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

by: Matthew R. Simmons  Average Rating:

Rating: - Excellent except for the last 5% of the book
This book discusses how Saudi Arabia's oil production may be peaking. Moreover, since Saudi Arabia has the world's largest oil reserves, this book implies that the world will soon face a global oil shortage. The first 95% of the book was very well done with extensive details on a wide range of items such as data regarding individual Saudi oil fields and the country's various production techniques.
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Rating: - What happens when they plug the wells
Coming from an old Texas family (130 yrs), I wanted to understand how an oil field just disappears. This book gives you plenty of that. What follows is a personal example, but offer it in the hope that when you read it, you will be encouraged to buy the book as what this guy writes about happened here.
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Rating: - Twilight in the Desert: Wake up and smell the oil....
The author presented his information in a very simplistic, easy to read format. As he stated in the book it is a complicated subject, but he had to reduce it too a book that would convey the urgency, yet not overwhelm the reader. I believe he did just that. He delivered the information in common language.
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