Jan 23rd, 2007 12:30pm (from #bor) Bumped by dh-

Group Plans 'Terror Free' Gas Station in Omaha

The Florida-based group claims U.S. dollars used to purchase gas made from Middle East oil funds terrorism. It urges Americans to only buy oil products that originate from countries that do not support terrorism.

Jan. 22: The country's first Terror-Free Oil gas station under construction in Omaha, Neb.

gas, gas station, oil, terrorfree oil, terrorism

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Thursday October 26th 2006

Your fat ass is the reason oil prices are high 10788

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/2006-10-25-gasoline-obesity_x.ht... (score:397 / approval:100%)

by bbq_ribs Wed Oct 25th, 2006 9:33pm (from #bor)

Your fat ass is the reason oil prices are high

The bottom line is that our hunger for food and our hunger for oil are not independent. There is a relationship between the two.

fat, fat people, oil, oil prices

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Big oil defends its big profits 7917

http://money.cnn.com/2006/04/26/news/economy/oil_profits/index.htm (score:466 / approval:75%)

by mtoots Wed Apr 26th, 2006 12:59pm (from #bor)

"Earnings and reinvestment numbers may seem big to you, but in an industry that must make multi-billion dollar investment decisions annually to remain competitive, they absolutely are necessary," said Red Caveney, president of the American Petroleum Institute.

bush, oil

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Wednesday April 12th 2006

For Brazil, it's sugarcane For The Win! 7634

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/10/world/americas/10brazil.html?ex=1144900800&en=... (score:497 / approval:75%)

by bbq_ribs Wed Apr 12th, 2006 1:32pm (from #bor)

alternative fuels, brazil, gas, gasoline, oil, peak oil, petroleum, sugar cane

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Tuesday April 4th 2006

The Long Emergency 7114

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/7203633/the_long_emergency/?rnd=114243048... (score:333 / approval:100%)

by joeyo Tue Apr 4th, 2006 2:11pm (from #bor)

We are running out of energy resources and we are all fucked. End of story.

fuck yeah, oil, peak oil, rolling stone

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Wednesday February 8th 2006

West at risk of losing oil money 6463

http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/01/29/bloomberg/bxcash.php (score:322 / approval:0%)

by oblio Wed Feb 8th, 2006 11:28am (from #bor)

oil

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Tuesday January 17th 2006

PETRO-DOLLAR & PROTECTION RACKET 6239

http://www.gold-eagle.com/editorials_05/willie040505.html (score:589 / approval:0%)

by oblio Tue Jan 17th, 2006 3:09pm (from #bor)

The term "Petro-Dollar" has been bandied about for years. In my travels, much has been mentioned in indirect terms about it, with assumptions of its nature and structural significance. It is mentioned often carelessly when talking about crude oil and its Persian Gulf sales. Yet little is written on the topic, and little is easily found to read and learn. A recent radio show with Al Korelin delved into this subject, although we only scratched its surface to