Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy

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Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy
by Matthew R. Simmons
from Wiley

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Well researched, but fails to "connect the dots"
  Mr. Simmons' purpose in writing this book was to assess how long Saudi Arabia will be able to sustain its present rate of oil production. His assessment required extensive detective work as well as "reading between the lines" of Saudi Arabia's official statements because the Saudi's are highly secretive about their oil fields and they do not make any of their production data available to the public. Mr. Simmons concluded that Saudi Arabia will not be able to sustain its current production rates much longer... more info

• a must read
  if you really want to understand why oil prices have risen and are likely to stay high for a long time, this is a must read. for some reason, americans feel as if they have a divine right to cheap fuel; we are 5% of the world's populationa and consume 25% of each year's oil production. as large parts of the world economy expand outside of the US, we will be competing for oil resources and since we produce hardly any oil ourselves, we can bid for oil at the going price or go without. the book is a call to... more info

• Saudi Oil Shock
  Matthew R. Simmons is one of the smartest oil men on earth. He knows more about Saudi Aramco Oil Company than I do and I lived in Saudi Arabia for 18 years. I love the title, Twilight in the Desert, it's sometimes twilight that's the most beautiful in Sauid Arabia. In the empty quarter, away from all city lights you can see a billion stars. I am a romantic when I remember the most beautiful sight in the world, nightime flare off from the Riyadh Refinery! It's beautiful. This is just a quick review to say... more info

• OIL!
  OH BOY. WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF OIL. AGAIN. GOTTA KEEP THOSE PRICES UP UP UP!
  WHAT YOU NEED IS A BICYCLE AND A BUS PASS IN SUNNY TAMPA FLA. AND ANOTHER COLD BEER...
  MAYBE THE BUS WILL BE A HYBRID RUNNING ON B80 BIO-DIESEL.
  DON'T WORRY JUST BE HAPPY...

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