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The Color of Oil: The History, the Money and the Politics of the World's Biggest Business
 
 
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The Color of Oil: The History, the Money and the Politics of the World's Biggest Business [Hardcover]

Michael Economides (Author), Ronald Oligney (Author), Armando Izquierdo (Illustrator)
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This book has vastly more impact on world commerce than columnists like Buckley, Goodman and Safire. -- Douglas Perret Star, Journalism Professor at Texas A&M University

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Discusses the influence of petroleum and energy on civilization today and those involved in the oil industry. DLC: Petroleum industry and trade.
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The color of oil is green, and even if money throughout the world has all the colors of the rainbow and then some, it is the greenback, both literally and figuratively, that has defined the value of oil. Read the first page
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2.0 out of 5 stars Too much fluff, Oct 22 2002
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Bradd E. Libby (Amherst, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Color of Oil: The History, the Money and the Politics of the World's Biggest Business (Hardcover)
We hear so much about turmoil in the Middle East from economic, political and religious perspectives that, as a chemical engineer, I sought out this book in hopes of gaining some additional 'behind-the-scenes' insight into the dynamics of the industry that most strongly affects, and is affected by, this unrest. This wasn't the book I was looking for.

I won't say it's a bad book; it's non-technical easy reading, it just didn't suit my needs. For instance, there is no table of, say, the world's top ten exporting countries or of proven reserves by country, but yet there's an 11-page biography of the life of John D. Rockefeller (including a 2-page summary table with several portraits of him throughout his life). For some unexplained reason, there are 10 color plates of computer-generated artworkm, which adds absolutely nothing to the book.

The authors understandably are optimistic about the future of the oil industry and justifiably critical of the environmentalist movement. They give a good description of why, for example, Saudi Arabia can't just 'open the spigots' and flood the markets with cheap oil, but we're forced to wade through so many pointless personal anecdotes that it makes it almost not worth reading the book to get to these useful parts.

In short, I'd recommend this book only if you need to read something about the oil industry and have no other alternatives. Otherwise, go for _Hubbert's Peak_.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Good Public Relations exercise., Oct 13 2002
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This review is from: The Color of Oil: The History, the Money and the Politics of the World's Biggest Business (Hardcover)
Reading this book I couldn't suppress a suspicions that this book was written for PR purposes. The people who wrote it are, undoubtedly, very knowledgeable in their area - i.e. the oil industry, but still... Many pages are dedicated to how the US government had been trying to put a straitjacket on the oil industry. Another theme is inefficiency and greed of oil-producing countries. The only 'sacred cow' in the book is The Big oil, and unfortunately it is excluded form meaningful critical analysis. From my perspective, the book's goal is make you feel good about oil industry. It is a good book for that purpose. Unfortunately, although it presents some tidbits of really curios information, this book is essentially shallow. I would recommend it for a college student who wants to join oil industry, but isn't sure. This book would cement his or her decision. But if you seek a truly good book on the subject go for 'The Prize' by Daniel Yergin. I am reading it now and I believe it is more balanced and simply more interesting.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Not that interesting, Dec 19 2003
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This review is from: The Color of Oil: The History, the Money and the Politics of the World's Biggest Business (Hardcover)
I have been dragging my feet to finish reading this book. It is not well-organized and full of opinions without solid arguments. Therefore, it is dry and hard to read. To the author's credit, a lot is covered in this thin book. If it had been expanded, the reader could have enjoyed it more.
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