ABSTRACT
OPEC and the World’s Energy Future offers a complete account of OPEC’s past, present, and possible future in relation to economic, political, and technological changes. It focuses on the impacts of recent international political and economic developments and analyzes the factors affecting OPEC as well as the world oil market.
- Offers readers a thorough understanding of the interplay among international economics, politics, and technological advances and their effect on the world oil market
- Describes the continued importance of oil and gas as major sources of energy throughout the world
- Examines OPEC’s history and merits, highlights differences among OPEC members, and discusses OPEC’s relations with the outside world
- Illustrates the impact of new technologies and how they may challenge and change the organization in the near and long term
Aimed at policy makers, managers, scientists, and technologists in the oil and gas industry, this work offers readers a thorough understanding of the interplay among international economics, politics, and technological advances and their effect on the world oil market.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|8 pages
Introduction
part II|18 pages
OPEC’s Role in World Oil Market
part III|14 pages
Energy Technology and OPEC
part IV|6 pages
Forces Shape Energy’s Future
part V|12 pages
OPEC’S Existence
part VI|10 pages
Side Issues
part VII|4 pages
Wrap-Up