ISBN10: 0275990087, ISBN13: 9780275990084, [publisher: Praeger] Hardcover
[Houston, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2006]

ISBN10: 0275990087, ISBN13: 9780275990084, [publisher: Bloomsbury 3PL] Hardcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Oil is the most vital resource of our time. Because it is so important, misperceptions about the black gold abound. Leonardo Maugeri clears the cobwebs by describing the colorful history of oil, and explaining the fundamentals of oil production. He delivers a unique, fascinating, and controversial perspective on the industry-as only an insider could. The history of the oil market has been marked, since its inception, by a succession of booms and busts, each one leading to a similar psychological climax and flawed political decisions. In a single generation, we've experienced the energy crisis of 1973; the dramatic oil countershock of 1986; the oil collapse of 1998-99 that gave rise to the idea of oil as just another commodity; and the sharp price increases following hurricane Katrina's devastation in the Gulf of Mexico. Today, we are experiencing a global oil boom that, paradoxically, seems to herald a gloomy era of scarcity exacerbated by growing consumption and the threat from Islamic terrorism in the oil-rich Middle East.Maugeri argues that the pessimists are wrong. In the second part of his book, he debunks the main myths surrounding oil in our times, addressing whether we are indeed running out of oil, and the real impact of Islamic radicalism on oil-rich regions. By translating many of the technical concepts ...
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Hard Cover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The The Age of Oil: The Mythology, History, and Future of the World's Most Controversial Resource. ISBN 0275990087 9780275990084 [GB]

Hardback. New. In the second part of his book, he debunks the main myths surrounding oil in our times, addressing whether we are indeed running out of oil, and the real impact of Islamic radicalism on oil-rich regions. We are facing neither a problem of oil scarcity, nor an upcoming oil blackmail by forces hostile to the West. ISBN 0275990087 9780275990084 [GB]