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Writing projects

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on March 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

I’m doing lots on Iran (natch), quite a bit on Iraq and turning back to Libya again.  On Iran, I’d like to get some nuts and bolts — sorely missing in much mainstream coverage — about actual shipments and cargoes now. I’ve got good information about how Iran’s discounts system is working. In short, it’s [...]

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Tumblr

Posted in Uncategorized on April 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

I’m now updating more frequently at derekbrower.tumblr.com It’s just a bit easier on the eye and definitely smart-phone friendly.

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Getting from Salloum to Benghazi and other logistics

Posted in Libya, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on April 21, 2011 | 1 Comment »

I promised myself that when I was back from Libya I’d do a favour to other journalists — especially the freelance ones like me — and write a post about the specifics of getting into the rebel-held east. Forget the fears about heading into a warzone: before I left for Libya, it was the logistics [...]

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Special reports

Posted in Uncategorized on July 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Petroleum Economist’s new “special reports” are underway. The first of them, a big ballsy look at Venezuela, spread over 12 or more pages, will be published in the October issue. It will be independent, comprehensive and authoritative. We’re working on it now. Tom Nicholls will be in Caracas and the rest of us will be [...]

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Gas, oil, gas, oil

Posted in Uncategorized on July 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

I’ve been in hiatus land, but writing lots. I went to Calgary to cover two conferences and filed some copy on the oil sands for Petroleum Economist. My piece, long in the gestation (thanks to the BP slick), on the oil majors growing gassier made the cover of last week’s Economist. And, in addition to [...]

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BP’s slick

Posted in Uncategorized on May 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

It’s brutal, ugly and will have big implications for the oil and gas industry. It’s also just the kind of disaster that will entrench the slow move away from oil dependency in the rich Western countries. The Economist will have a big piece on it tomorrow. It was a collaborative effort, led by the brilliant [...]

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Gassier oil companies and other things

Posted in Uncategorized on April 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Next week, I’ll be working on a piece for The Economist about how the big oil companies are getting gassier. That’s to say, natural gas is taking up more of their portfolios. Why? And what does this say about how the energy industry is changing? The usual request: if anyone has a view, or information, [...]

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Bimbos

Posted in Uncategorized on March 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

This is excellent (hat tip: the FT’s Energy Source). Stephen Schork, editor of the Schork Report, compares Americans’ spending on car fuel with their outlay on entertainment (the “bimbos”). Conclusion: energy costs, as a share of expenditure per head, continue to rise. It’s not quite as bad as 2008, when gasoline and other motor fuels [...]

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Changes

Posted in Uncategorized on March 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

I’ve changed the blog. Links to my articles are on the side, now, listed by the magazine or newspaper they appeared in, instead of simply posted in a disorganized fashion on the main page. The front page is going to have a few more bloggish posts: thoughts about energy and energy politics when I have [...]

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