Oil 101 - Hardcover

Morgan Downey

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0982039204 ISBN 13: 9780982039205

Publisher: Wooden Table Press, 2009

Synopsis

OIL 101 is a straightforward guide to oil and an essential read for anyone coming to grips with where oil prices, the economy and society are headed.

In OIL 101, Downey provides the facts one needs to understand oil, from its history and chemistry, to refining, finished products, storage, transportation, alternatives, and how prices are determined every day in global wholesale oil markets and how those markets are connected to prices at the pump.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Since 1859, oil has enabled and defined our economic, social and political landscape. Throughout this time, abundant supply ensured low, stable prices and the inner workings of the oil industry remained relatively obscure. Following a century and a half of relative calm, oil prices have become much more volatile as the sustainability and growth of reliable supply sources have been brought into question. OIL 101 meets the need for a clear, concise guide to oil; from its history, to sources of supply and drivers of demand; from how prices are determined daily in global wholesale oil markets, to how those markets are connected to prices at the pump.

From the Back Cover:

How does modern civilization sustain itself? OIL 101 seeks to answer this question in the most literal sense. OIL 101 explains the nuts and bolts of the oil business, from its composition on a molecular level, to an analysis ofmarket players; from refining economics, to trading. We all face difficult decisions regarding energy policy and our own futures. Those decisions should be informed ones. OIL 101 is an essential read for oil producers and consumers.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wooden Table Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0982039204
• ISBN 13: 9780982039205
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 452