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Autore: | Patey Luke A. |
Titolo: | The new kings of crude : China, India, and the global struggle for oil in Sudan and South Sudan / / Luke Patey |
Pubblicazione: | London, [England] : , : Hurst & Company, , 2014 |
©2014 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (374 p.) |
Disciplina: | 338.3 |
Soggetto topico: | Petroleum industry and trade - Sudan |
Petroleum industry and trade - South Sudan | |
International business enterprises - Africa | |
Soggetto geografico: | Sudan Foreign economic relations China |
Classificazione: | MI 13094 |
QR 534 | |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Cover ; Half-title ; Title ; Copyright ; Dedication; Contents ; Acknowledgments ; Abbreviations ; Introduction: Three Minutes in February ; Asia's oil giants and Sudan; Oil and war in Sudan; PART I: SUDAN ; 1. American Dreaming ; The African frontier; Into the Sudd; Grand plans; Uncle Sam; Forging ahead; 2. The Long Goodbye ; Petro-politik; The road to rebellion; Hunkering down; Downfall; An executive decision; 3. Boardrooms and Battlefields ; Wheeling, dealing, and destroying; Seeking partners; Targeting Talisman; Losing the battle; The limits of global activism; The Asian replacements |
PART II: CHINA 4. Oil for the Party ; The rise of the petroleum faction; Enduring Party politics; The oil boss; Getting the timing right; Serve the servant; 5. A Chinese Miracle ; Rediscovery; Learning under fire; Training ground; A promotional tool; The pearl of Africa; PART III: INDIA ; 6. Keeping the Lights On ; High and dry; Reassembling the machine; A new man in charge; All hands on deck; 7. An Oil Titan Reincarnated ; The China threat; The real power behind giants; The rewards of oil; Company before country; PART IV: DARFUR ; 8. The Rise and Fall of an Activist Campaign | |
Sudan seen from CaliforniaThe battle on the Home Front; Missing the target; Challenging China; Collateral damage; 9. War in Peace ; The oil curse; Old greed, new grievances; Protectors become predators; 10.18; Losing trust; PART V: TWO SUDANS ; 10. New Country, Old Problems ; Oil games; Stagnation; The state to come; Getting acquainted; Shutdown; Mistakes of the past; 11. The Reform Years ; Life without oil; The devil in the pipeline; Portfolio management; Friends and enemies; Losing Nirvana; Conclusion: The Sudanese Factor ; The business and politics of oil in China and India | |
The global impact of Sudan and South Sudan on Asia's oil giantsA fragmented future; Notes ; Index | |
Sommario/riassunto: | A first look at how the world's rising powers began international oil empires amidst one of Africa's longest and deadliest civil war. |
Titolo autorizzato: | The new kings of crude |
ISBN: | 1-84904-538-0 |
1-84904-537-2 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910798189603321 |
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