The politics of oil : a survey / edited by Bülent Gökay.

Contributor(s): Gökay, Bülent Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: Politics of ... seriesPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2006. Description: xi, 247 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN: 1857433408 (hbk.); 9781857433401Subject(s): Petroleum industry and trade -- Political aspectsDDC classification: 333.8232 POL LOC classification: HD9560.6 | .P65 2006Online resources: Publisher description | OCLC

Contents:

Introduction : how oil fuels world politics / Bülent Gökay -- As good as gold : oil and the global political economy . Darrell Whitman -- Geopolitics of oil and pipelines in the (Eurasian) heartland / Emre Iseri -- Oil and power in the Caspian Seas region : supermajor oil companies and geopolitics / E.K. Mofford -- Oil in flames : "production sharing agreements" (PSAs) and the issue of "petroleum nationalism" in Iraq / Vassilis K. Fousakas -- Oil and Islam : economic distress and political opposition / Oystein Noreng -- Oil politics and environmental conflict : the case of the Niger Delta, Nigeria / Chukwumerije Okereke -- A-Z glossary / Bülent Gökay -- Maps: Major oil pipelines ; Proven reserves ; Oil production ; Major oilfields and refineries in the Middle East and Central Asia ; Oil consumption ; Trade flows -- Statistics: Proven reserves of petroleum at the end of 2005 ; Petroleum production ('000 barrels daily; million metric tons) ; Consumption ('000 barrels daily; million tons) ; Trade movements ('000 barrels daily) ; Imports and exports 2005 (million tons; '000 barrels daily) ; Inter-area movements 2005 (million tons; '000 barrels daily).

Summary: Including maps, statistics, essays and an A-Z of key terms, this title provides a useful background to the political issues involved in the oil industry. It presents information on the oil industry world-wide, and is of interest to those involved in or studying oil production, processing and selling.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-247).

Introduction : how oil fuels world politics / Bülent Gökay --
As good as gold : oil and the global political economy . Darrell Whitman --
Geopolitics of oil and pipelines in the (Eurasian) heartland / Emre Iseri --
Oil and power in the Caspian Seas region : supermajor oil companies and geopolitics / E.K. Mofford --
Oil in flames : "production sharing agreements" (PSAs) and the issue of "petroleum nationalism" in Iraq / Vassilis K. Fousakas --
Oil and Islam : economic distress and political opposition / Oystein Noreng --
Oil politics and environmental conflict : the case of the Niger Delta, Nigeria / Chukwumerije Okereke --
A-Z glossary / Bülent Gökay --
Maps: Major oil pipelines ; Proven reserves ; Oil production ; Major oilfields and refineries in the Middle East and Central Asia ; Oil consumption ; Trade flows --
Statistics: Proven reserves of petroleum at the end of 2005 ; Petroleum production ('000 barrels daily; million metric tons) ; Consumption ('000 barrels daily; million tons) ; Trade movements ('000 barrels daily) ; Imports and exports 2005 (million tons; '000 barrels daily) ; Inter-area movements 2005 (million tons; '000 barrels daily).

Including maps, statistics, essays and an A-Z of key terms, this title provides a useful background to the political issues involved in the oil industry. It presents information on the oil industry world-wide, and is of interest to those involved in or studying oil production, processing and selling.

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