| MATTHEW R. SIMMONS is Chairman of Simmons & Company International, a Houston-based investment bank that specializes in the energy industry. He now focuses on research, writing, and speaking engagements. Last year, he gave seventy-five speeches to a variet |
| Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Introduction PART ONE FROM BEDOUIN TO BOURGEOISIE 1 The Birth of a Nation 2 The History of Major Saudi Arabian Oil Discoveries 3 Saudi Arabia’s Road to Oil Market Dominance 4 The Veil of Secrecy over Saudi Oil Reserves and Production PART TWO THE EBBING OF THE SAUDI OIL BOUNTY 5 Saudi Aramco 6 Oil Is Not Just Another Commodity PART THREE GIANTS AT THE TIPPING POINT 7 Ghawar, the King of Oilfields 8 The Second-Tier Oilfields 9 The Best of the Rest 10 Coming Up Empty in New Exploration 11 Turning to Natural Gas PART FOUR TWILIGHT IN THE DESERT 12 Saudi Oil Reserves Claims in Doubt 13 Facing the Inevitable 14 Reading Between the Lines of the Latest News from Aramco 15 Aramco Invokes “Fuzzy Logic” to Manage the Future of Saudi Oil 16 In Search of Crisper Truths among the Confident Saudi Claims 17 Aftermath Appendix A Methodology Appendix B Supporting Technical Data Appendix C The 1974 and 1979 Senate Hearings Notes Bibliography Index |
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