The Oil Drum: Europe

Before we leave the topic of the ASPO-USA Conference in Sacramento, I wanted to make sure a few things didn't get missed. The big one was that The Oil Drum was one of the recipients of the M. King Hubbert Award, for Excellence in Energy Education. The other recipient of the Hubbert award was Global Public Media.

In this post, I include Dr. Kyle Saunders' (Prof. Goose's) acceptance speech. I also show photos of TOD participants and give brief summaries and links to the presentations TOD folks gave.

Ed's Note: The intent of this thread is to combine two different discussion items:

1. A one-hour special on the oil situation, The Hunt for Black Gold. It features a discussion of peak oil, an interview with Sarah Palin, Matt Simmons, Randy Udall, and a closer look at oil company profits, and a discussion of alternatives. It was shown on CNBC yesterday, and will be shown again today, Thursday, Sept. 25 at 1 a.m. ET and on Sunday, Sept. 28 at 10 p.m. ET.

2. Heading Out's discussion of Day 2 of the ASPO-USA conference, which can be found below the fold.

The ASPO conference in Sacramento began here Sunday, September 21, just after lunch – with a set of three concurrent sessions. Unfortunately I could only be in one place, and that was tied by structure, so my report on this afternoon is thus a little constrained.

The first track dealt with Reporting the Oil Story, and while the speaker list was strong, including Rob Collier, Bart Anderson of the Energy Bulletin, and Neil King of the WSJ, in the first session – having to sneak through the back of a mass to get to the room may have limited attendance a little. The second part of that track included presentations by Stuart Leavenworth of the Sacramento Bee; Lisa Margonelli of the New America foundation; Tom Whipple, who gives us the Peak Oil Daily News, and Review.

* ASPO-USA is holding its conference September 21-23 in Sacramento, CA, at the Hyatt Regency Sacramento. The website is here: http://www.aspo-usa.org/aspousa4/matrix.cfm

* Hotel Rooms at Special Conference Rate are selling out. ASPO-USA increased its block to accommodate but rooms are going fast.

* Special guest Bob Hirsch will provide Summary and Response for Monday. Monday's sessions:

-Oil: Once Cheap, Never Easy
-Pipedreams: Oil & Gas Delivery Bottlenecks
-Economic Impacts of $100 Oil: Energy is the Original Currency
-4 Billion New Consumers: What Asian Growth Means For East, West, And The World

More notes on events and updated schedule on lunch speakers below the fold. Make your plans to come to Sacramento today!

Early Registration Savings End July 21st--and this time they're not going to extend the breaks after the deadline from what I hear. For Conference Agenda and Registration, go to
http://www.aspo-usa.com/aspousa4/

Don't miss the chance to join us in Sacramento in September and be a part of defining our energy future. Early Registration ends July 21st, Sunday sessions are likely to sell out and our two core days of plenary sessions always have limited seating capacity. Register today!

Under the fold, find the agenda and other highlights from the program. Come to Sacramento!

In 2007, there were two conferences by Association for the Study of Peak Oil (ASPO) groups:

ASPO 6 - World ASPO Groups - Cork, Ireland - September 2007
ASPO-USA - Houston, Texas - October 2007

DVD's for both of these conferences are now available. The DVDs are especially good for schools and libraries, and for people who were not able to attend the conferences.

The ASPO-USA Houston Conference DVDs are available at this link. The ASPO 6 Conference DVDs are available at this link.

Register Today!

Conference Website — http://www.aspo-usa.com/aspousa3/

Direct to Registration — http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=136392

Peak & Decline of World Oil Production

ASPO Week in Houston (Oct. 17-20) will consist of four days of high-level energy discussions,
including a pre-conference day and post-conference day, daytime and evening presentations, and
mix & meet receptions with speakers and sponsors. In addition, we've planned field trips to an
oil well drilling rig and Refinery Row, our nation's largest, on the Houston Ship Channel.

Under the fold, the conference newsletter.

“Houston ... we have an Opportunity: Smart Steps for Another Giant Leap.”

http://www.aspousa.org/aspousa3

ASPO Week in Houston will consist of four days of high-level energy discussions, day and evening presentations, and mix & greet receptions with speakers and sponsors. In addition, we've planned field trips to an oil well drilling site and Refinery Row on the Houston Ship Channel, our nation's largest refining and petrochemical center. It is a $15 billion complex that stretches 50 miles from the Port of Houston, past the NASA Space Flight Center, and ends at Galveston and the Gulf of Mexico. We adapt our Conference theme from the historic words transmitted by U.S. astronauts from space to Mission Control in Houston. (A list of speakers and much more under the fold...)

Steve Andrews, ASPO co-founder, discusses the latest IEA report with John Kilduff (Man Financial energy analyst and CNBC contributor). Cheers Steve!

The Association for the Study of Peak Oil (ASPO), USA branch, has released the DVD set recording its 2006 Boston conference.

Mike Rodgers of PFC Energy gives the keynote address