Terry Macalister
The Guardian

· Supplies limited by lack of storage capacity
· Big six have already raised prices at least 35% this year

The government gave a warning yesterday that Britain was heading into another winter of potential power shortages as one household gas supplier announced a record 30% increase in prices.

The energy minister, Malcolm Wicks, said rising demand and plunging output from North Sea fields cancelled out the benefits of new gas pipelines from Norway and the Netherlands.

Trust Eroding in Oil Pipelines Close to Home
After the trouble in Alaska, some question the safety of California's aging network. Officials are addressing the public's fears.
By Elizabeth Douglass, Times Staff Writer
August 21, 2006

The pipeline problems that shut down the largest U.S. oil field early this month brought a chilling reminder of what can go wrong with the extensive, aging maze of pipelines that carries volatile fuels across the nation.

By: Matthew Simmons, Simmons International

55 slides, including:

Questions We Should Have Asked:

• Could end to sustainablie energy supply growth be nearing?
• How soon could 'peak oil and gas' arrive?
• How long would peak stay at a plateau?
• How fast could supply then decline?
• Is peak oil more likely than peak natural gas?

Our Energy Gauges Are Broken