Our First Peak Oil Recession by Chris Nelder

Why Oil Prices May Never Rise Above $150
One of the most bedeviling problems for oil producers (and oil investors) is knowing when it's too cheap to keep producing, and when it's too expensive to sell.
Last year gave us new boundaries: $147 a barrel was too expensive, and $33 was too cheap. But those aren't terribly useful numbers in the real world.
We now know that $147 was extra-inflated by too much money sloshing into the sector, and $33 was extra-deflated by the fear and confusion that dominated all markets in December of last year. It's likely that tighter regulation of the oil futures market will tamp down the former, and the latter will not be seen again. . . so long as the world banking system continues to beg, borrow, and steal its way to stability and "full faith and credit."
If you're a Chevron trying to decide if you should plunk down another $5 billion for a big new deepwater platform, or a marginal producer of oil from unconventional sources where the production cost is high, you'll find it hard to commit to new projects with price volatility like that.
One way to get a handle on the question is to look at the supply side costs. As I wrote in March, the current cost of new production in the few places in the world where oil production can still be increased ranges from $60-$75 a barrel, and the average minimum is around $65. The more extreme and marginal projects we'll be eyeing in ten years' time will need closer to $100 a barrel to pay off.
But prices on the demand side of the equation are harder to gauge. Our First Peak Oil Recession
Several presenters at the Association for the Study of Peak Oil (ASPO) conference two weeks ago used measures of GDP to express the economy's tolerance limit for high oil prices.
Murphy changed the time scale from years to months at the end of the chart to demonstrate how the portion of GDP paying for oil last year spiked and crashed as much in 12 months as it did in 4-5 years during the most recent recessions.
Steven Kopits, Managing Director of Douglas-Westwood LLC, came to similar conclusions in his presentation. He noted how oil stopped responding to price signals in 2004, with production remaining basically flat even as prices tripled. The global oil supply only expanded by 2% while global GDP grew 17%, causing prices to increase by about 25% per year from 2003 on.
By 2008, when crude expenditures reached 4% of GDP, the U.S. fell into recession. In fact, said Kopits, oil over $80 would have been enough on its own to cause what he called "our first peak oil recession."
Former head of exploration and production for Saudi Aramco Sadad al-Husseini opined similarly in his interview with ASPO, saying that the spending ceiling is between 5% and 6% of global GPD. Accordingly, he thinks alternatives to petroleum like Arctic oil, coal- and gas-to-liquids, and so on may not be economical to develop because their costs are too high.
In essence, OECD countries are simply getting squeezed out of the market as the global drivers of demand shift to the developing world. When the cost of filling the tank on an SUV goes from $60 to $100, it really takes a bite out of consumption in America. But your average resident of, say, India or the Philippines can shrug off a 50-cent increase in the cost of filling the tank on his scooter, because he gets so much more economic value from the transportation.
Kopits believes that $70 oil is enough to effectively lock out the EU from the oil market, and $75 locks out the U.S. This begins to explain how, as independent oil producer Jeffrey Brown observed in his presentation, the U.S. was outbid by Kenya for oil last year.
On a related note, ASPO analyst Dave Cohen made a convincing argument that economic fundamentals will not support increased oil demand - even from China - for years to come, ensuring that global GDP growth remains weak.
In counterpoint, Matthew Simmons asserted that we don't yet know the economy's tolerance point, and thought it could be as high as $500-$700 a barrel.
This is where I must make my departure from Simmons' camp. The data presented on GDP and price at the conference have forced me to reconsider my longstanding belief that peak oil will bring much higher prices. Although prices 5 to 10 years from now, when we're well past the peak and into decline, remain an open question. . . I now doubt that we'll see oil over $150 anytime soon.
A Narrow Ledge
If these analyses are correct, then we are on what Kopits called "a narrow ledge": Houston needs $75 oil to keep drilling, but the economy goes into recession with oil at $80.
Two editors of "The Oil Drum" generally concurred. Nate Hagens put the boundaries a bit wider at $60 to keep drilling and $80-$100 as the economic pain tolerance point, and Gail Tverberg observed that oil at $75-$80 seems to kick off a recession.
If the stability of oil production relies on oil spending staying within roughly 4% and 5% of GDP, it's going to be dicey. But if the oil price ledge is only $5 wide, then it's not clear to me whether the global GDP can manage to stay on it.
In short, the world may not be able to continue executing the expensive oil projects of the future at all. The tension between the price of new production and the pain tolerance of the global economy may be resolved not by stable prices, but by a failure to bring new supply online.
This is indeed a crisis - but it's also a hint that it's time to focus on how we're going to replace oil.
Take it from Sadad al-Husseini: "The hidden opportunity may be efficiency and conservation."
The investment community has already heard that message. At the ASPO conference this year, I estimate that not one of the roughly 400 attendees represented development capital, while at a typical Cleantech Forum in San Francisco, at least half of the 1,500 or so attendees are with banks, VCs, and big hedge funds. Granted, the ASPO conferences are about information, not deal-making. . . Still, investors seem to prefer theses based on abundance to those based on scarcity.
It only makes sense. If you had a large chunk of capital to deploy in the energy space, would you rather try to balance on a narrow ledge, or jump into a sector that's growing at 30% per year - with no ceiling in sight - and the wind of oil depletion at its back?
Efficiency and conservation may not be as sexy as solar and wind, but for the next several decades they will be the only real way to survive a future of volatile oil and gas prices and declining supply. It takes a long time to rebuild an infrastructure. . . and in the meantime, we're going to have to make do with what we've got.
In the pursuit of investment capital, cleantech clearly has the edge over oil now.
Until next time,
Chris
P.S. Chris continues this article as Part 2 of a series of reports from the 2009 ASPO Peak Oil Conference. See also Part 1.
This article was originally found here: Our First Peak Oil Recession

