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Oil Policies, Oil Myths: Observations of an OPEC Insider
Fadhil J. Chalabi
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Description for Oil Policies, Oil Myths: Observations of an OPEC Insider
Hardback. Benefiting from the perspective of an insider who understands the inner workings of OPEC and its dramatic impact on world politics and economics, this book is an essential read for those who wish to look beyond the myths of this highly influential and at times controversial organization. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white tables, figures, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1QFP; KNBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 220 x 143 x 31. Weight in Grams: 582.
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, commonly known as OPEC, has been a notoriously opaque and mysterious organization. In this book, Fadil J. Chalabi, an insider who spent many years at the heart of the organization as Iraq's permanent undersecretary for oil, invites us to discover the intrigue and arguments that have shaped OPEC policy since its inception in 1960. The author interweaves his analysis with first-hand experiences that give authenticity to momentous events, including the infamous 1975 Vienna hostage-taking when Carlos the Jackal kidnapped a number of OPEC ministers, including the author. From the time of Egypt under Nasser, ... Read more
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, commonly known as OPEC, has been a notoriously opaque and mysterious organization. In this book, Fadil J. Chalabi, an insider who spent many years at the heart of the organization as Iraq's permanent undersecretary for oil, invites us to discover the intrigue and arguments that have shaped OPEC policy since its inception in 1960. The author interweaves his analysis with first-hand experiences that give authenticity to momentous events, including the infamous 1975 Vienna hostage-taking when Carlos the Jackal kidnapped a number of OPEC ministers, including the author. From the time of Egypt under Nasser, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848855083
SKU
V9781848855083
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About Fadhil J. Chalabi
Fadhil J. Chalabi is the Executive Director of the Centre for Global Energy Studies, a London-based think-tank (founded and chaired by H.E. Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani). Former Undersecretary for Oil at Iraq's Ministry of Petroleum, Fadhil Chalabi was Deputy Secretary General of OPEC from 1978-89 and its Acting Secretary General 1983-88. He received the British Institute of Energy Economics Award ... Read more
Reviews for Oil Policies, Oil Myths: Observations of an OPEC Insider
'Oil Policies, Oil Myths reflects Chalabi's great depth of knowledge - an enormously unique and valuable book.' - H.E. Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani, former Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources for Saudi Arabia (1962-1986), founder and Chairman of Centre for Global Energy Studies; ' - a highly professional analysis of the turbulent events of international oil, complexities - ... Read more