LuthungZ 5:58 AM Add Comment Saudi retreat on oil IPO highlights dearth of reliable information on world oil reserves Since late 2016 the financial media has been abuzz about what would likely be the biggest initial public offering (IPO) ever: The sale of 5 ... Read More
LuthungZ 6:28 AM Add Comment Taking a short break - No post this week I'm taking a short break from posting this week. I expect to post again on Sunday, July 29. Read More
LuthungZ 10:24 AM Add Comment "In Praise of Idleness" Revisited Last week a new acquaintance displayed mild astonishment at the volume of my writing. He asked me how I come up with ideas for my pieces. I... Read More
LuthungZ 5:26 AM Add Comment 10 years after the oil price spike: Is peak oil a process rather than a moment? Ten years ago this week—July 11, 2008 to be exact—the price of a barrel of oil on the New York Mercantile Exchange hit an intraday high of $... Read More
LuthungZ 5:32 AM Add Comment Is the decline of coal a national security problem? As the Trump administration seeks to resuscitate the moribund American coal industry , it has decided to invoke "national security... Read More