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Posted at 10:31am on May 16, 2008 Shell: Shortfall in Crude Supply Will Boost Renewables

By Vladimir

Making the point that we can't just walk away from hydrocarbons while bridging to a future full of renewables:

Shell: Crude shortfalls will boost renewables

Royal Dutch Shell said the failure of crude suppliers to keep pace with accelerating demand may prompt the expansion of renewable energy.

There's "plenty of oil in the world," Shell's Scenario Team said today on a Webcast led by Global Business Environment Vice President Jeremy Bentham. "The important moment is actually not a possible peak of oil production;" it's when demand exceeds supply, which may "come well before a peak" in output.

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Posted at 10:58am on Mar. 3, 2008 Shell Oil's 12-Step Program

By Vladimir

Here, in abbreviated form, are the twelve steps to a more energy-independent future as proposed by John D. Hofmeister, President of Shell Oil Company, the Houston-based subsidiary of Royal Dutch-Shell:

12 ideas to help shape a healthier energy future

1. Allow more access to conventional oil and gas.
2. Develop domestic unconventional oil and gas resources.

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