So the major obstacle to the development of new supplies is not geology but what happens above ground: international affairs, politics, investment and technology. – Daniel Yergin
The Russians are turning east to the Chinese – to the Europeans surprise. It always seemed to me that the relationship between Russia and China would shift from being based in Marx and Lenin to being based in oil and gas. – Daniel Yergin
People always underestimate the impact of technology. To give you an example: In the 1970s the frontier for offshore development was 200 meters, today it is 4,000 meters. – Daniel Yergin
While it may not be appropriate in every venue, and on every occasion, mockery is the guardian of reason, the enemy of pretension, and the mirror to folly. No belief, no passion, no commitment should be considered immune from the acerbic test of ridicule. – Dr. Idel Dreimer, www.lumpenbangenpiano.com