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Without oil, there would be no globalisation, no plastic, little transport, and a global political landscape that few would recognise. It is the lifeblood of the modern world, and humanity’s dependence upon it looks set to continue for decades to come. In this captivating audiobook, Vaclav Smil explains all matters related to ‘black gold’, from its discovery in the earth, right through to the political maelstrom that surrounds it today.

In this compelling account, Ian Fitzgerald tells the complete story of oil, from its formation over millions of years to its first discovery and use by humankind to its role as a crucial energy source and the conflicts that have since revolved around it.

struggling with a recession . . . European nations at risk of defaulting on their loans . . . A possible global financial crisis. It happened before, in the 1970s. Oil Kings is the story of how oil came to dominate U.S. domestic and international affairs. As Richard Nixon fought off Watergate...

In a world where oil-rich states are more likely to start war than their oil-dependent counterparts, it's surprising how little attention is still paid to these so-called petrostates. These states' wealth props up the global arms trade, provides diplomatic leverage, and allows them to support violent and nonviolent proxies. In Oil, the State, and War, Emma Ashford explores the many potential links between domestic oil production and foreign policy behavior and how oil production influences global politics.

At the end of World War II, U.S. intelligence agents confiscated thousands of Nazi documents on what was known as the “Fischer-Tropsch Process” - a series of equations developed by German chemists unlocking the secrets of how oil is formed. When the Nazis took power, Germany had resolved to develop enough synthetic oil to wage war successfully, even without abundant national oil reserves.

Natural resources empower the world's most coercive men. Autocrats like Putin and the Saudis spend oil money on weapons and repression. ISIS and Congo's militias spend resource money on atrocities and ammunition. For decades resource-fueled authoritarians and extremists have forced endless crises on the West - and the ultimate source of their resource money is us, paying at the gas station and the mall.

In the fall of 1973, the Greek oil shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, husband of President John F. Kennedy's widow, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and arguably the richest man in the world, proposed to build an oil refinery on the New Hampshire coast, in the town of Durham. But three women vehemently opposed the project. Small Town, Big Oil is the story of how the residents of Durham, led by three women, out-organized, out-witted, and out-maneuvered the governor, media, and Onassis cartel to hand the powerful Greek billionaire the most humiliating defeat of his business career.

As president of Shell Oil, John Hofmeister was known for being a straight shooter, willing to challenge his peers throughout the industry. Now, he's a man on a mission, the founder of Citizens for Affordable Energy, crisscrossing the country in a grassroots campaign to change the way we look at energy in this country.

The twenty-first century began optimistically in Latin America. Left-leaning leaders armed with programs to reduce poverty and reclaim national wealth were seeing results—but as the aughts gave way to the teens, they began to fall like dominos. Where did the dreams of this "pink tide" go? Look no further than the original culprits of Latin American disenfranchisement: resource-rich land and unscrupulous extraction.

This is a searing indictment of America's oil economy, in which Tamminen shows how demanding accountability could help pave the road to sustainable energy.

Deepwater Horizon was supposed to be the cutting edge of energy exploration: drilling 5,000 feet below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, the $560 million rig would be indispensable in helping to solve the ongoing energy crisis. Then, on April 20, 2010, BP’s dismal safety record came home to roost.

"Oil Prices Regain Deepest Losses after Deal to Freeze Production Fails" is from the April 18, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Prashant S. Rao and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Oil above $50 a Barrel as Summer Driving Season Kicks Off" is from the May 26, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Clifford Krauss and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Saudi Aramco IPO Prospect Reflects Kingdom Looking Beyond Oil" is from the Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Stanley Reed and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Hatched from Peanuts, the South's Hot New Oil" is from the November 01, 2016 Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by Kim Severson and narrated by Kristi Burns.

At OGWA, we're on a mission to not only save oil & gas jobs across America... but to save our entire nation. Oil & Gas Workers Association is a grassroots, independent trade association working to secure, grow, and sustain American oil and gas jobs and fighting for American workers. OGWA was founded in 2015 by an oilfield truck driver and has grown to over 47,000 members nationwide. The organization is proudly run for and by oil & gas workers. OGWA represents everyone in the US who works in oil and gas and every American whose job is supported by our vital industry. We work with federal and ...

When the Bush Administration invaded Iraq in 2003, it was promised that Iraqi Kurdistan would be developed into one of the most productive oil and natural gas regions in the world, and the profits would be used to win the war and rebuild the country. More than ten years later, those dreams lie in tatters. What happened to the oil wealth?

"Royal Dutch Shell's Profit down 56% on Slumping Oil Prices" is from the Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Stanley Reed and Clifford Krauss and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Saudi Prince Lays out Plan to Cut Oil Dependency and Energize the Economy" is from the April 25, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Ben Hubbard and narrated by Caroline Miller.