07359nam 2200577 a 450 991096426070332120251117090912.01-61324-548-3(CKB)2550000000044244(EBL)3019621(SSID)ssj0000522864(PQKBManifestationID)12205286(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000522864(PQKBWorkID)10539004(PQKB)11121376(MiAaPQ)EBC3019621(Au-PeEL)EBL3019621(CaPaEBR)ebr10671186(OCoLC)847218514(BIP)25936988(EXLCZ)99255000000004424420081223d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGeopolitics of oil /Katherine T. Harris, editor1st ed.New York Nova Science Publishersc20091 online resource (175 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-60692-810-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Intro -- GEOPOLITICS OF OIL -- GEOPOLITICS OF OIL -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. JEFF BINGAMAN, U.S. SENATOR FROM NEW MEXICO∗ -- Chapter 2 STATEMENT OF HON. PETE V. DOMENICI, U.S. SENATOR FROM NEW MEXICO -- PREPARED STATEMENT OF HON. PETE V. DOMENICI, U.S. SENATOR FROM NEW MEXICO -- Chapter 3 PREPARED STATEMENT OF HON. GORDON H. SMITH, U.S. SENATOR FROM OREGON -- Chapter 4 PREPARED STATEMENT OF HON. BERNARD SANDERS, U.S. SENATOR FROM VERMONT -- Chapter 5 STATEMENT OF HON. BYRON L. DORGAN, U.S. SENATOR FROM NORTH DAKOTA -- Chapter 6 STATEMENT OF HON. KEN SALAZAR, U.S. SENATOR FROM COLORADO -- Chapter 7 STATEMENT OF DR. FATIH BIROL, CHIEF ECONOMIST, HEAD OF THE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS DIVISION, INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY, PARIS, FRANCE -- PREPARED STATEMENT OF DR. FATIH BIROL, CHIEF ECONOMIST, INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY -- DEMAND -- SUPPLY -- Resources and Reserves -- Production -- INVESTMENT -- Upstream Investment -- Downstream Investment -- Investment Uncertainties and Challenges -- Implications of Deferred Upstream Investment -- ALTERNATIVE POLICY SCENARIO -- Demand in the Alternative Policy Scenario -- Supply in the Alternative Policy Scenario -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8 STATEMENT OF LINDA G. STUNTZ, ON BEHALF OF A COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS INDEPENDENT TASK FORCE -- PREPARED STATEMENT OF LINDA G. STUNTZ, ON BEHALF OF A COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS INDEPENDENT TASK FORCE -- CONCLUSION -- Chapter 9 STATEMENT OF DR. ROBERT D. HORMATS, VICE CHAIRMAN, GOLDMAN SACHS (INTERNATIONAL) -- PREPARED STATEMENT OF ROBERT D. HORMATS, VICE CHAIRMAN, GOLDMAN SACHS (INTERNATIONAL) -- ENERGY INTERDEPENDENCE -- KEY RECOMMENDATIONS -- The Global Energy Challenge -- America's Clear and Present Dangers -- China -- There Are No Silver-Bullet Solutions -- The Capabilities of the American People.Chapter 10 STATEMENT OF GENERAL CHARLES WALD, U.S. AIR FORCE [RETIRED], FORMER DEPUTY COMMANDER, U.S. EUROPEAN COMMAND, AND MEMBER, ENERGY SECURITY LEADERSHIP COUNCIL -- PREPARED STATEMENT OF GENERAL CHARLES F. WALD, USAF (RET.), FORMER DEPUTY COMMANDER, U.S. EUROPEAN COMMAND, AND MEMBER, ENERGY SECURITY LEADERSHIP COUNCIL -- THE MILITARY'S HISTORICAL INVOLVEMENT IN ENERGY SECURITY -- THREATS ABOUND -- PARTNERING FOR PREPAREDNESS -- MILITARY POWER HAS LIMITS -- OIL CONSTRAINS U.S. FOREIGN POLICY -- CONFRONTING DIVERSE DANGERS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 11 STATEMENT OF DR. FLYNT LEVERETT, SENIOR FELLOW AND DIRECTOR, GEOPOLITICS OF ENERGY INITIATIVE, NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION, WASHINGTON, DC -- PREPARED STATEMENT OF DR. FLYNT LEVERETT∗, SENIOR