Weaning ourselves off oil will be a long, expensive, and sometimes painful process.
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My 2005 TED talk explained how to get the United States completely off oil by the 2040s, led by business for profit.
The wife of a laid-off oil-rig worker, who's used to him being away for weeks at a time, can't get a reprieve.
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This display of aggression was eerily similar to events that transpired during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, when the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) strategically cut off oil to nations supporting Israel.
Oil producers warn that uncertainty about drilling in the Arctic may permanently scare off oil companies willing to pay billions for a chance to find some of the last untapped U.S. oil reserves.
We are all facing the same peril -- during my last visit to India, I met with the country's minister of petroleum and natural gas, and we spoke about the challenges of weaning a country off oil.
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Over considerable resistance, Clinton barely talked NATO into approving plans for a naval embargo to cut off oil supplies to Serbia, and no one wants to hurt Western-leaning Montenegro, where the main Yugoslav port is, in the process.
So tonight, I propose we use some of our oil and gas revenues to fund an Energy Security Trust that will drive new research and technology to shift our cars and trucks off oil for good.
South Sudan shut off its oil supply last year, accusing Sudan of stealing oil revenue.
South Sudan shut off its oil supply in January, saying that Sudan was stealing oil revenue.
Nor, so far, have Yukos's troubles put off international oil companies from investing in Russia's energy sector.
Natural gas, as you know, was an area that 50 years ago was literally blown off of oil wells.
The aim is to produce an automaton that could help people do difficult jobs underwater shutting off leaking oil valves, for example.
The U.S. is already implementing sanctions that aim to cut off Iranian oil exports, a major source of revenue for Iran's government.
The rig sank two days later, setting off an oil leak that has since released around 85, 000 barrels of oil into the Gulf.
When EnCana ( ECA) spun off its oil sands operation into a separate company last year, it created a dilemma for some investors.
Renamed Cornerstone Natural Gas, Endevco sold off an oil refinery and some pipeline assets to help pay down debt, and trimmed staff to lower operating costs.
Predictably, environmental activist groups argued against the pipeline, asserting that we should be weaning ourselves off of oil rather than taking steps to make it more available and affordable.
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In February the Juba government cut off the oil in protest at high transit fees, depriving both countries of revenue they desperately need and helping to cause a global oil-price spike.
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When it comes, we will not see a steep drop off in oil supply but a so-called "undulating plateau" with oil companies responding to rising prices by finding new and novel ways to wring more oil out of the ground.
Lundberg blamed the jump on reduced production from North Sea platforms, tensions among Iran, its Persian Gulf neighbors and Western powers and a dispute between Sudan and newly independent South Sudan that has cut off southern oil from global markets.
Keep in mind that dollars are flowing into Brazil not because of portfolio investments or government high yielding bonds, per se, but because of the build up associated with the 2014 World Cup, 2016 Olympics and the ongoing billion dollar investments into Brazilian off shore oil production.
This turned into a crisis last January when Belarus started to siphon the oil off the pipes and Gazprom then cut the oil from pumping.
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While some see that as supportive for gold, Gero said it seems that crude oil is getting a bigger lift out of that news than is gold on fears of a shutting off of crude oil supply.
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As for weaning ourselves off of imported oil: What if we reinstated domestic exploration and production?
But they also just had these huge discoveries of oil off their shores underwater, pretty deep down.
The charity said the birds were found covered in thick black fuel oil off Ramsgate and Rye last week.
In 2007, it discovered an estimated 40 billion barrels of oil off shore.
The sell off in crude oil this week is also bearish for the raw commodity sector, including the precious metals.
Top U.S. officials recently met with Japanese and Chinese leaders, who are being asked to cut off Iranian crude oil imports.
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