MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01722dam a22002538a 4500
001 2010002534
003 DLC
005 20100412081103.0
008 100129s2010 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2010002534
020 $a9781576602478 (alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
050 00 $aHD9560.5$b.S553 2010
082 00 $a338.2/7282$222
100 1 $aSlater, Robert,$d1943-
245 10 $aSeizing power :$bthe grab for global oil wealth /$cRobert Slater.
260 $aNew York :$bBloomberg Press,$cc2010.
263 $a1004
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aEdging toward violence and chaos -- Two African oil nations: a study in contrasts -- China invades Africa -- Power in the desert: the Gulf and the Middle East -- Testing the oil system: the war, the embargo, and spare capacity -- The history of oil and the American dream -- Ethics and oil -- Hedging: insurance or speculation? -- How much oil is left and how willing is the United States to drill for it? -- Oil for the lamps of China-- and India -- Power shift -- Russia: Putin's war against the oligarchs -- Iran: arrogance as an oil strategy -- Venezuela: the world according to Chavez -- Brazil and Petrobras: a national oil company in a better world -- After the power shift: where will it all lead?
520 $a"Seizing Power is the story of a power shift in the business that produces, refines, transports, and trades the world's most important commodity: oil. This book focuses on the stability and predictability of oil, the supply, demand, and price, and the current and future oil powers"--Provided by publisher.
650 0 $aPetroleum reserves.
650 0 $aPetroleum industry and trade.