January 24, 2006

World Oil Disruptions 101

Guy Caruso, currently the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, an independent statistical and analytic branch of the Department of Energy, is essentially the Federal Government's top energy economist. He's been in and out of government working on energy issues for about forty years, he's extremely knowledgeable, he's as savvy a bureaucrat as they make them, and – I've always envied this particular ability – he's got a perfect poker face. Guy was extremely generous to do this interview, recorded on January 23, in which I try to put Iran's importance in the international oil and gas market into perspective. We don't stray into politics – for that you'll have to wait for Part II of my oil series, coming soon. Total podcast time here of thirty four minutes. (Photo taken after the interview, credit to me.)