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Topic: EIA IPM release March 2008 |
pip
Replies: 14
Views: 1650
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:47 am Subject: Re: EIA IPM release March 2008 |
On the crude oil and condensate side, the May 05 peak remains in effect but just barely.
74,298,000 bpd for May 05
74,202,000 bpd for Dec 07 |
Topic: Anyone with milk cow experience? |
pip
Replies: 37
Views: 3098
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 3:26 am Subject: Re: Anyone with milk cow experience? |
Wow, my old thread from 2005 has been resurrected!
Here's my experience thus far. Back in '05, I bought a 4 year old Holstein that had some experience as a nurse cow. The owner assured us she was ... |
Topic: So who else is shifting their financial Investments? |
pip
Replies: 33
Views: 2964
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 3:03 pm Subject: Re: So who else is shifting their financial Investments? |
| Over the last week, I relocated my equity investment portfolio and basically moved myself out of stocks entirely. Now I have pretty much an evenly split fund between Gold ETFs, Food ETFs, and Treasur ... |
Topic: New Wind Power Capacity Surges 45% in ONE YEAR. |
pip
Replies: 102
Views: 5247
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:46 am Subject: Re: New Wind Power Capacity Surges 45% in ONE YEAR. |
| I used to work for a Valero refinery that was putting in a wind farm. Talking to the project engineer, he said that GE has a 2 year back order on turbines. Also learned that a lot of the people that ... |
Topic: THE State of Texas Thread (merged) |
pip
Replies: 193
Views: 2614
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Forum: Americas Discussion Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 1:54 pm Subject: Re: Everything in Texas is BIG |
I think Ray Wylie Hubbard said it best.
Now I love the USA
And the other states
Ahh, they're OK
Texas is the place I wanna be
And I don't care if I ever go to Delaware anyway
Cause we got St ... |
Topic: refining question |
pip
Replies: 9
Views: 1375
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:33 pm Subject: Re: refining question |
Exactly, the market is already pretty well balanced. There can't be a large scale switch to diesel without creating a diesel shortage and a gasoline surplus.
European refineries already produce ... |
Topic: If you believe in Peak Oil... |
pip
Replies: 9
Views: 1318
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:26 pm Subject: Re: If you believe in Peak Oil... |
| I would be concerned with the majors as well. I've been looking at royalty trusts lately. Pay very good dividends (10-15%). BPT for an Alaskan trust. PGH and PWE for Canadian which may be good for ... |
Topic: refining question |
pip
Replies: 9
Views: 1375
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:44 am Subject: Re: refining question |
| I used to work in a refinery that processed WTI. We made about 60% gasoline and 30% distillated (kerosene and diesel). The 60/30 split could be varied by 5-10% depending on the market prices. Remai ... |
Topic: Who went into farming? |
pip
Replies: 28
Views: 4151
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 3:14 pm Subject: Re: Who went into farming? |
Grew up on the farm. Roughly 1500 acres give or take. Down to about 500 now.
Kinda funny, I spent hours goin round and round in the dirt on a tractor wishin for something "better".
Went to colle ... |
Topic: prarieturbines.com |
pip
Replies: 5
Views: 871
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 2:53 pm Subject: Re: prarieturbines.com |
| I might get Hugh Piggott's book. Only issue is small size. I can't find much on power output. The 8' turbine has a 500 watt output referenced on the website. This biggest model is 12' which by my ... |
Topic: buy land now or wait? |
pip
Replies: 17
Views: 2014
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 2:10 pm Subject: Re: buy land now or wait? |
Buy now with a fixed rate mortgage and pay later with dollars that have been devalued by the Fed.
I'm closing on a 320 acre wheat farm hopefully next month. I would say the odds are pretty good th ... |
Topic: prarieturbines.com |
pip
Replies: 5
Views: 871
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 1:41 pm Subject: prarieturbines.com |
I'm starting on the new homestead in the next few months. I live in a Class 4 wind zone so wind energy makes a lot of sense.
I ran across prarieturbines.com a few weeks ago. It’s a 5500 watt gr ... |
Topic: Update: Bumpy Plateau - 1.5mbpd below all time high |
pip
Replies: 30
Views: 3397
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 1:17 pm Subject: Re: Update: Bumpy Plateau - 1.5mbpd below all time high |
| Google "EIA t11d" to get the EIA's crude oil and lease condensate table. I would post it if I knew how. This curve does not look like a plateau at all to me. It's a gradual decline that's picking u ... |
Topic: Should PeakOil.com Endorse Ron Paul for Prez? |
pip
Replies: 92
Views: 10982
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Forum: Suggestion Box Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 1:06 pm Subject: Re: Should PeakOil.com Endorse Ron Paul for Prez? |
Yes,
The first candidate in any race I've felt any kind of enthusiasm for. |
Topic: Whats with the inflation adjusted price changing from 80 to. |
pip
Replies: 19
Views: 1846
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 2:56 pm Subject: Re: Whats with the inflation adjusted price changing from 80 |
Using the calculator posted above for $38 crude in 1980
2000 - $79.41
2001 - $81.63
2002 - $82.96
2003 - $84.85
2004 - $87.11
2005 - $90.07
2006 - $92.97
2007 - $94.77 |
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