Jonathan Kuiken
@jonathankuiken.bsky.social
Historian of modern Britain, energy, and the international oil industry. Associate Prof. of History at Wilkes University.
We have a monument right across the street from my campus in Wilkes-Barre, PA marking the area where Sullivan mustered his troops before departing on this expedition.
November 4, 2025 at 9:18 PM
We have a monument right across the street from my campus in Wilkes-Barre, PA marking the area where Sullivan mustered his troops before departing on this expedition.
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22. The days of oil are over. Oil extraction is now becoming so expensive that oil prices would need to be above $80 per barrel for US shale extraction to be profitable. Meanwhile solar PV costs less than an equivalent of $20 per barrel oil.
Oil’s chances have gone up in smoke. Literally.
Oil’s chances have gone up in smoke. Literally.
In March 2024 I wrote this.
"The reality is it will now get harder to make money in the U.S. shale oil industry. There is plenty of oil left in the shale plays of America, it’s just going to cost significantly more to extract than can be justified with $80 a barrel oil. "
"The reality is it will now get harder to make money in the U.S. shale oil industry. There is plenty of oil left in the shale plays of America, it’s just going to cost significantly more to extract than can be justified with $80 a barrel oil. "
U.S. Oil Industry Peaks as “the days of easy oil are over”
In October, shortly after Exxon and Chevron announced over $100 billion in combined acquisitions, oilfield services company Halliburton’s CEO Jeff Miller warned about the reality of producing oil in t...
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September 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
22. The days of oil are over. Oil extraction is now becoming so expensive that oil prices would need to be above $80 per barrel for US shale extraction to be profitable. Meanwhile solar PV costs less than an equivalent of $20 per barrel oil.
Oil’s chances have gone up in smoke. Literally.
Oil’s chances have gone up in smoke. Literally.
I can't wait for you to visit Svalbard!
September 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I can't wait for you to visit Svalbard!
He was my professor at Gordon. A wonderful teacher and an even better man.
April 9, 2025 at 12:40 AM
He was my professor at Gordon. A wonderful teacher and an even better man.
The MAGA Trabant.
March 11, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The MAGA Trabant.
You should send them a photo of yourself as a model for "well-groomed" beards!
February 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
You should send them a photo of yourself as a model for "well-groomed" beards!