Oil: Money, Politics, and Power in the 21st Century

by Tom Bower

Book Overview

With unparalleled insight into BP and its safety record leading up to the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, Tom Bower gives us a groundbreaking, in-depth, and authoritative twenty-year history of the hunt and speculation for our most vital natural resource. Oil Money, Politics, and Power in the 21st Century Twenty years ago oil cost about $7 a barrel. In 2008 the price soared to $148 and then fell to below $40. In the midst of this extraordinary volatility,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446547980
• ISBN13: 9780446547987
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Length: 516 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.5" x 9.5"