R.I.P. The Oil Drum 2005-2013 The sun sets for a leading Peak Oil blog.

By: Steve Maley (Diary)  |  July 3rd, 2013 at 03:06 PM

"It was with some dismay that I read this morning of the impending end of The Oil Drum, perhaps the leading “peak oil” blog …

            

… due to scarcity of new content caused by a dwindling number of contributors. Despite our best efforts to fill this gap we have not been able to significantly improve the flow of high quality articles.

Because of this and the high expense of running the site, the board has unanimously decided that the best course of action is to convert the site to a static archive of previously published material as of 31st July 2013. We will continue to post articles up to this date. Afterwards any articles will be held as a public archive into the foreseeable future, so that others can continue to learn from the breadth and depth of knowledge published by our many authors, over the 8+ history of this remarkable volunteer effort.

http://www.redstate.com/2013/07/03/r-i-p-the-oil-drum-2005-2013/

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Permalink Reply by jffree1 on July 4, 2013 at 4:41

I knew you would appreciate the irony regarding the reason for their changed circumstances.

The author just voiced his point of view re: peak oil.  I don't happen to share that POV but I did want to share the "death" of the platform from which Mr.Berman and his acolytes attacked HA Shale, specifically, and unconventional resource production, generally, on a regular basis over the last five years.

R.I.P., indeed.

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on July 4, 2013 at 5:27

There can be little doubt as to why there is a "scarcity of new content" and  "a dwindling number of contributors".  I prefer "Good Riddance" to "RIP".  Thanks for the post, jffree.

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