Oil on Water Tankers, Pirates and the Rise of China

by French, Paul; Chambers, Sam

• ISBN13: 9781848134690
• ISBN10: 184813469X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-06-15
• Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS

Summary

The movement of oil around the world's oceans is constantly under enormous pressure, from conflicts between nation states, piracy and climate change. Yet, while the uninterrupted flow of oil is essential to globalization, increasingly so as manufacturing and markets move eastwards to Asia, this threat is largely unreported. Out of sight, out of mind is the general reaction.

Author Biography

Paul French has been based in Shanghai for many years as Chief China Representative of research and analysis consultancy Access Asia. He is a regular commentator of China and North East Asia on the international media. He is the author of a number of previous books including the well received North Korea The Paranoid Pensinsula for Zed Books.

Table of Contents

List of Tables, Boxes and Figures	p. vi
Terminology and Definitions	p. viii
Abbreviations	p. x
Acknowledgements	p. xiii
Introduction: Oil on Water	p. 1
Life Without Oil	p. 13
The Shift East	p. 29
The Great Voyage	p. 47
Securing the SLOCs	p. 65
Piracy: The Nebulous Threat	p. 85
The Criminalisation of Crews	p. 107
Flags of Convenience	p. 127
Green Shipping?	p. 143
The Politics of Pipelines	p. 167
Conclusion: The Future of Moving Oil	p. 187
Notes	p. 195
Index	p. 201
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