Pipelines Flowing Oil and Crude Politics

by Kandiyoti, Rafael

• ISBN13: 9781848858398
• ISBN10: 1848858396
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-06-15
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris

Summary

In this groundbreaking book Rafael Kandiyoti takes us along the pipeline networks, from Kandahar to the Caspian basin, from Ceyhan to China, and shows us how they form the foundation of the new geopolitical order. In the process he demonstrates that the issue of energy supply revolves not only on hydrocarbon resources but also on their delivery. This is an entirely new way to view the international politics of oil and natural gas and therefore crucial to any explanation of the tensions involving Central Asia, the Middle East, Russia, China and Europe.

Author Biography

Rafael Kandiyoti is Professor of Chemical Engineering of Imperial College London.

Table of Contents

List of Maps	p. vi
Preface to the Paperback Edition	p. vii
Preface	p. xxv
Introduction	p. xxvii
Oil and gas pipelines: The ground rules	p. 1
Pipelines and their problems	p. 29
Hostage pipelines of the Middle East	p. 49
South Asia's long-awaited pipelines	p. 84
The Russian nexus: Ruptured links and flying sparks in Eastern Europe	p. 113
Russia, the trans-Caucasus and the trans-Caspian Republics	p. 154
Oil and gas transmission in East Asia: The options	p. 203
Where do we go from here?	p. 236
Endnotes	p. 249
Index	p. 281
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.