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North American Energy Revolution

US Energy Revolution

• The propane shortage, the Midwest, winter, 2013 - 2014
• Natural gas shortage, New England, winter, 2013 - 2014 
• Natural gas shortage in North America
• Crude-by-rail  
• Pipelines
• Soaring US gasoline, diesel exports 

Saudi production in light of North American energy production

Comprehending the size of the Bakken

• The Rolfstad Presentation (a PDF - PowerPoint Presentation)
• each one percent increase in recovery rate yields huge increase in EUR for the field
• 48 wells/spacing unit, Lynn Helms, January, 2013  
• How EOG is paying for its wells in six months, June, 2013

Europe At A Tipping Point

Western Canadian Oil (this link will be changed at a later date)

Water

Japan's Energy Crunch

Chinese buying North American shale oil and natural gas assets

Disconnected rambling

North Dakota economy: Silver Shovel Award, 2013 

Natural gas and coal in the post-nuclear world

• California
• Illinois
• Japan
• Europe
• Germany
• Great Britain 
• China

Renewables and A Dose of Reality

US energy centers of gravity (coming)

• West Texas
• East Texas
• The Bakken

Natural gas corridors in the United States

Global warming --> Permanent cooling.