Global Energy Summit

Rueters conducted a global energy summit earlier this week and had several interesting topics, here are links to a few.  I could have written a post on each one, but that would have been too much on the same theme and left you with no digging to do:

Boost in oil spending not seen as magic wand

Oil economists and regulators this week expressed doubt over the wisdom of throwing more money at the problem, warning it may only drive costs even higher, not relieve prices at the pump.

Oil boom has a few years to run: experts

Oil industry investments to boost crude oil supply and refining capacity could combine with an economic downturn, due in part to high energy costs, to bring current lofty prices to an end in two to four years.

Refining boom has some years left: Tesoro

The refining business will continue to enjoy soaring profit margins until at least 2010, when new refinery expansion projects start to kick in, Tesoro Petroleum Corp.'s chief financial officer said on Wednesday.

Oil price may hit economic growth: Bodman

U.S. Energy Secretary Sam Bodman said on Tuesday that soaring energy prices could damage economic growth but there was little the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries could do to help bring them down.

Oil may top $100 on new supply shortfall

Oil prices could spike above $100 a barrel if a new shortfall were to hit already tight crude supplies, though such high prices may not be sustainable, Deutsche Bank's chief oil economist said on Tuesday.

API sees ultra low sulfur rollout challenges

Some energy experts are concerned the switch could cause similar supply disruptions to those seen for gasoline in recent weeks along the East Coast and in Texas as the industry removed the water-fouling additive MTBE and replaced it with ethanol.

Demand fears slow US refinery investment: API

Fears that soaring fuel prices will buckle U.S. energy demand are inhibiting investment in new oil refineries, according to  American Petroleum Institute President Red Cavaney.

AEP CEO sees W.Va. in clean coal lead

American Electric Power Co. Inc.'s chief executive on Monday said he expects West Virginia will likely be the first state where the company builds a clean coal plant because of an easier regulatory process in the state.

The summit had many other topics that can be found here