Myths of the oil boom
Subtitle: American national security in a global energy market
By: Steve A. Yetiv
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 257
ISBN-13: 9780190212698
Subjects: Petroleum industry and trade; National security
Description: "Steve A. Yetiv, an award-winning expert on the geopolitics of oil, takes stock of our new era of heightened petroleum production and sets out to demolish both the old myths and misconceptions about oil as well as the new ones that are quickly proliferating"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction: The Nexus Between Oil and Security; title: I. Oil markets, politics and prices; title: 2. America's oil production will lower long-term oil prices; title: 3. Saudi Arabia is an OPEC oil price dove; title: 4. US Presidents can influence oil and gasoline prices; title: II. The Geopolitics of Oil. 5. More American oil, less Persian Gulf intervention; title: 6. Oil supply disruptions are really threatening; title: 7. America's oil consumption is only a drag; title: III. The Costs of Oil Use. 8. Gasoline costs what you pay at the pump; title: 9. Big oil companies dominate world oil; title: 10. The US oil boom should erase peak oil concerns; title: IV. Conclusions. 11. Developing comprehensive energy solutions; title: 13. Conclusion: The Synergistic Strategy.