Oil Policies, Oil Myths
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Oil Policies, Oil Myths

Observations of an OPEC Insider

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Oil Policies, Oil Myths

Observations of an OPEC Insider

About this book

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, commonly known as OPEC, has been a notoriously opaque and mysterious organization. In this book, Fadil J. Chalabi, an insider who spent many years at the heart of the organization as Iraq's permanent undersecretary for oil, invites us to discover the intrigue and arguments that have shaped OPEC policy since its inception in 1960. The author interweaves his analysis with first-hand experiences that give authenticity to momentous events, including the infamous 1975 Vienna hostage-taking when Carlos the Jackal kidnapped a number of OPEC ministers, including the author. From the time of Egypt under Nasser, Gaddafi's Libya, Saddam's Iraq and Khomeini's Iranian revolution, Chalabi uses his unique position and his unparallelled insider knowledge to illuminate an organization that has, at times, been accused of fomenting economic turmoil, political unrest and even military action.
Benefiting from the perspective of an insider who understands the inner workings of OPEC and its dramatic impact on world politics and economics, this book is an essential read for those who wish to look beyond the myths of this highly influential and at times controversial organization.

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Information

Publisher
I.B. Tauris
Year
2010
Print ISBN
9781848855083
eBook ISBN
9780857719133
Edition
1
Topic
Economics
Subtopic
Economic Conditions
Index
Economics
The 
path 
that 
led 
me 
to 
the 
oil 
industry
31
unable 
to 
abandon 
it. 
His 
analogy 
of 
‘falling 
in 
love 
with 
a 
woman’ 
is 
apt, 
except 
that 
with 
oil 
it 
has 
been 
a 
love 
that 
never 
wanes! 
After 
my 
experiences 
of 
‘living 
with 
oil’ 
for 
well 
over 
40 
years, 
these 
memoirs 
attempt 
to 
describe 
some 
epoch-making 
events, 
how 
they 
happened, 
the 
people 
involved 
and 
the 
consequences.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. List of Illustrations
  4. Abbreviations
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Preface
  7. Introduction
  8. 1. The Path That Led Me to the Oil Industry
  9. 2. Why Opec? Confrontation or Common Cause?
  10. 3. New Winds Begin to Blow
  11. 4. Iraq's Oil Politics: Precursor of the Demise of the Concessions
  12. 5. The Shah and Opec's Oil Price Frenzy
  13. 6. Of Some Opec 'Paper Powers'
  14. 7. Opec Terrorised By the Jackal: the Carlos Affair
  15. 8. The Oapec Intermezzo and My Exit From Saddam'S Regime
  16. 9. Iran'S Ayatollah Drives the Oil Market Mad
  17. 10. The Backlash: Opec Is Cornered
  18. 11. The Short-Lived Price Collapse
  19. 12. Quota-System Problems: Opec's Disputed Reserves Fuel 'Peak-Oil' Theory
  20. 13. Meeting Opec Heads of State: The Quest for Quota Compliance
  21. 14. Dispelling Myths About Opec
  22. 15. Iraq's Oil Politics After Saddam
  23. 16. Epilogue
  24. Notes
  25. Selected Bibliography
  26. Glossary
  27. Chronology of Key Historical Events Affecting the Oil Industry
  28. Index