Hacker News with Generative AI: Oil Industry

Peak Oil Demand, EVs, & the Future of Oil: A Cleantech Perspective (cleantechnica.com)
The good news: oil demand is cooling. The bad news: it’s not yet done growing. One can’t really claim oil demand is “falling” (yet), but growth has slowed down to its lowest level in over a decade, with 2024 being a pivotal year. Let’s look at the realities of oil demand and its future from a cleantech perspective!

Oil Industry, Cleantech, Renewable Energy, Energy Demand

3 points by toomuchtodo 11 hours ago | 0 comments

Mind-Bending Soviet Era Oil Rig City on the Caspian Sea (cnn.com)

Soviet Era, Architecture, Oil Industry, Caspian Sea, History

306 points by rramadass 15 days ago | 92 comments

Big Oil Must Pay for Storm Damage (newsweek.com)
In 1989, Shell published an internal report analyzing two possible futures, one in which fossil fuels were brought under control and one in which they weren't. In the former, which they called the "sustainable world" scenario, greenhouse gas emissions began declining rapidly around the year 2000 and global warming was kept in check.

Climate Change, Environmentalism, Oil Industry, Corporate Responsibility

5 points by sunkcostisalie 41 days ago | 0 comments

Dark tanker crash exposes dangers of China's thirst for cheap oil (washingtonpost.com)

Oil Industry, China, Environmental Risks, Accidents, Transportation

7 points by merek 80 days ago | 0 comments

Before LA became Tinseltown, it was an oil town (noemamag.com)

History, Los Angeles, Oil Industry

57 points by ecliptik 114 days ago | 48 comments

Pennsylvania's oil industry dumped waste across the state (grist.org)

Pennsylvania, Oil Industry, Environmental Issues, Waste Management

7 points by downvotetruth 115 days ago | 1 comments

Saudi Aramco, world's largest oil company bets on the enduring power of petrol (ft.com)