Introduction: the parable of São Tomé
Edging toward violence and chaos
Two African oil nations: a study in contrasts
China invades Africa
Power in the desert: the Gulf and the Middle East
Testing the oil system: the war, the embargo, and spare capacity
The history of oil and the American dream
Ethics and oil
Hedging : insurance or speculation?
How much oil is left
and how willing is the United States to drill for it?
Oil for the lamps of China
and India
Power Shift
Russia : Putin's War against the oligarchs
Iran : arrogance as an oil strategy
Venezuela: the world according to Chávez
Brazil and Petrobras : a national oil company in a better world
After the power shift : where will it all lead?