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

Name: Twilight in the Desert The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy
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ISBN: 9780471790181

ISBN-10: 0471790184

ISBN-13: 9780471790181

Edition: 2005

Authors: Matthew R. Simmons

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Twilight in the Desert reveals a Saudi oil and production industry that could soon approach a serious, irreversible decline. In this exhaustively researched book, veteran oil industry analyst Matthew Simmons draws on his three-plus decades of insider experience and more than 200 independently produced reports about Saudi petroleum resources and production operations. He uncovers a story about Saudi Arabia's troubled oil industry, not to mention its political and societal instability, which differs sharply from the globally accepted Saudi version. It's a story that is provocative and disturbing, based on undeniable facts, but until now never told in its entirety. Twilight in the Desert…

Book details

List price: $26.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/5/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 464
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.07" long x 1.22" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



Dedication


Acknowledgements


Preface



From Bedouin To Bourgeoisie



The Birth of a Nation: A Century of Extraordinary Change and Economic Challenges



The History of Major Saudi Arabian Oil Discoveries



Saudi Arabia's Road To Oil Market Dominance



The Veil of Secrecy Over Saudi Oil Reserves & Production



The End Of The Saudi Oil Bounty



Saudi Aramco: A Company that Produces More Oil than Any Country



Oil Is Not Just Another Commodity: A Primer on the Science of Producing Oil and Gas



A Field-By-Field Assessment Of 12 Saudi Oilfields



Giants At The Tipping Point - An Assessment of 12 Saudi Oilfields



The Second-Tier Oilfields: Abqaiq, Safaniya, and Berri



The Best of the Rest: The Lower-Production Oilfields



Coming Up Empty in New Exploration



Turning to Natural Gas



Twilight In The Desert



Saudi Oil Reserves Claims in Doubt



Facing the Inevitable: The Dimming Future of Saudi Arabia's Oil Industry



Reading Between the Lines of the Latest News from Saudi Aramco: All Is Not Well in the Oilfields of Saudi Arabia



Entering the Realm of "Fuzzy Logic" to Manage the Future of Saudi Oil



Conclusion: In Search of Crisper Answers to Saudi Arabia's Confident Claims.Aftermath [jfg1]



Methodology: Obtaining Accurate and Reliable Information on Saudi Oil Fields from the Society of Petroleum Engineers



Technical Graphs and Tables



Recently released 1974 U.S. Senate hearings



Sources


Bibliographical


References [jfg2]


Index