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The Economics of Oil: A Primer Including Geology, Energy, Economics, Politics
S. W. Carmalt
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Description for The Economics of Oil: A Primer Including Geology, Energy, Economics, Politics
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Energy. Num Pages: 118 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 19 colour illustrations, 19 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; RNA; RNFY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 10. Weight in Grams: 210.
This book examines the ways that oil economics will impact the rapidly changing global economy, and the oil industry itself, over the coming decades. The predictions of peak oil were both right and wrong. Oil production has been constrained in relation to demand for the past decade, with a resulting four-fold increase in the oil price slowing the entire global economy. High oil prices have encouraged a small increase in oil production, and mostly from the short-lived fracking revolution, but enough to be able to claim that peak oil was a false prophecy. The high oil ... Read more
This book examines the ways that oil economics will impact the rapidly changing global economy, and the oil industry itself, over the coming decades. The predictions of peak oil were both right and wrong. Oil production has been constrained in relation to demand for the past decade, with a resulting four-fold increase in the oil price slowing the entire global economy. High oil prices have encouraged a small increase in oil production, and mostly from the short-lived fracking revolution, but enough to be able to claim that peak oil was a false prophecy. The high oil ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
SpringerBriefs in Energy
Condition
New
Weight
210g
Number of Pages
118
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319478173
SKU
V9783319478173
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About S. W. Carmalt
Fresh from his university training as a geologist, Sam Carmalt joined a major oil company at the height of the gasoline shortages of the 1970s. His goal was to help find more of the oil that society needs. But he discovered that his employer's interest was somewhat different -- to make a good financial return. Since then, as an employee, ... Read more
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