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Author:   Matthew R. Simmons
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.544kg
ISBN:  

9780471790181

ISBN 10:   0471790184
Pages:   464
Publication Date:   23 June 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Illustrations ix Preface xiii Acknowledgments xxi PART ONE FROM BEDOUIN TO BOURGEOISIE 1 1 The Birth of a Nation 5 2 The History of Major Saudi Arabian Oil Discoveries 23 3 Saudi Arabia's Road to Oil Market Dominance 43 4 The Veil of Secrecy over Saudi Oil Reserves and Production 69 PART TWO THE EBBING OF THE SAUDI OIL BOUNTY 99 5 Saudi Aramco 101 6 Oil Is Not Just Another Commodity 129 PART THREE GIANTS AT THE TIPPING POINT 149 7 Ghawar, the King of Oilfields 151 8 The Second-Tier Oilfields 181 9 The Best of the Rest 199 10 Coming Up Empty in New Exploration 231 11 Turning to Natural Gas 245 PART FOUR TWILIGHT IN THE DESERT 261 12 Saudi Oil Reserves Claims in Doubt 265 13 Facing the Inevitable 281 14 Reading Between the Lines of the Latest News from Aramco 309 15 Aramco Invokes ""Fuzzy Logic"" to Manage the Future of Saudi Oil 325 16 In Search of Crisper Truths among the Confident Saudi Claims 333 17 Aftermath 341 Appendix A Methodology 355 Appendix B Supporting Technical Data 365 Appendix C The 1974 and 1979 Senate Hearings 377 Notes 385 Bibliography 391 Index 409"

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...this is an important book and worth reading (The Royal Society for Asian Affairs, April 2006) The author...is clearly an expert in his field!I recommend anybody in the financial markets read this book. (Financial Engineering News, October 2006)

...this is an important book and worth reading (The Royal Society for Asian Affairs, April 2006) The author...is clearly an expert in his field I recommend anybody in the financial markets read this book. (Financial Engineering News, October 2006)

"""Those who follow with their own tales of imminent economic collapse struggle to emerge from [Simmons'] shadow."" (Spectator Business, October, 2008) ""...this is an important book and worth reading"" (The Royal Society for Asian Affairs, April 2006) ""The author...is clearly an expert in his field.... I recommend anybody in the financial markets read this book."" (Financial Engineering News, October 2006)"

Those who follow with their own tales of imminent economic collapse struggle to emerge from [Simmons'] shadow. (Spectator Business, October, 2008) ...this is an important book and worth reading (The Royal Society for Asian Affairs, April 2006) The author...is clearly an expert in his field.... I recommend anybody in the financial markets read this book. (Financial Engineering News, October 2006)

...this is an important book and worth reading ( The Royal Society for Asian Affairs, April 2006) The author...is clearly an expert in his field I recommend anybody in the financial markets read this book. (Financial Engineering News, October 2006)

...this is an important book and worth reading (The Royal Society for Asian Affairs, April 2006) The author...is clearly an expert in his field?I recommend anybody in the financial markets read this book. (Financial Engineering News, October 2006) Those who follow with their own tales of imminent economic collapse struggle to emerge from [Simmons'] shadow. (Spectator Business, October, 2008)

Author Information

MATTHEW R. SIMMONS is Chairman of Simmons & Company International, a Houston-based investment bank that specializes in the energy industry. He now focuses on research, writing, and speaking engagements. Last year, he gave seventy-five speeches to a variety of groups, including energy industry conferences, university symposiums, and think tanks. Mr. Simmons is a member of the National Petroleum Council, a board member of Resources for the Future, and a Trustee of The Atlantic Council of the United States. He has an MBA from Harvard University.

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