The Barons A visitor from Sweden Revolution Soviet Days The Middleman Détente The perfet Oil Field Crossfire The First Deal Return to Baku The Contract of the Century The Near Abroad Early Oil A Battle of Wills A Table of Two Negotiators An Accidental Pipeline An Army for Oil Boom and Bust...

This book looks at the emergence of China as a major importer and consumer of energy as well as examines contemporary issues within the Chinese oil industry. As China benefits from globalization, what is the impact on China's relations with countries in its neighbouring region when it seeks more...

Intro -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- 1. THE ROAD TO SPINDLETOP -- 2. THE FIRST GREAT BOOM -- 3. AFTER THE BOOM -- 4. OILY WATER AND BLACK GOLD -- 5. THE RISING TIDE OF OIL -- 6. OIL IN COW COUNTRY -- 7. THE COLOSSUS OF TEXAS BOOMS -- 8. SURVIVAL AND GROWTH -- 9. TEXAS OIL GOES TO WAR -- NOTES -- 1....

Intro -- Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Toward an Anthropology of Extraction -- 1. Contested Enclaves of Profit -- 2. Infrastructures of Convenience -- 3. "This Place Is Not Nigeria -- 4. From Moonshine to Ogogoro -- 5. Flames of...