{"product_id":"twilight-in-the-desert-9780471790181","title":"Twilight in the Desert","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwilight in the Desert\u003c\/i\u003e reveals a Saudi oil and production industry that could soon approach a serious, irreversible decline. In this exhaustively researched book, veteran oil industry analyst Matthew Simmons draws on his three-plus decades of insider experience and more than 200 independently produced reports about Saudi petroleum resources and production operations. He uncovers a story about Saudi Arabia's troubled oil industry, not to mention its political and societal instability, which differs sharply from the globally accepted Saudi version. It's a story that is provocative and disturbing, based on undeniable facts, but until now never told in its entirety. Twilight in the Desert answers all readers' questions about Saudi oil and production industries with keen examination instead of unsubstantiated posturing, and takes its place as one of the most important books of this still-young century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Those who follow with their own tales of imminent economic collapse struggle to emerge from [Simmons'] shadow.\" (\u003ci\u003eSpectator Business,\u003c\/i\u003e October, 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...this is an important book and worth reading\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Royal Society for Asian Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e, April 2006)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The author...is clearly an expert in his field.... I recommend anybody in the financial markets read this book.\" (\u003ci\u003eFinancial Engineering News\u003c\/i\u003e, October 2006)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrations ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART ONE FROM BEDOUIN TO BOURGEOISIE 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Birth of a Nation 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The History of Major Saudi Arabian Oil Discoveries 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Saudi Arabia's Road to Oil Market Dominance 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Veil of Secrecy over Saudi Oil Reserves and Production 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART TWO THE EBBING OF THE SAUDI OIL BOUNTY 99\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Saudi Aramco 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Oil Is Not Just Another Commodity 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART THREE GIANTS AT THE TIPPING POINT 149\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Ghawar, the King of Oilfields 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Second-Tier Oilfields 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The Best of the Rest 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Coming Up Empty in New Exploration 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Turning to Natural Gas 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART FOUR TWILIGHT IN THE DESERT 261\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Saudi Oil Reserves Claims in Doubt 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Facing the Inevitable 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Reading Between the Lines of the Latest News from Aramco 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Aramco Invokes \"Fuzzy Logic\" to Manage the Future of Saudi Oil 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 In Search of Crisper Truths among the Confident Saudi Claims 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Aftermath 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A Methodology 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B Supporting Technical Data 365\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix C The 1974 and 1979 Senate Hearings 377\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 385\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 391\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 409\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864652591447,"sku":"9780471790181","price":16.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780471790181.jpg?v=1722272907","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/twilight-in-the-desert-9780471790181","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}