In the current political climate of the Middle East and Central Asia, with anti-Americanism and the threat of terrorism in such countries as Saudi Arabia running high, oil will impact the world economy as well as thousands of lives in the future. This is an indispensable book for anyone concerned with the fate of the world today, especially the interplay of power and money in the Middle East and beyond.
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"a very valuable book...highly recommended."--C.E. Ziegler
"This book is highly recommended for anyone who wishes to understand the relationship between oil suppliers, consumers and governments."--Peter Watson, Lobster 45
"This study takes an in-depth, yet highly readable look at the politics of the international oil market."--Fred Rhodes, The Middle East
"This book is highly recommended for anyone who wishes to understand the relationship between oil suppliers, consumers and governments."--Peter Watson, Lobster 45
"This study takes an in-depth, yet highly readable look at the politics of the international oil market."--Fred Rhodes, The Middle East
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Øystein Noreng is Professor of Petroleum Economics and Management at BI Norwegian School of Management, and teaches oil supplies and Middle Eastern politics both there and at the Institut Francais de Petrole and the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris.
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The aim of this book is to analyse the world's persistent dependence on Middle Eastern oil and why oil prices cannot stabilize at any level. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
oil market stability, oil market instability, mature oil province, oil product taxes, new oil provinces, foreign oil investment, oil price stability, setting oil prices, rising oil demand, economic rent accruing, net oil exports, international permit trading, other oil exporters, first oil price rise, oil demand growth, oil investors, leading oil exporters, oil price decline, lifting costs, geological potential, international oil industry, high oil revenues, low oil prices, stable oil prices, oil price interests Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Middle East, United States, Saudi Arabia, Central Asia, Gulf States, North Sea, Soviet Union, Gulf War, Saddam Hussein, Cold War, Statistical Review of World Energy, Western Europe, East Asian, Energy Information Administration, First World War, Kyoto Protocol, Standard Oil, North America, European Union, Arabian Peninsula, United Arab Emirates, Second World War, The World Bank, Industrial Revolution, United Kingdom Browse Sample Pages:
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The aim of this book is to analyse the world's persistent dependence on Middle Eastern oil and why oil prices cannot stabilize at any level. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
oil market stability, oil market instability, mature oil province, oil product taxes, new oil provinces, foreign oil investment, oil price stability, setting oil prices, rising oil demand, economic rent accruing, net oil exports, international permit trading, other oil exporters, first oil price rise, oil demand growth, oil investors, leading oil exporters, oil price decline, lifting costs, geological potential, international oil industry, high oil revenues, low oil prices, stable oil prices, oil price interests Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Middle East, United States, Saudi Arabia, Central Asia, Gulf States, North Sea, Soviet Union, Gulf War, Saddam Hussein, Cold War, Statistical Review of World Energy, Western Europe, East Asian, Energy Information Administration, First World War, Kyoto Protocol, Standard Oil, North America, European Union, Arabian Peninsula, United Arab Emirates, Second World War, The World Bank, Industrial Revolution, United Kingdom Browse Sample Pages:
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- Crude Awakenings: Global Oil Security and American Foreign Policy by Steve A. Yetiv on page 3
- The End of Oil: On the Edge of a Perilous New World by Paul Roberts in Back Matter
- Between Past and Future: Civil-Military Relations in Post-Communist Balkan States (Library of International Relations) by Haken Wiberg in Front Matter
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