附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-360) and index.
Cornerstone concessions -- Big bang and the growth of the markets, 1950-1973 -- Fixing the crude oil price structure -- The growth of competition, 1950-1970 -- Enter OPEC: the early years 1960-1968 -- The Tehran and Tripoli agreements, 1971 -- The struggle for control, 1971-1973 -- Importers take heed, 1971-1973 -- The crisis of '73 -- The aftermath of '73 -- The crisis of '79 and the second oil price shock -- Backlash: prices and policies -- The development of non-OPEC oil supplies since 1970 -- OPEC at bay -- War in the gulf, 1990-1991 -- Oil's new world -- The politics of price and the price of diversity.
摘要:The environmental, the economic - and indeed the political - impact of the catastrophic 2010 blowout of BP's well in the Gulf of Mexico has highlighted the central part played by oil in the modern world. The fate of millions now depends on the ever-shifting value of petroleum and on the fortunes of the corporations that deliver it. The story of oil - how it came to play such a dominant role in the world economy, who controls its extraction, pricing and supply - is essential to an understanding of contemporary world politics. In this acclaimed book, Francisco Parra draws on his long experience in the oil world, including as the Secretary General of OPEC, to tell it.
