Access to Energy : 2000 and After / Melvin A. Conant.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Conant, Melvin.

Series:

Essays for the third century.

Essays for the Third Century

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic forecasting.

Energy policy.

Power resources.

Petroleum industry and trade.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (148 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 1979.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<P>Conant explores how the transformation of oil from a commercial commodity to a strategic raw material have changed the face of world energy politics. In an increasingly interdependent world, Conant questions the right of any nation to withold vital supplies from other countries.</P>

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Abbreviations; Preface; Introduction; 1. The Nature of the Crisis: Energy Supply/Demand, 1977-2000; PERSPECTIVE ON WORLD ENERGY; THE WORLD ENERGY SITUATION AFTER 1977; COMPETITION OVER RESOURCES; WESTERN EUROPE; JAPAN; THE UNITED STATES; 2. The Concession System & the Oil Host Governments; THE RACE FOR OIL; THE MIDDLE EAST AFTER 1930; THE CONCESSIONS; THE BASIS FOR CONFRONTATION; MEXICO; VENEZUELA; IRAN; THE 1951 OIL NATIONALIZATION CRISIS; THE 1970 LIBYAN CRISIS; IRAN: THE POST-EMBARGO PERIOD; IRAQ

3. The Challenge of Change: The Oil Importer & Oil Exporter ResponseTHE OIL IMPORTERS; THE SCRAMBLE FOR BILATERAL RELATIONSHIPS; THE AMERICAN RESPONSE; ALLIED COOPERATION; THE NON-OIL LDC RESPONSE; THE ALGIERS DECLARATION; THE APRIL 1975 PREPARATORY CONFERENCE; THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY; THE JAMAICA ACCORD; CONFERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC COOPERATION; AMERICAN INITIATIVES IN THE CIEC; THE LEGACY OF CIEC; WORLD OIL IN THE AFTERMATH; 4. The Future of the International Oil Industry; DEVELOPMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL OIL INDUSTRY; TOWARD GREATER GOVERNMENT CONTROL

THE LIBYAN CONFRONTATION OF 1970THE KUWAIT DECLARATION OF OCTOBER 1973; INDUSTRY-PRODUCER GOVERNMENT RELATIONS SINCE 1973; 5. Nuclear Energy: To 2000 & Beyond; NUCLEAR ENERGY SINCE THE EMBARGO; NUCLEAR ENERGY AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS; THE GEOPOLITICS OF NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR ACCESS AND PROLIFERATION; THE POLITICAL COMPONENT; THE BREEDER REACTOR; URANIUM RESERVES AND RESOURCES; THE NUCLEAR FUTURE; 6. Ocean Frontiers of Energy; INTERNATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS; ENERGY SOURCES FROM THE OCEAN; Conclusion; Notes; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780813193588

0813193583

9780813158716

0813158710

OCLC:

562480154