UK's gas crises

4:27 PM Reporter: Baris Sanli 0 Responses
As UK's gas demand heats a record high due to cold winter, gas suppy of 100 big customers has seen cut.Graph from The Oil Drum.

Guardian also writes:

The National Grid has told British Gas and other power firms to cut the supply to major corporate customers, in an attempt to preserve gas supply for households as the weather causes a surge in demand.

Links:
Is the United Kingdom facing a natural gas shortage?
Energy security questioned as National Grid cuts off gas to factories

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E.ON : Coal plants are necessary to keep the lights on

4:09 PM Reporter: Baris Sanli 0 Responses
This Guardian news is an interesting piece

Ageing coal-fired power stations should be exempted from environmental regulations and kept open to stop the lights from going out, the chief executive of E.ON UK has urged the government.
You can read the rest from here : http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/jan/18/eon-coal-plant-plea





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Iraq's Future Oil Production

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As Iraq became more stabilised, the prospects for its oil production has increased. Here you can see enemy initiated attacks against invasion forces in Iraq.The difference is obvious.
 
Early Warning website has made a detailed analyses for Iraq's future production. By 2015 there is a possibility that Iraq may produce up to 12 million barrels/day. That is three folds of its previous peak (3.6 million b/d). Therefore keep an eye on Iraq's production and E&P developments.
 


Check the link : http://earlywarn.blogspot.com/2009/12/iraqi-oil-production-history.html


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