tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337181975082864670Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:05:55 +0000GhawarKhuraisSaudi ArabiaA little bit of energy.http://picojoule.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (JoulesBurn)Blogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337181975082864670.post-8428082884275859616Wed, 15 Aug 2018 16:52:00 +00002018-08-16T07:07:56.114-07:00   The periodic table of the elements, devised by Mendeleev in 1870, is one of the most dangerous things ever created. It seemingly awakens us to a world of chemical possibilities, but it misleads us into believing that the world actually provides us with these things as starting materials. The most obvious problem, of course, is that is gives equal visual weight to atoms with vastly http://picojoule.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-periodic-table-of-elements-devised.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JoulesBurn)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337181975082864670.post-8530431689487247971Mon, 30 Sep 2013 18:40:00 +00002013-09-30T14:11:57.599-07:00So why does an oil industry major sell working gas wells? Shell Plans to Sell Stake in Eagle Ford Shale - WSJ The explanation tossed out is that Shell and other majors came late into the game, overpaying for assets. Okay. This would explain a decision to sell acreage. But selling working wells indicates that the money flowing from these wells is not good enough to make owing them worthwhile http://picojoule.blogspot.com/2013/09/hells-bells-shell-sells-wells.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JoulesBurn)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337181975082864670.post-8360324529307037170Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:39:00 +00002009-07-14T19:47:36.260-07:00A few months from now, or perhaps 5-10 years from now, we will know whether or not EEStor can make good on its promise to sell a electrical storage device capable of propelling a reasonably-sized automobile down a freeway for a couple hundred miles before needing a recharge. There are some indications that they are making progress and that this could happen, but there are many reasons to remain http://picojoule.blogspot.com/2009/07/who-killed-electric-gas-tank.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JoulesBurn)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337181975082864670.post-159964285141841308Sun, 02 Nov 2008 04:23:00 +00002008-11-01T21:28:21.807-07:00A group at the University of New South Wales has announced that they have achieved a record 25% efficiency with a silicon solar cell, improving on their previous 24.7% performance... ...except that it is the SAME CELL as before. It's just that the standards body changed the reference spectrum upon which the PV cell is tested, and their cell happens to take better advantage of the new spectrum.“http://picojoule.blogspot.com/2008/11/solar-by-numbers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JoulesBurn)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337181975082864670.post-393370498921855588Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:08:00 +00002008-07-30T09:13:53.207-07:00Horsepower (hp) is a unit of (naturally) power, or energy delivered per unit time. It is most commonly used to rate the power delivered by internal combustion engines (automobiles, lawn mowers). For a precise definition and history of this unit, this entry in Wikipedia is a good read. There is some variability in the precise conversion between horsepower and other units, but it is approximately http://picojoule.blogspot.com/2008/07/horse-in-sun.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JoulesBurn)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337181975082864670.post-8509735356348070473Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:41:00 +00002008-07-01T11:46:10.968-07:00GhawarKhuraisSaudi ArabiaThe Saudis are staging a massive PR effort for their Khurais redevelopment project. A sampling:UPI: Saudis show journalists huge oil projectNY Times: Saudi Oil Project Brings Skepticism to the SurfaceAP: Giant Saudi field is key to boosting oil outputFT: Saudis rely on Khurais to speak volumesThe National (UAE): Khurais joins Saudi giantsJournalists were brought in en masse. Of course, I am http://picojoule.blogspot.com/2008/07/khurais-media-tours.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JoulesBurn)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337181975082864670.post-6816527416017812216Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:35:00 +00002008-06-18T15:46:57.539-07:00There is a growing amount of hand-wringing and political pandering about the fact that a big chunk of potential US offshore oil and gas resources is off limits for exploration and extraction due to limitations imposed decades ago. If you would believe the hype, the US could take a bite out of imports simply by removing restrictions on drilling the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), including areas http://picojoule.blogspot.com/2008/06/us-lower-48-ocs-undiscovered-pipedream.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JoulesBurn)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337181975082864670.post-1881951141704648256Mon, 09 Jun 2008 04:19:00 +00002008-06-08T21:27:14.067-07:00Nate Hagens and Euan Mearns discussed the graph below in this post at The Oil Drum:The world uses over 300 billion barrels per decade at current rates. This much oil was discovered in the following decades: 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.Not good.http://picojoule.blogspot.com/2008/06/decades-of-discovery.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JoulesBurn)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337181975082864670.post-8743277557264177039Mon, 26 May 2008 22:44:00 +00002008-05-26T15:51:42.860-07:00The claim of vast US reserves just waiting to be exploited offshore is really just an illusion. Sort of like financing your retirement on coins that have fallen between the cushions of your couch. From ASPO:The Illusion of Vast Undeveloped U.S. Oil Resourceshttp://picojoule.blogspot.com/2008/05/illusion-of-vast-undeveloped-us-oil.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JoulesBurn)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7337181975082864670.post-4492665857109786100Mon, 26 May 2008 16:13:00 +00002008-05-26T11:01:38.329-07:00The Khursaniyah project in Saudi Arabia is still not producing oil, and it is about six months behind schedule. This after they claimed just a few weeks ago to have already started. The finger is being pointed at the gas plant:"The gas plant is a major delay. It's really a disappointment," Falih said. "All of it will be ready in a few months." Aramco could bring on most of Khursaniyah's capacity http://picojoule.blogspot.com/2008/05/khursaniyah-still-cursed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JoulesBurn)0