How oil volatility may lead to violence among oil powers
The world supply of oil is running out. Meanwhile, the balance
of oil power is shifting away from the United States and the Arab
states toward national oil companies (NOCs) in Russia, China, and
some emerging economies in Africa and South America. As developing
countries seek a middle-class existence, their demand for oil grows
exponentially, causing oil prices to spiral, turning some into
international bullies. Until another fuel is found the world risks
being at the mercy of these tyrants whose insatiable appetites for
higher oil prices heighten competition and spur the threat of
violence, domestic as well as global.
In Seizing Power: The Grab for Global Oil Wealth,
bestselling author Robert Slater:
* Profiles petroaggressors like Russia’s Putin, Venezuela’s
Chavez, and IranÕs Ahmadinejad
* Describes how oil-rich outlaw nations are using a valuable
natural resource as a weapon in global politics
* Warns that, as oil dwindles, these outlaw nations may turn upon
one another in the fight for what oil is left
Seizing Power clearly explains why oil is potentially
toxic to world stability.
Table of Content
Acknowledgments.
Introduction: The Parable of São Tomé.
1 Edging Toward Violence and Chaos.
2 Two African Oil Nations: A Study in Contrasts.
3 China Invades Africa.
4 Power in the Desert: The Gulf and the Middle East.
5 Testing the Oil System: The War, the Embargo, and Spare
Capacity.
6 The History of Oil and the American Dream.
7 Ethics and Oil.
8 Hedging: Insurance or Speculation?
9 How Much Oil Is Left . . . and How Willing Is the United
States to Drill for It?
10 Oil for the Lamps of China . . . and India.
11 Power Shift.
12 Russia: Putin’s War Against the Oligarchs.
13 Iran: Arrogance as an Oil Strategy.
14 Venezuela: The World According to Chávez.
15 Brazil and Petrobras: A National Oil Company in a Better
World.
16 After the Power Shift: Where Will It All Lead?
List of Chapter Opening Illustrations.
About the Author.
Index.
About the author
Robert Slater has written about such major business personalities as George Soros, Jack Welch, and Bill Gates. His books have appeared on the Business Week, Wall Street Journal, and New York Times bestseller lists. Slater lives in Israel and New York.
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