242 Pages
by
Routledge
242 Pages
by
Routledge
244 Pages
by
Routledge
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How can the industrialized countries reduce their vulnerability to supply disruptions caused by continued dependence on foreign sources of oil? How can access to Middle East oil be made more secure? These are the core questions that arise from a new worldwide energy situation in which the industrialized countries have remained dependent on oil and oil imports for their economic, political, and... Read more
Foreword -- Preface -- Background to Policy -- Introduction -- Highlights of the Contemporary Geopolitics of Energy -- Oil, 1977–2000 -- Coal, 1977–2000 -- Gas, 1977–2000 -- Nuclear Energy, 1977–2000 -- Import Dependence of Industrial States -- Governments and Enterprises in International Energy -- Summary and Overview -- Part Policy Options -- Considerations Affecting U.S. Energy Policy -- The Nature of the Threat: Emergency Situations -- The Nature of the Threat: Longer-Term Supply Security Measures -- Limiting Vulnerability: The Domestic Component -- Limiting Vulnerability: International Implications and Options -- Nuclear Energy -- Epilogue: Policy Recommendations -- Appendix
Biography
"Melvin A. Conant, an international energy consultant, was previously assistant administrator for international energy affairs in the U.S. Federal Energy Administration and senior government relations counselor for the Exxon Corporation. Fern Racine Gold is an international energy consultant on oil and nuclear supply and a doctoral candidate at Columbia University. She was previously a political analyst for the Exxon Corporation."
