02184cam a2200397Ja 4500 101762 20230410115507.0 100129s2010 nju b 001 0 eng 2010002534 (OCoLC)ocn424556453 DLC DLC BTCTA UKM GBB037473 bnb 015505780 Uk 9781576602478 (alk. paper) 1576602478 (alk. paper) AU@ 000045264243 (OCoLC)424556453 HD 9560.5 S631s 2010 338.2/7282 Slater, Robert, 1943-2014. Seizing power : the grab for global oil wealth / Robert Slater. Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2010. xiv, 194 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Edging 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? "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. Petroleum reserves. Petroleum industry and trade. Reservas de petróleo Industrias del petróleo. Petróleo Industria. Baker and Taylor BTCP BK0008469686 lcc bk CV C0 DRFGD 42297 42297 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2023-04-10 1 0 HD 9560.5 S631s 2010 00000093859 2018-10-24 00:00:00 1 2018-10-24 bk