Oil on water : tankers, pirates and the rise of China / Paul French and Sam Chambers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

French, Paul, 1966- author.

Chambers, Sam, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Petroleum--Transportation--China.

Petroleum.

Petroleum--Transportation--Security measures--China.

Petroleum industry and trade.

China--Commerce.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021

Place of Publication:

London, England : Zed Books, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The movement of oil around the world's oceans is constantly under enormous pressure, from conflicts between nation states, piracy and climate change. Yet, while the uninterrupted flow of oil is essential to globalization, increasingly so as manufacturing and markets move eastwards to Asia, this threat is largely unreported. Out of sight, out of mind is the general reaction. From reporting aboard giant tankers to examining the geopolitical shift in oil consumption, Oil on Water is an engrossing, all-encompassing look at the security of this vital supply chain.

Contents:

1.Life Without Oil

2.The Shift East

3.The Great Voyage

4.Securing the SLOCs

5.Piracy: The Nebulous Threat

6.The Criminalisation of Crews

7.Flags of Convenience

8.Green Shipping?

9.The Politics of Pipelines.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9786612659157

9781350221604

1350221600

9781848138421

1848138423

9781282659155

1282659154

9781848134706

1848134703

OCLC:

650363619