Examines the political and conceptual metamorphosis of China's oil industry from self-reliance to internationalization. Japan's role in stimulating the development of the China's oil industry will also be highlighted as the Japanese government and its business sectors emerged as a supplier of...

This book discusses the economic, political, and environmental issues surrounding the international exploration and exploitation of conventional and unconventional natural gas. Shale gas development in recent years has changed the energy discussion in the US as existing reserves of natural gas...

Sehr informatives Bändchen: Eingangs wird noch einmal detailliert der Ablauf des "Deepwater Horizon"-Unglücks im Golf von Mexiko 2010 aufgerollt. Im Folgenden untersucht der Autor die Bedeutung des Tiefseeöls für die Weltversorgung und die zukünftige Verfügbarkeit der schwindenden...