Author Archives: Steve Maley

@iowahawkblog: DNC Scientists Disprove Existence of Roberts’ Taxon #rsrh

http://iowahawk.typepad.com/iowahawk/2012/07/dnc-scientists-disprove-existence-of-roberts-taxon.html “In order to disprove the Taxon, scientists at the HSWC devised a test experiment in their enormous CarneyLab bullshit accelerator. This test involved speeding a small mass of Facton – theoretically containing Roberts’ Taxon – and smashing it at … Continue reading

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Q: What do #fracking fluid and a kosher hot dog have in common? A: Sodium erythorbate. #rsrh #natgas

http://fuelfix.com/blog/2012/07/03/fracking-chemicals-aren%E2%80%99t-hard-to-find-in-your-home/#6120-1 H/T @SAEverley

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Natural Gas Economics: A Look Under the Hood

Christmas comes in June for energy geeks and graph junkies. Every year, the Energy Information Administration of the Department of Energy releases its Annual Energy Outlook (AEO), a compendium of 30-tear forecasts and analyses of energy sources and uses. The … Continue reading

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@Mark_J_Perry: CO2 emissions will likely fall this year to 1991 levels. #shalegas #marketforces #rsrh

More shockingly good news from the shale gas revolution: CO2 emissions will likely fall this year to 1991 levels http://www.aei-ideas.org/2012/07/more-shockingly-good-news-from-the-shale-gas-revolution-co2-emissions-will-likely-fall-this-year-to-1991-levels/ John Hanger points out on his energy blog that energy-related carbon dioxide emissions have fallen so sharply in the first … Continue reading

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Changing estimates of reserves per well for the major shale plays

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By 2035, more than 2/3 of domestic gas production will be from shales or tight rocks. #fracking

From EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2012:

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“Hyperbolic Decline” in shale gas wells has strong policy implications

From EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2012:

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Energy use, per capita and per dollar of GDP

From EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2012:

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Impact of shale drilling on gas prices

Shale drilling has not only reduced the wellhead price of gas to 1/7th the energy cost of 1 barrel of West Texas Intermediate, gas prices are a lot less volatile than before.

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EIA expects production surge from “tight oil”, declining imports through 2035

From EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2012:

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