Crude reality : petroleum in world history /
Black, Brian,1966-
Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.,
c2012.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-262) and index.
Introduction : Beginning as black goo -- Part I. Cultural exchange, 1750-1890 : Infrastructure: Drilling for saltwater -- From black goo to black gold -- Crossing borders to increase supply -- Modeling big oil : Infrastructure: shipping crude throughout the globe -- Part II. Going mobile, 1890-1960 : Infrastructure: pumping gas -- Hitting the road -- Marching for petroleum: supply and weapons : Infrastructure: "Want fries with that?" -- Part III. The globalization of petroleum dominance, 1960-Present : Infrastructure: Big science helps big oil -- Consuming cultures -- To have and have not : Infrastructure: NYMEX and the commodity of crude -- Part IV. Living with limits and energy transitions, 1980-present : Infrastructure: Climate change reveals a new world order -- "Peak oil," climate change, and petroleum under siege : Portrait of addiction: U.S. petroleum use -- Epilogue : Resource curse: time for an oil change? -- Chronology of petroleum in world history -- Chronology of  spills.
Petroleum
Petroleum products
Petroleum industry and trade