Twilight in the Desert

The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

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Twilight in the Desert reveals a Saudi oil and production industry that could soon approach a serious, irreversible decline. In this exhaustively researched book, veteran oil industry analyst Matthew Simmons draws on his three-plus decades of insider experience and more than 200 independently produced reports about Saudi petroleum resources and production operations. He uncovers a story about Saudi Arabia’s troubled oil industry, not to mention its political and societal instability, which differs sharply from the globally accepted Saudi version. It’s a story that is provocative and disturbing, based on undeniable facts, but until now never told in its entirety. Twilight in the Desert answers all readers’ questions about Saudi oil and production industries with keen examination instead of unsubstantiated posturing, and takes its place as one of the most important books of this still-young century.

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Utgivningsdatum:2006-06-23
Mått:153 x 231 x 31 mm
Vikt:544 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:464
Förlag:John Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN:9780471790181

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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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"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)

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Illustrations ixPreface xiiiAcknowledgments xxiPART ONE FROM BEDOUIN TO BOURGEOISIE 11 The Birth of a Nation 52 The History of Major Saudi Arabian Oil Discoveries 233 Saudi Arabia's Road to Oil Market Dominance 434 The Veil of Secrecy over Saudi Oil Reserves and Production 69PART TWO THE EBBING OF THE SAUDI OIL BOUNTY 995 Saudi Aramco 1016 Oil Is Not Just Another Commodity 129PART THREE GIANTS AT THE TIPPING POINT 1497 Ghawar, the King of Oilfields 1518 The Second-Tier Oilfields 1819 The Best of the Rest 19910 Coming Up Empty in New Exploration 23111 Turning to Natural Gas 245PART FOUR TWILIGHT IN THE DESERT 26112 Saudi Oil Reserves Claims in Doubt 26513 Facing the Inevitable 28114 Reading Between the Lines of the Latest News from Aramco 30915 Aramco Invokes "Fuzzy Logic" to Manage the Future of Saudi Oil 32516 In Search of Crisper Truths among the Confident Saudi Claims 33317 Aftermath 341Appendix A Methodology 355Appendix B Supporting Technical Data 365Appendix C The 1974 and 1979 Senate Hearings 377Notes 385Bibliography 391Index 409