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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Valerie Marcel , John V. MitchellPublisher: Brookings Institution Imprint: Brookings Institution Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.035kg ISBN: 9780815754749ISBN 10: 0815754744 Pages: 322 Publication Date: 11 April 2006 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: Awaiting stock The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsMarcel's path-breaking analysis is particularly adept at showing the great diversity across her sample of NOCs. - Robert Looney, Naval Postgraduate School, Middle East Journal, 9/1/2006 by far the most detailed account available about Middle Eastern national oil companies...Marcel had remarkable access to senior officials at the companies and the associated government oil ministries. - P. Clawson, Washington Institute for Near East Policy, CHOICE, 11/1/2006 OIL TITANS is a thorough and readable comparative study of national oil companies... Marcel is to be congratulated for this timely and well-done report from the field. - Mary-Ann Tetreault, Trinity University (San Antonio, Texas) State-owned oil companies such as Saudi Aramco and National Iranian Oil, not the remnants of the so-called Seven Sisters, control most of the world's reserves and production. These secretive outfits are likely to exert, at least indirectly, a growing influence over how we live. For readers interested in learning how they behave and what motivates them, Oil Titans: National Oil Companies in the Middle East by Valerie Marcel is a good place to start. - Stanley Reed, Business Week, 6/12/2006 In her recently published book, Oil Titans: National Oil Companies in the Middle East, Dr. Marcel comprehensively examines the challenges facing five regional NOCs as they strive to balance their domestic obligations with their commercial ambitions in a global market place. - Middle East Economic Survey, 5/29/2006 A useful handbook for understanding five of the world's most important national oil companies. - Julia Nanay, Middle East Policy, 9/1/2007 by far the most detailed account available about Middle Eastern national oil companies, specifically those in Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Iran, and Algeria. Marcel has remarkable access to senior officials at the companies and the associated government oil ministries. - Patrick Clawson, Middle East Quarterly, 9/1/2007 This is an informative analysis of these important organizations and their evolving relationships with their government owners. - Richard N. Cooper, Foreign Affairs Author InformationValerie Marcel is principal researcher at Chatham House. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |