What a day, what a time, said daniel yergin, the energy historian and author of the prize. Apr 01, 2020 thanks to our oil industry s resiliency, this type of sinister strategy has failed before. Applied geoscience in shale exploration and production. Be sure you drill down and read this classic cover to cover. Yergins pulitzer prizewinning account of the global pursuit of oil, money, and power. Dec 23, 2008 yergin received the pulitzer prize for the number one bestseller the prize. The prize is as much a history of the 20thcentury as of the oil industry itself. The book presents a history of the global development of the oil industry. The oil industry had a vast new market for what had been for many years a useless byproduct of the distilling process. Oil analyst daniel yergins book the prize has been described as the canonical history of the oil industry. As a value investor, the part i found most interesting was the section on the 1980s oil. After reading the prize i have got a far better understanding of the oil industry history, its structure, its evolution, its heroes and villains, its influence in our lives since 1859, the way its lack of or abundance of changed crucial moments in the last century and a half of human.
The canvas of this history is enormous from the drilling of the first well in pennsylvania through two great world wars to the iraqi invasion of kuwait and operation desert storm. He is vice chairman of ihs and founder of ihs cambridge energy research associates. Aug 07, 2015 the seven books you must read if you want to understand oil. Deemed the best history of oil ever written by business week and with more than 300,000 copies in print, daniel yergins pulitzer prize winning account of the global pursuit of oil, money, and power has been extensively updated to address the current energy crisis. Some of it reads more like fiction you cant make this stuff up. Texas has a rich and sometimes sullied history when it comes to the gas and oil industry. Chairman of cambridge energy research associates, a leading international energy consulting firm, he is also global energy expert for. The cast extends from wildcatters and rogues to oil tycoons, and from winston.
Daniel yergin is the bestselling author of the prize, the commanding heights, shattered peace, russia 2010, and what it means for the world, and coauthor of energy future. The epic quest for oil, money, and power by daniel yergin. Documentary adaptation of daniel yergins pulitzer prizewinning book on the global oil industry and geopolitics. The epic quest for oil, money and power 1st free press trade pbk. The stresses in the oil industry even led to a tariff imposed on oil imports in 1932. From the first noted discovery of oil in 1894 in navarro county to the multiple oil drilling fields in place today, texas has become a major player in the industry. As soon as the internal combustion engines created demand, refiners sought. Keiths list of recommended books oil and gas investments. The global oil market has never in history collapsed as precipitously as it has right now. Pulitzer prize winner and now an epic pbs seriesthe prize recounts the panoramic history of oil and the struggle for wealth power that has always surrounded oil.
The prize is a book of extraordinary breadth, riveting excitement and great importance. Daniel yergins book is a treasure trove of interesting information that can capture the interest of young people. This exciting and entertaining eightpart series, based on daniel yergins pulitzer prize winning book, captures the panoramic history of the biggest industry in the world. Daniel yergin a prize for the oil and gas industry. Oil has driven the modern world to such an extent that it would not be unreasonable to call the 20th century, the oil century. This struggle has shaken the world economy, dictated the outcome of wars, and transformed the destiny of men and nations. The prize the epic quest for oil, money, and power based on daniel yergins pulitzer prizewinning book and narrated by awardwinning actor donald sutherland the hunger games, the prize is. Energy, security, and the remaking of the modern world 2011 continued his history of the global oil industry but also addressed energy security, natural gas, electric power, climate change and the search for renewable sources of energy. All wars and world economy since wwi has been driven by the need to control access to oil. The prize became a bestseller, helped by its release date in december 1990, four months after the invasion of kuwait ordered by saddam hussein and one month before the u.
