Twilight in the Desert：The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy

图书标准信息

• 作者 Matthew R. Simmons 著
• 出版社 Wiley
• 出版时间 2006-05
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780471790181
• 定价 148.24元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 464页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

TwilightintheDesertrevealsaSaudioilandproductionindustrythatcouldsoonapproachaserious,irreversibledecline.Inthisexhaustivelyresearchedbook,veteranoilindustryanalystMatthewSimmonsdrawsonhisthree–plusdecadesofinsiderexperienceandmorethan200independentlyproducedreportsaboutSaudipetroleumresourcesandproductionoperations.HeuncoversastoryaboutSaudiArabia’stroubledoilindustry,nottomentionitspoliticalandsocietalinstability,whichdifferssharplyfromthegloballyacceptedSaudiversion.It’sastorythatisprovocativeanddisturbing,basedonundeniablefacts,butuntilnownevertoldinitsentirety.TwilightintheDesertanswersallreaders’questionsaboutSaudioilandproductionindustrieswithkeenexaminationinsteadofunsubstantiatedposturing,andtakesitsplaceasoneofthemostimportantbooksofthisstill–youngcentury.

【作者简介】

MATTHEWR.SIMMONSisChairmanofSimmons&CompanyInternational,aHouston-basedinvestmentbankthatspecializesintheenergyindustry.Henowfocusesonresearch,writing,andspeakingengagements.Lastyear,hegaveseventy-fivespeechestoavarietyofgroups,includingenergyindustryconferences,universitysymposiums,andthinktanks.Mr.SimmonsisamemberoftheNationalPetroleumCouncil,aboardmemberofResourcesfortheFuture,andaTrusteeofTheAtlanticCounciloftheUnitedStates.HehasanMBAfromHarvardUniversity.

【目录】

Illustrations.Preface.Acknowledgments.Introduction.PARTONEFROMBEDOUINTOBOURGEOISIE.1TheBirthofaNation.2TheHistoryofMajorSaudiArabianOilDiscoveries.3SaudiArabiasRoadtoOilMarketDominance.4TheVeilofSecrecyoverSaudiOilReservesandProduction.PARTTWOTHEEBBINGOFTHESAUDIOILBOUNTY.5SaudiAramco.6OilIsNotJustAnotherCommodity.PARTTHREEGIANTSATTHETIPPINGPOINT.7Ghawar,theKingofOilfields.8TheSecond-TierOilfields.9TheBestoftheRest.10ComingUpEmptyinNewExploration.11TurningtoNaturalGas.PARTFOURTWILIGHTINTHEDESERT.12SaudiOilReservesClaimsinDoubt.13FacingtheInevitable.14ReadingBetweentheLinesoftheLatestNewsfromAramco.15AramcoInvokesFuzzyLogictoManagetheFutureofSaudiOil.16InSearchofCrisperTruthsamongtheConfidentSaudiClaims.17Aftermath.AppendixAMethodology.AppendixBSupportingTechnicalData.AppendixCThe1974and1979SenateHearings.Notes.Bibliography.Index.