1 ContentsCoverTitle PageCopyrightAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 The Nature of a Political ResourceThe condition of the resource: growing uncertainty, declining qualityThe shape of demand: lighter, cleaner, AsianActors: states, firms, and civil societyThe geopolitics of the hydrocarbon chainConclusionNotes2 Capturing OilStates: oil landlords, national champions, and regulatorsFirms: integration, independents, and the precariousness of “Big Oil”Negotiating access: resource-holding states versus resource-seeking firmsExtending the networkConclusionNotes3 Marketing OilStandardizing productsManaging abundanceOil markets and shifts in pricing powerConclusionNotes4 Living With OilMaking a livingOil as life: the soft power of petrocultureConclusionNotes5 Securing OilOil warsEnergy securityAvailabilityAccessibilityAffordabilityAcceptabilityConclusionNotes6 Developing Through OilAccounting for oil in developmentAccounting for environmental and social costsOil revenues: who gets what?The “oil curse”ConclusionNotes7 Governing OilAddressing the oil governance deficitOil governance actors and institutions
Gavin Bridge,Philippe Le Billon Gavin Bridge,Philippe Le Billon