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The age of oil

The mythology, history, and future of the world's most controversial resource

Maugeri, Leonardo; 2006

This book explores the history and the fundamentals of oil production, detailing the succession of booms and busts of the past. Believing the pessimists in the oil industry are wrong, it attempts to dispel the main myths surrounding oil in our times. Are we running out of oil? What is the real impact of Islamic radicalism on oil-rich regions? The book claims that we do not face a problem of oil scarcity in the future or any upcoming oil blackmail by forces hostile to the West. It concludes that it is only bad political decisions driven by a distorted view of what our problems are, and who is at fault, that will doom us to a gloomy oil future.

Book details

Physical description: 16x24cm black 340pp

Edition: 1st

Publisher: Praeger Publishers

Place of publication: Westport, Connecticut

ISBN: 0275990087

Classification: 991 -

Keywords: petroleum industry and trade - petroleum reserves - petroleum - history - 19th century - petroleum - history - 20th century - petroleum - history - 21st century

Subjects: Resource use and management, Trading, Economics, business and commerce, Oil and gas extraction, Crude oil, Oil, Primary energy production, Oil production, Reserves