The world supply of oil is running out. Meanwhile, the balance
of oil power is shifting away from the United States and the Arab
states toward national oil companies (NOCs) in Russia, China, and
some emerging economies in Africa and South America. As developing
countries seek a middle-class existence, their demand for oil grows
exponentially, causing oil prices to spiral, turning some into
international bullies. Until another fuel is found the world risks
being at the mercy of these tyrants whose insatiable appetites for
higher oil prices heighten competition and spur the threat of
violence, domestic as well as global.

In Seizing Power: The Grab for Global Oil Wealth,
bestselling author Robert Slater:

Profiles petroaggressors like Russia's Putin, Venezuela's
Chavez, and IranÕs Ahmadinejad
Describes how oil-rich outlaw nations are using a valuable
natural resource as a weapon in global politics
Warns that, as oil dwindles, these outlaw nations may turn upon
one another in the fight for what oil is left

Seizing Power clearly explains why oil is potentially
toxic to world stability.

Autorentext
Robert Slater has written about such major business personalities as George Soros, Jack Welch, and Bill Gates. His books have appeared on the BusinessWeek, Wall Street Journal, and New York Times bestseller lists. Slater lives in Israel and New York.

Zusammenfassung
How oil volatility may lead to violence among oil powers The world supply of oil is running out. Meanwhile, the balance of oil power is shifting away from the United States and the Arab states toward national oil companies (NOCs) in Russia, China, and some emerging economies in Africa and South America. As developing countries seek a middle-class existence, their demand for oil grows exponentially, causing oil prices to spiral, turning some into international bullies. Until another fuel is found the world risks being at the mercy of these tyrants whose insatiable appetites for higher oil prices heighten competition and spur the threat of violence, domestic as well as global.

In Seizing Power: The Grab for Global Oil Wealth, bestselling author Robert Slater:

Profiles petroaggressors like Russia's Putin, Venezuela's Chavez, and IranÕs Ahmadinejad
Describes how oil-rich outlaw nations are using a valuable natural resource as a weapon in global politics
Warns that, as oil dwindles, these outlaw nations may turn upon one another in the fight for what oil is left
Seizing Power clearly explains why oil is potentially toxic to world stability.

Inhalt

Acknowledgments.

Introduction: The Parable of São Tomé.

1 Edging Toward Violence and Chaos.

2 Two African Oil Nations: A Study in Contrasts.

3 China Invades Africa.

4 Power in the Desert: The Gulf and the Middle East.

5 Testing the Oil System: The War, the Embargo, and Spare
Capacity.

6 The History of Oil and the American Dream.

7 Ethics and Oil.

8 Hedging: Insurance or Speculation?

9 How Much Oil Is Left . . . and How Willing Is the United
States to Drill for It?