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Criminal Law Attorney Significant Hint by Deepak Kulkarni

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This Is Definitely Not It For Michael Jackson by Peter Harke

Even after his death Michael Jackson is still making news around the world. His latest single "This Is It" which features backing vocals by Michael's brothers has started streaming and playing across radios internationally.
"This Is It" will be available to purchase as part of the two disc album set This Is It. This album is due to hit shelves on October 27 to coincide with the release of the Michael Jackson movie of the same name on October 28.
The co-producer of the album, John McClain said "This song only defines, once again, what the world already knows - that Michael is one of God's greatest gifts".
Sony Pictures Entertainment has announced that the first 24 hours of pre-sales for the new movie resulted in record-breaking sales throughout the world. It is believed that no other movie in history has generated so many advanced ticket sales as This Is It has.
It has been reported that in North America extraordinary demand for the film has resulted in hundreds of show times being sold out after only one day of pre-sales. In other parts of the US, an unprecedented number of shows have sold out in the first 24 ours of tickets becoming available in cities such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York and Houston.
In London, more than 30,000 tickets were sold in the first 24 hours of ticket sales opening. This eclipsed the ticket sales for Harry Potter and the Lord Of The Rings. And the ticket sales show no signs of slowing down.
In Japan, more than $1 million in tickets were recorded as being sold in the first 24 hours of their release. This was a new advanced sales record set.
In Thailand, fans queued at ticket counters throughout Bangkok resulting in tickets for the first shows being sold out in one day.
So what is the movie about? The movie will provide Jackson fans with a rare behind-the-scenes look at Michael Jackson as he prepared and developed his concerts that would have taken place this summer in London's O2 Arena. It records the months from March to June 2009 and is drawn from more than one hundred hours of footage including Michael rehearsing some of the songs for the concert. The film is produced by Randy Phillips, Kenny Ortega and Paul Gongaware.
So even after death, Michael Jackson is still setting records; still entertaining his fans and still creating news headlines around the world. The King Of Pop continues to live on and so will his memory, for many, many years to come.

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Your first instinct will be to want to know what you're up against -- and getting the most accurate and specific diagnosis enables the patient to get the best possible treatment.
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Within many general types of cancer, such as How do I get the doctor to give us complete and honest information? It may be that you need to do some research and then schedule a follow-up phone call in which you can ask additional questions. Remember, this is the beginning of an ongoing relationship between you as caregiver, the patient, and her doctor, and you can always come back to request additional information.
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Basic types of home foundation repair by RichardFinney

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Thefts and Criminal Law by Jane Cooper

Theft is considered to be a serious crime. Theft in legal terms means the intent to take another person’s belonging without the consent of that person who is the owner of that property or belonging. If there is no intend it does not fall under the category of theft. Theft is also said to have occurred when someone either receives or accepts property even when it is within one’s knowledge.
Illustration
The illustration is that if somebody puts or places some items in another person’s carry bag of which that person is not aware of or does not have any knowledge about it. In this case that another person in whose carry bag the items were placed should not be held responsible for theft. The reason for that another person not being held responsible for theft is because that person never intended to take the items but in fact the items were placed by someone else.
Houston Criminal Defense Lawyer
In above circumstances where one is innocent and has committed theft, the best way to defend would be to engage a Houston Criminal Lawyer. Engaging a Houston theft Criminal Lawyer would help the person to present the case successfully and effectively. Moreover, the lawyer would be able to explain the situation properly. A good Houston theft Criminal Lawyer will discuss the whole case with the person in detail. The person should always tell the truth to the lawyer.
Theft crimes in Houston
Theft crimes in Houston include:
1. Fraud
2. Forgery
3. Shoplifting
4. Theft by check
5. Employee theft
6. Insurance theft
7. Possession of the stolen property
If one is convicted of any one of these crimes one can face harsh penalties. The penalties will vary depending on the value of what has been stolen as well as other circumstances. Thus the value of the stolen property will be the main measure in deciding penalty.
Penalties
Depending on value alone, the penalties which one could face are as below:
If one is convicted of stealing the property:
* For the value less than $50, one could be facing a class C misdemeanor * For the value between $50-$500, one could be facing a class B misdemeanor * For the value between $100,000-$200,000, one could be facing second degree felony * For the value $200,000 or more, one could be facing a first degree felony. * For the value between $500-$1500, one could be facing a class A misdemeanor * For the value between $20,000-$100,000, one could be facing a third degree felony * For the value between $1,500-$20,000, one could be facing the state jail felony
In Houston there are many Houston Criminal Defense Attorneys and Law Firms. One can engage Houston Criminal Defense lawyer who will handle the case in a proper manner.