The epic quest for oil, money and power yergin, daniel on. The oil and gas industry, which provides almost 60 percent of the worlds energy, is engulfed in a double crisis that would have been dismissed as unthinkable at the start of this year. The prize part 1 our plan official video episode 1 of 8. The seven books you must read if you want to understand oil. The canvas of this history is enormous from the drilling of the first. Why saudi arabia surprised the skeptics with an opec dea. The flood of oil caused oil prices to fall nationwide. Apr 30, 2016 the rockefellers oil, money and power. Local content for the international petroleum industry. The prize book by daniel yergin official publisher page. The prize recounts the panoramic history of oil and the struggle for wealth power that has always surrounded oil.
Twa article daniel yergin a prize for the oil and gas industry. Oct 15, 2011 yergin won a pulitzer in 1992 for his earlier book, the prize, a political history of the oil industry. Oil war forces trump into unthinkable push for higher prices. The epic quest for oil, money, and power is daniel yergins history of the global petroleum industry from the 1850s through 1990. This one picks up where the other ended and even squeezes in references to the arab spring. Yergin won a pulitzer in 1992 for his earlier book, the prize, a political history of the oil industry. Anyone who thinks oil is a boring industry should read the book to have hisher views changed drastically. The engaging way this book is written makes it difficult to put aside and carry on with ones daily duties. Described as a sequel to his book the prize, yergins the quest. The stuff that makes the world go round the new york times.
To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. The book eventually went on to win a pulitzer prize. The boom and bust cycles occurred regularly throughout the birth of the oil industry that finally resulted in a depression. Yergin explores oils role in war, describes the everchanging structure of the oil industry, and discusses the prominent and often colorful petroleum players. This terrific documentary based on the pulitzer prizewinning book presents an incredibly incisive and insightful story based one on bold premise. Deemed the best history of oil ever written by business week and with more than. The epic quest for oil, money, and power by daniel.
In 1891, abdul rahman, the nominal governor of riyadh, fled with his. The tariff was also a good source of revenue for the federal government during the depression. Yergin is arguably best known for his fourth book, the prize. The prize has been called the definitive history of the oil industry, even a bible. The prize book by daniel yergin official publisher. Dec 09, 1990 the prize the epic quest for oil, money, and power.
The prize is a wellwritten and wellresearched addition to a branch of history that, until very recently, had been sadly neglectedbusiness history. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. A pulitzer winner for nonfiction, the book is undoubtedly well researched and written. The prize is as much a history of the twentieth century as of the oil industry itself. The prize has been called the definitive history of the oi. Yergin received the pulitzer prize for the number one bestseller the prize.
Thanks to our oil industry s resiliency, this type of sinister strategy has failed before. The prizeis as much a history of the twentieth century as of the oil industry itself. Drilling for oil in the stock market seeking alpha. Saudi oil price cut is a market shock with wide tremors. Daniel yergin is a leading authority on energy, geopolitics, and the global economy, bestselling author, and a winner of the pulitzer prize. Petroleum engineering in nontechnical language by norman hyne 5. It also received the eccles prize for best book on an economic. The timing of the publication of the book a few months after the invasion of kuwait by saddam hussein propelled it into immediate relevance, making it a bestseller and a pulitzer prize winner. The prize, written by daniel yergin in 1991, tells the history of the oil industry from its early beginnings in 1850s to recent times.
The epic quest for oil, money, and power wikipedia. The prize recounts the panoramic history of oil, and the struggle for wealth and power that has always surrounded oil. Policy research notes represent the views of the authors and do. Daniel yergin leading energy scholar and energy expert. The most interesting and informative books about energy security, with a specific focus on the topics of oil and natural gas. Jul 23, 2019 the prize the epic quest for oil, money, and power based on daniel yergins pulitzer prize winning book and narrated by awardwinning actor donald sutherland the hunger games, the prize is an. The prize the epic quest for oil, money, and power. Documentary adaptation of daniel yergins pulitzer prize winning book on the global oil industry and geopolitics. It became a numberone bestseller that won the pulitzer prize for general nonfiction in 1992 and the eccles prize for the best book on economics for a general audience, selling around 700,000 copies in.
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