All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Natural Resources

Whether wind power is a good idea or not, the wind power concept has political traction and will be implemented.  Electrical engineers must develop better contingency plans for when the wind stops.  Regulators must create a competitive market forms both for when the wind surges and for when...

China's recent price cap on thermal coal has failed to stop the losses by electricity generation companies as the spot prices of coal continue to increase.  Analysts foresee that the second round of executive orders by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) to freeze coal...

The wind from which we may derive our windpower depends on the "climate".  Wind is one of the attributes of a climate.  Climate change may invalidate the Wind Maps of wind speeds by geographical area. Therefore predictions of good wind locations may not turn out to be as predicted and...

Governments see wind power as an easy answer to the problem of climate change The public are not being told the real costs both direct and indirect, of wind power

The role of metals in the power sector is to provide materials of sufficent strength and in nuclear reactors, the material strength must be sustained at high temperatures.   The energy payback time is the time duration that the energy conversion device or machine must produce at its nominal...

Attention will now shift to the supply side, and in particular the recent under performance of NOCs and countries with nationalist oil policies in growing oil production.  We are coming to a point where NOCs may be forced to return to IOCs for assistance in increasing supplies. ...

The effects of late planting, cool-wet soils in May, and flooding in June can't be overcome by favorable weather in July and August.  USDA's yield and production estimates may well turn out to be on the optimistic side when we finally get the crop in the bin.

The request for a partial waiver in the RFS by Texas Gov. Perry is likely to be denied, largely due to a 25% reduction in corn prices caused by favorable weather in the Midwest.  This corn crop, however, will be extremely difficult to get an accurate estimate on prior to getting it out of the field,...

Senior Editor-Economics Marilyn Radler reported in the July 21 issue of the Oil & Gas Journal that the International Energy Agency in Paris had released its 2009 outlook for demand and supply. Demand is expected to rise by 860,000 bbl/day to 87.7 million bbl/day. OECD product demand will fall by...

So far, we have seen a lot of posturing on both sides. AAR postured with the working visas, BP is now posturing with pulling out the technical staff. AAR consisting of Kremlin friendly oligarchs, who probably wish that they could end up like Abramovich (their company sold for a decent value and they...