《The Prize》
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Written by the author of "Shattered Peace" and "Energy Future", this book brings to life the tycoons, wildcatters, monopolists, regulators, presidents, generals and sheiks whose struggle for oil has shaken the world economy, dictated the outcome of wars, transformed the destiny of Britain and the world and profoundly changed all our lives. Beginning with the first oil well of the 1850s and continuing up to Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait, it is a story of greed, gumption nad ingenuity, all in pursuit of "the prize"—worldwide economic, military and political mastery through the control of oil.The book includes the story of Shell Oil, a company forged in defiance of the Standard Oil monopoly by an upstart London trader, using Rothchild connections, Russian oil and Dutch petrolium concession in the East Indies. The central strategic role of oil in both world wars—from the decisive 4-knot-per-hour advantage of oil-burning ships in World War I to Rommel's stalled tank advance at El Alamein in War II (he literally ran out of petrol) The underground battle to win the greatest prize of all—the Saudi oil concession. The inside story of the discovery of North Sea Oil and its crucial role in undermining the OPEC monopoly.---------Comments"Spellbinding...irresistible...monumental...must be read to understand the first thing about the role of oil in modern history."-- The New York Times"A masterly narrative...The Prize portrays the interweaving of national and corporate interests, the conflicts and stratagems, the miscalculations, the follies, and the ironies."-- James Schlesinger, former U.S. Secretary of Defense and U.S. Secretary of Energy"Splendid and epic history of oil.... The story is brilliantly told...with its remarkable cast of characters." -- The Wall Street Journal"Impassioned and riveting...only in the great epics of Homer will readers regularly run into a comparable string of larger-than-life swashbucklers and statesmen, heroes and villains."-- San Francisco Examiner---------ContentsList of MapsList Of IllustrationsProloguePart I: The Founders1 Oil on the Brain: The Beginning2 "Our Plan": John D. Rockefeller and the Combination of American Oil3 Competitive Commerce4 The New Century5 The Dragon Slain6 The Oil Wars: The Rise of Royal Dutch, the Fall of Imperial Russia7 "Beer and Skittles" in Persia8 The Fateful PlungePart II: The Global Struggle9 The Blood of Victory: World War I10 Opening the Door on the Middle East: The Turkish Petroleum Company11 From Shortage to Surplus: The Age of Gasoline12 "The Fight for New Production"13 The Flood14 "Friends"—and Enemies15 The Arabian Concessions: The World That Frank Holmes MadePart III: War and Strategy16 Japan's Road to War17 Germany's Formula for War18 Japan's Achilles' Heel19 The Allies' WarPart IV: The Hydrocarbon Age20 The New Center of Gravity21 The Postwar Petroleum Order22 Fifty-Fifty: The New Deal in Oil23 "Old Mossy" and the Struggle for Iran24 The Suez Crisis25 The Elephants26 OPEC and the Surge Pot27 Hydrocarbon ManPart V: The Battle For World Mastery28 The Hinge Years: Countries Versus Companies29 The Oil Weapon30 "Bidding for Our Life"31 OPEC's Imperium32 The Adjustment33 The Second Shock: The Great Panic34 "We're Going Down"35 Just Another Commodity?36 The Good Sweating: How Low Can It Go?EpilogueChronologyOil Prices and ProductionNotesBibliographyAcknowledgmentsPhoto CreditsIndexAbout the AuthorDaniel Yerginin is an authority on energy and world affairs. Chairman of Cambridge Energy Research Associates and executive vice president of IHS, he is global energy expert for the CNBC business news network. He received the Pulitzer Prize and the Eccles Prize for The Prize, which has been translated into thirteen languages and was made into a much-acclaimed PBS/BBC series. Hi...
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