Geopolitics of oil / / Katherine T. Harris, editor

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (175 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.2/72820973
• Soggetto topico: Petroleum industry and trade - Government policy - United States; Globalization
• Altri autori: HarrisKatherine T
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Geopolitics of oil
• ISBN: 1-61324-548-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910964260703321
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