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Singapore, the energy economy : from the first refinery to the end of cheap oil, 1960-2010 / / Ng Weng Hoong



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Autore: Hoong Ng Weng Visualizza persona
Titolo: Singapore, the energy economy : from the first refinery to the end of cheap oil, 1960-2010 / / Ng Weng Hoong Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2012
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (305 p.)
Disciplina: 338.2/7282095957
338.27282095957
Soggetto topico: Petroleum industry and trade - Singapore - History
Soggetto geografico: Singapore Economic conditions
Note generali: At foot of t.p.: SMU, Singapore Management University/InternationalTrading Institute; EnergyAsia.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [262]-282) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Singapore, the Energy Economy From the first refinery to the end of cheap oil, 1960-2010; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Oil refining: the launchpad of the economic miracle; 2 The regional oil trading and pricing center; 3 Petrochemical's wild ride; 4 Upstream, marine and offshore; 5 Electricity and power; 6 Natural gas and LNG; 7 Bunker and marine fuels; 8 Sustainable development: clean energy, climate change, energy efficiency, smart grid; 9 Conclusion: the underrated threat; Notes; Selected bibliography; Index
Sommario/riassunto: Singapore might not have survived the 1960s and prospered thereafter had it not built its economy on the foundations of oil refining, trading and support for oil and gas exploration and production. Cheap oil, sound policies and strong government combined to produce the Singapore economic miracle in its first 50 years of self-rule/independence. With the end of cheap oil, how will Singapore fare and what is the relevance of its model of development for other countries?Singapore's successful launch coincided with a golden period of cheap energy, and a pro-globalization and free t
Titolo autorizzato: Singapore, the energy economy  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-136-58616-4
1-136-58617-2
0-203-15773-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910813234803321
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Serie: Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy