Author and historian Bruce A. Beaubouef examines, for the first time, the interactions that have shaped the development of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). In a time of continued vulnerability, this definitive work will be of interest to those concerned with the history, economy, and...

In the 1960s and 1970s, oil supplies were a source of international political conflict. Major oil companies, such as Exxon, Shell, and BP were key actors in this conflict. With their vertical, multinational structures, they dominated production and trade. The study examines their strategies and...