"Understanding the politics and most recent history of world oil affords critical insights into the politics of the contemporary world generally. Francisco Parra, drawing on his long and varied experience in international oil, sets out the events that have shaped the industry over the past fift...

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1. Verfasser:	Parra, Francisco R. (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	London [u.a.] Tauris 2004
Schlagworte:	Organisation des pays exportateurs de pétrole OPEC Geschichte 1950-2003 1950-1999 2000-2009 Aspect politique Histoire Industrie pétrolière Olie-industrie Oliemarkt Politieke aspecten Pétrole - Industrie et commerce - Aspect politique Politik Petroleum industry and trade > Political aspects Internationale Politik Erdölindustrie
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Zusammenfassung:	"Understanding the politics and most recent history of world oil affords critical insights into the politics of the contemporary world generally. Francisco Parra, drawing on his long and varied experience in international oil, sets out the events that have shaped the industry over the past fifty years - the displacement of coal as the world's prime fuel; the tight control of international oil by the seven major oil companies (all US or British), monopolizing production in the Middle East and Venezuela; the rise of OPEC and the ousting of the companies in a bitter struggle in which the companies were abandoned by their home governments; how the world was hypnotized for more than a decade by the delusion of impending depletion; and the political turbulence that has led to wars in the Middle East, to US sanctions on Iran, Iraq, and Libya, and, most recently, to the invasion of Iraq."--BOOK JACKET.
Beschreibung:	IX, 364 S. graph. Darst.
ISBN:	1860649777 9781860649776