The Squeeze: Oil, Money and Greed in the 21st Century
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The sensational human story of the hunt for oil, and the politics, power and personalities involved.Over the last 20 years, oil prices have soared from $7 a barrel to $147 and down to $37. Amid economic boom and bust, speculators, traders, politicians and monarchs have plotted to earn fortunes from oil, and prayed for salvation from unpredictable natural and man-made disasters. Behind the headlines are the crushing rivalries between men and women exploring for oil five miles beneath the sea, battling for control of the world's biggest corporations and gambling billions of dollars twenty-four hours every day on oil prices. Success or failure for all those extraordinary personalities depends on squeezing their rivals and squeezing the crude out of the rocks. Overweening vanity and greed absorb those titans whose ambitions are forging the world's quest for oil.Exploiting unprecedented close access to the lives of irrepressible traders in New York, oil-oligarchs in Moscow, corporate chieftains in Dallas and London, and wily politicians floating in jets across the globe, Tom Bower presents the untold story of the most important quandary of our times: why, if there is plentiful oil in the earth, does mankind face a dire shortage threatening our lives? Self-interest is propelling the squeeze and there seems to be no salvation.
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Tom Bower. The Squeeze: Oil, Money and Greed in the 21st Century
The Squeeze. Oil, Money and Greed in the Twenty-First Century
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CONTENTS
PREFACE. VIENNA, 28 MAY 2009
ONE The Emperor. NEW YORK, 25 SEPTEMBER 2003
TWO The Explorer
THREE The Master Trader
FOUR The Casualty
FIVE The Star
SIX The Booty Hunters
SEVEN The Oligarchs
EIGHT The Suspect Traders
NINE The Crisis
TEN The Hunter
ELEVEN The Aggressors
TWELVE The Antagonists
THIRTEEN The Shooting Star
FOURTEEN The Twister
FIFTEEN The Gamble
SIXTEEN The Downfall
SEVENTEEN The Alarm
EIGHTEEN The Struggle
NINETEEN The Survivor
TWENTY The Backlash
TWENTY-ONE The Confession
TWENTY-TWO The Oligarch’s Squeeze
TWENTY-THREE The Frustrated Regulator
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
INDEX
NOTES. Preface
Chapter 1: The Emperor
Chapter 2: The Explorer
Chapter 3: The Master Trader
Chapter 4: The Casualty
Chapter 5: The Star
Chapter 6: The Booty Hunters
Chapter 7: The Oligarchs
Chapter 8: The Suspect Traders
Chapter 9: The Crisis
Chapter 10: The Hunter
Chapter 11: The Aggressors
Chapter 12: The Antagonists
Chapter 13: The Shooting Star
Chapter 14: The Twister
Chapter 15: The Gamble
Chapter 16: The Downfall
Chapter 17: The Alarm
Chapter 18: The Struggle
Chapter 19: The Survivor
Chapter 20: The Backlash
Chapter 21: The Confession
Chapter 22: The Oligarch’s Squeeze
Chapter 23: The Frustrated Regulator
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