Automotive shop in the town of 85K where I work had no engine oil on the shelf. I did find some in the town of 3.5K where I live. The clerks in both shops admitted it was scarce. Long grain white rice, FWIW, is still relatively inexpensive in the USA as a bulk, storable food product, if you are prepping. Oats and corn, too. Some stores have been short on wheat products, like dry pasta. Though I will note that on your drought map, most of the Durum wheat in the USA is grown in and around the Red River Valley, which is not having drought conditions. That region also produces beet sugar, potatoes and sunflowers. The price of eggs is crazy. Normally less than a dollar per dozen, now closer to three dollars locally, and it's close to Easter, when food retailers often give them away as a loss leader. I spent $32 on two bags of charcoal, and rather regretted it later. That's as bad as $3 for a dozen eggs.
It is also notable that the severe, perhaps unprecedented shortage of ammunition has eased substantially. It's not cheap, for sure, but 18 months ago, some calibers and loads were not available at any price without diligently searching for a source. This is probably more related to domestic politics than international, but in times of shortage, Russian made ammunition would sometimes be available when American was not.
Shale binge has spoiled US reserves, top investor warns Financial Times.
Preface. Conventional crude oil production may have already peaked in 2008 at 69.5 million barrels per day (mb/d) according to Europe’s International Energy Agency (IEA 2018 p45). The U.S. Energy Information Agency shows global peak crude oil production at a later date in 2018 at 82.9 mb/d (EIA 2020) because they included tight oil, oil sands, and deep-sea oil. Though it will take several years of lower oil production to be sure the peak occurred. Regardless, world production has been on a plateau since 2005.
What’s saved the world from oil decline was unconventional tight “fracked” oil, which accounted for 63% of total U.S. crude oil production in 2019 and 83% of global oil growth from 2009 to 2019. So it’s a big deal if we’ve reached the peak of fracked oil, because that is also the peak of both conventional and unconventional oil and the decline of all oil in the future.
Automotive shop in the town of 85K where I work had no engine oil on the shelf. I did find some in the town of 3.5K where I live. The clerks in both shops admitted it was scarce. Long grain white rice, FWIW, is still relatively inexpensive in the USA as a bulk, storable food product, if you are prepping. Oats and corn, too. Some stores have been short on wheat products, like dry pasta. Though I will note that on your drought map, most of the Durum wheat in the USA is grown in and around the Red River Valley, which is not having drought conditions. That region also produces beet sugar, potatoes and sunflowers. The price of eggs is crazy. Normally less than a dollar per dozen, now closer to three dollars locally, and it's close to Easter, when food retailers often give them away as a loss leader. I spent $32 on two bags of charcoal, and rather regretted it later. That's as bad as $3 for a dozen eggs.
It is also notable that the severe, perhaps unprecedented shortage of ammunition has eased substantially. It's not cheap, for sure, but 18 months ago, some calibers and loads were not available at any price without diligently searching for a source. This is probably more related to domestic politics than international, but in times of shortage, Russian made ammunition would sometimes be available when American was not.
Shale binge has spoiled US reserves, top investor warns Financial Times.
Preface. Conventional crude oil production may have already peaked in 2008 at 69.5 million barrels per day (mb/d) according to Europe’s International Energy Agency (IEA 2018 p45). The U.S. Energy Information Agency shows global peak crude oil production at a later date in 2018 at 82.9 mb/d (EIA 2020) because they included tight oil, oil sands, and deep-sea oil. Though it will take several years of lower oil production to be sure the peak occurred. Regardless, world production has been on a plateau since 2005.
What’s saved the world from oil decline was unconventional tight “fracked” oil, which accounted for 63% of total U.S. crude oil production in 2019 and 83% of global oil growth from 2009 to 2019. So it’s a big deal if we’ve reached the peak of fracked oil, because that is also the peak of both conventional and unconventional oil and the decline of all oil in the future.
Some key points from this Financial Times article: https://energyskeptic.com/2021/the-end-of-fracked-shale-oil/
Shale boss says US has passed peak oil | Financial Times https://www.ft.com/content/320d09cb-8f51-4103-87d7-0dd164e1fd25
i do hope they build back better
Another case of spontaneous combustion, here a Packaging Paper Machine in Chile - destroyed end of march:
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