This article contributes to the debate about the impact of the U.S. fracking boom on U.S. oil imports, on Arab oil exports, and on the global price of crude oil. First, I investigate the extent to which this oil boom has caused Arab oil exports to the United States to decline since late 2008....

Introduction -- The nature of a political resource -- Capturing oil -- Marketing oil -- Living with oil -- Securing oil -- Developing through oil -- Governing oil -- Better and beyond: the future of oil