George Orwel is an Oil Analyst and Senior Writer for both the Oil Daily and Petroleum Intelligence Weekly. Previously, he covered the oil market for six years as a staff reporter for Dow Jones Newswires. Orwel has appeared on key media outlets, including CNN, BBC, and NPR, and contributed articles to the Los Angeles Times and the Christian Science Monitor, as well as other publications. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Praise for BLACK GOLD"An interesting and impressive book on an important subject."-Anya SchiffrinDirector of Journalism Programs at the Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia University"There has been no hotter market than oil-the commodity and the industry-and this book provides much useful information on the current and future situation.A cogent analysis, it sheds much light on some of the major issues facing the industry-and investors-today.A good read from a much-practiced journalist."-MichaelC. Lynch President, Strategic Energy and Economic Research Inc."Black Gold lays out in easy-to-read language the peak oil argument and outlines why the debate over peak oil is becoming so intense. Orwel explains why oil is, indeed, black gold and highlights the investment implications of peak oil."-Matt SimmonsBestselling author of Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy

Acknowledgements.
 
Introduction.
 
PART I: THE END OF OIL.
 
Chapter 1. The End of an Era?
 
Chapter 2. Consequences of Oil Peak.
 
Chapter 3. Alternative Fuels.
 
PART II: THE MIDDLE EAST PROBLEM.
 
Chapter 4. Is the Saudi Oil Supply Adequate?.
 
Chapter 5. Iraqi Oil Supply and the Battle of Baghdad.
 
PART III: THE OIL BOOM.
 
Chapter 6. Why and How Oil Prices Soared.
 
Chapter 7. Bumper Harvest for Oil Majors.
 
Chapter 8. The New Frontier in Oil Investments.
 
Fuel Facts.
 

 

Some Questions to Test Your Energy Knowledge.
 
Notes.
 
Index.

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