PART I: GEOLOGY OF TIGHT OIL AND GAS SHALES1. Petroleum geology concepts2. Unconventional tight oil and shale gas resources3. The revolutionary U.S. shale plays4. The evolutionary U.S. shale plays5. International shale plays
PART II. THE FUTURE OF FOSSIL FUELS 6. Environmental concerns7. Energy economics
PART III. ENERGY POLICY8. Energy security9. The politics of energy