Singapore, the energy economy : from the first refinery to the end of cheap oil, 1960-2010 / Ng Weng Hoong.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hoong, Ng Weng., author.

Series:

Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy

Routledge studies in the modern world economy ; 99

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Petroleum industry and trade--Singapore--History.

Petroleum industry and trade.

Singapore--Economic conditions.

Singapore.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Singapore might not have survived the 1960s and prospered thereafter had it not built its economy on the foundations of oil refining, trading and support for oil and gas exploration and production. Cheap oil, sound policies and strong government combined to produce the Singapore economic miracle in its first 50 years of self-rule/independence. With the end of cheap oil, how will Singapore fare and what is the relevance of its model of development for other countries?Singapore's successful launch coincided with a golden period of cheap energy, and a pro-globalization and free t

Contents:

Singapore, the Energy Economy From the first refinery to the end of cheap oil, 1960-2010; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Oil refining: the launchpad of the economic miracle; 2 The regional oil trading and pricing center; 3 Petrochemical's wild ride; 4 Upstream, marine and offshore; 5 Electricity and power; 6 Natural gas and LNG; 7 Bunker and marine fuels; 8 Sustainable development: clean energy, climate change, energy efficiency, smart grid; 9 Conclusion: the underrated threat; Notes; Selected bibliography; Index

Notes:

At foot of t.p.: SMU, Singapore Management University/InternationalTrading Institute; EnergyAsia.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [262]-282) and index.

ISBN:

1-136-58616-4

1-136-58617-2

0-203-15773-7

9780203157732

OCLC:

798531172