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21) Oil in Tennessee
Author
Publisher
Energy Division, Department of Economic & Community Development
Pub. Date
[1987]
Physical Desc
46 pages : illustrations, map ; 28 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Bloomberg Press/Wiley
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
xiv, 194 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Since the 1973-1974 Arab oil embargo, oil-rich outlaw nations have become petroaggessors and used a valuable natural resource as a weapon in global politics. Seizing Power takes a look at Putin, Chavez, Ahmadinejad, and other key players whose hunger for power and money has framed some stark choices. Where should the ethical person stand in the fight to maintain affordable energy, keep the planet green, implement ethical business policies, and guard...
27) Hunter killer
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
American military forces race to prevent a coup in the Middle East in this thriller by the New York Times–bestselling author of Scimitar SL-2.
Saudi Arabia, the world's leading producer of oil, is on the brink of revolution. Inside the opulent palaces and lavish mansions, the royal family is ransacking the country's dwindling coffers while the desert kingdom seethes with unrest. Appalled at his family's extravagant lifestyle,...
Saudi Arabia, the world's leading producer of oil, is on the brink of revolution. Inside the opulent palaces and lavish mansions, the royal family is ransacking the country's dwindling coffers while the desert kingdom seethes with unrest. Appalled at his family's extravagant lifestyle,...
29) The shark mutiny
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
An oil tanker mysteriously explodes in the Persian Gulf. Then a second . . . and a third. To the President's National Security Adviser Admiral Arnold Morgan it is more than a tragic coincidence—it is a brazen act of aggression that must not stand. In partnership with Iran, the Chinese navy has mined the Strait of Hormuz, intending to hold the world's oil supply hostage. Now eighty percent of America's active sea power is being mobilized—including
...Author
Series
Montague history of oil volume no. 1
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press
Pub. Date
[1977]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
260 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Pluto Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
x, 260 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Africa is often seen as a place to be pitied or feared as an area of instability. This book challenges these complacent assumptions, showing how our demand for oil contributes to the chronic problems plaguing the continent. Douglas A. Yates shows how the 'scramble' by the great powers for African oil has fed corruption and undermined democracy. Yates documents how Africans have refused to remain passive in the face of such developments, forming movements...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
468 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A leading activist presents a report on the U.S. oil industry to argue that oil companies hold an unparalleled influence over the government, are not appropriately regulated, and are misrepresenting the truth about the causes of high gasoline prices.
Author
Series
Triangle papers volume 1-7
Publisher
New York University Press
Pub. Date
1977.
Physical Desc
ix, 209 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Author Erika Bolstad was shocked to learn she had inherited mineral rights in North Dakota in the throes of an oil bonanza. Determined to unearth the story behind her unexpected inheritance, she followed the trail to her great-grandmother, Anna, who her family had painted to be a courageous homesteader who paved her way in the unforgiving American West. But, Bolstad discovers a darker truth about Anna than her family had ever shared. With journalistic...
36) The myth of the oil crisis: overcoming the challenges of depletion, geopolitics, and global warming
Author
Publisher
Praeger
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
xviii, 317 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
CRC Press
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 online resource (480 pages)
Language
English
Description
Oil and Gas ProcessingOil and Gas Exploration, Drilling, and ProductionGas LiquefactionOil RefiningOil and Gas InstrumentationOil and Gas Unit and Metric SystemOil and Gas PipeliningOil and Gas ManagementOil and Gas SafetyChemical Processing Industries.
40) The Trojan sea
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
2001.
Physical Desc
402 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
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