FELLOW AND DIRECTOR, GEOPOLITICS OF ENERGY INITIATIVE, NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION, WASHINGTON, DC -- RESOURCE NATIONALISM AND RESOURCE MERCANTILISM -- THE NEW AXIS OF OIL -- THE RACE FOR IRAN -- STRATEGIC CHALLENGES AND POLICY RESPONSES -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX: RESPONSES TO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS -- QUESTIONS FROM SENATOR DOMENICI FOR DR. BIROL -- QUESTIONS FROM SENATOR DOMENICI FOR ALL WITNESSES -- QUESTIONS FROM SENATOR CANTWELL QUESTION ONE: IMPACT OF GROWING CHINESE FOSSIL FUEL DEMANDS -- QUESTION TWO: IMPORTANCE OF REDUCING U.S. OIL DEMAND IN TRANSPORTATION SECTOR -- QUESTION THREE: MYSTERY OF HIGH WORLD OIL PRICES -- QUESTION FOUR: NEED FOR COLLABORATION AMONG MAJOR OIL CONSUMERS RATHER THAN MILITARY ACTION -- QUESTION FIVE: IRAN'S ROLE IN THE WORLD OIL MARKET -- QUESTIONS FROM SENATOR SANDERS -- QUESTION FROM MR. SESSIONS -- QUESTIONS FROM SENATOR DOMENICI FOR ALL WITNESSES -- QUESTIONS FROM SENATOR CANTWELL QUESTION ONE: IMPACT OF GROWING CHINESE FOSSIL FUEL DEMANDS -- QUESTION TWO: IMPORTANCE OF REDUCING U.S. OIL DEMAND IN TRANSPORTATION SECTOR -- QUESTION THREE: MYSTERY OF HIGH WORLD OIL PRICES.QUESTION FOUR: NEED FOR COLLABORATION AMONG MAJOR OIL CONSUMERS RATHER THAN MILITARY ACTION -- QUESTION FIVE: IRAN'S ROLE IN THE WORLD OIL MARKET -- QUESTIONS FROM SENATOR SANDERS -- QUESTION FROM SENATOR SESSIONS -- QUESTIONS FOR ALL WITNESSES -- QUESTION FROM SENATOR CANTWELL QUESTION ONE: IMPACT OF GROWING CHINESE FOSSIL FUEL DEMANDS -- QUESTION TWO: IMPORTANCE OF REDUCING U.S. OIL DEMAND IN TRANSPORTATION SECTOR -- QUESTION THREE: MYSTERY OF HIGH WORLD OIL PRICES -- QUESTION FOUR: NEED FOR COLLABORATION AMONG MAJOR OIL CONSUMERS RATHER THAN MILITARY ACTION -- QUESTION FIVE: IRAN'S ROLE IN THE WORLD OIL MARKET -- QUESTIONS FROM SENATOR SANDERS -- QUESTION FROM SENATOR SESSIONS -- QUESTIONS FROM SENATOR DOMENICI FOR ALL WITNESSES -- QUESTIONS FROM SENATOR CANTWELL QUESTION ONE: IMPACT OF GROWING CHINESE FOSSIL FUEL DEMANDS -- QUESTION TWO: IMPORTANCE OF REDUCING U.S. OIL DEMAND IN TRANSPORTATION SECTOR -- QUESTION THREE: MYSTERY OF HIGH WORLD OIL PRICES -- QUESTION FOUR: NEED FOR COLLABORATION AMONG MAJOR OIL CONSUMERS RATHER THAN MILITARY ACTION -- QUESTION FIVE: IRAN'S ROLE IN THE WORLD OIL MARKET -- QUESTIONS FROM SENATOR SANDERS -- QUESTION FROM MR. SESSIONS -- QUESTION FROM SENATOR DOMENICI FOR MS. STUNTZ -- QUESTIONS FROM SENATOR DOMENICI FOR ALL WITNESSES -- QUESTIONS FROM SENATOR CANTWELL QUESTION ONE: IMPACT OF GROWING CHINESE FOSSIL FUEL DEMANDS -- QUESTION TWO: IMPORTANCE OF REDUCING U.S. OIL DEMAND IN TRANSPORTATION SECTOR -- QUESTION THREE: MYSTERY OF HIGH WORLD OIL PRICES -- QUESTION FOUR: NEED FOR COLLABORATION AMONG MAJOR OIL CONSUMERS RATHER THAN MILITARY ACTION -- QUESTION FIVE: IRAN'S ROLE IN THE WORLD OIL MARKET -- QUESTIONS FROM SENATOR SANDERS -- QUESTION FROM MR. SESSIONS -- INDEX.The price and availability of oil and natural gas affects every American. As a nation, it now depends on oil imports to meet 60 percent of their oil needs. This text examines the geopolitical factors surrounding the acquisition of oil supplies.Petroleum industry and tradeGovernment policyUnited StatesGlobalizationPetroleum industry and tradeGovernment policyGlobalization.338.2/72820973Harris Katherine T1864272MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910964260703321Geopolitics of oil4471053UNINA