Table of Contents
Foreword 11
Introduction 14
Chapter 1 Oil and the Economy
1 The Global Oil Outlook: An Overview International Energy Agency 20
2 German Concern Over Oil Prices Threatens European Prosperity Der Spiegel 33
3 Venezuela's Economy Is Shaped by Oil Prices Mark Weisbrot 44
4 U.S. Ambassador in Turkmenistan Advocates Security for the International Oil Supply George Krol 53
5 Saudi Arabia's Oil Capacity Is Disputed Syed Rashid Husain 61
Periodical Bibliography 67
Chapter 2 Oil and the Environment
1 China Faces Challenges on Economic Development and Environmental Protections Noeleen Heyzer 69
2 Japan Is Weaning Itself from Big Oil and Plans to Lower Carbon Emissions Stephen Hesse 75
3 Canada's Oil Industry Is Committed to Protecting the Environment and Remaining a Global Economic Force Dave Collyer 82
4 China Is Exploiting Burma's Oil Supply and Threatening Its Environment Marwaan Macan-Markar 95
Periodical Bibliography 101
Chapter 3 Oil and Politics
1 Global Democracy and Oil William Rees-Mogg 103
2 Nigeria Deals with Political Havoc Caused by Oil Companies Anup Shah 108
3 Angola Learns Valuable Lessons About Oil Polly Ng Philippe Le Billon 114
4 Sudan's Oil Industry Causes Harm Ruth West 124
5 São Tomé and Príncipe Aim to Develop an Oil Industry and Protect Quality of Life Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) 129
6 Oil, Poverty, and Terrorism Are Linked Concerns Mohamed Sid-Ahmed 136
7 The War Between Israel and Lebanon: Was an Oil War Joel Bainerman 141
8 The Venezuelan Oil Supply Shapes Politics and Culture Gregory Wilpert 148
Periodical Bibliography 161
Chapter 4 Drilling for New Sources of Oil
1 Global Drilling Trends and Innovations Guy Woodall 163
2 Norway's Arctic Oil Exploration Faces Opposition Gwladys Fouché 170
3 Iceland Hopes for Oil Discoveries in the Dragon Zone Bente Bergøy Miljeteig 175
4 Ghana Gets Ready for Oil Export Matt Brown 181
5 Arctic Oil Exploration Must Not Compromise the Environment Michael McCarthy 186
Periodical Bibliography 193
For Further Discussion 194
Organizations to Contact 196
Bibliography of Books 203
Index 207
