"Oil is a fairy tale, and, like every fairy tale, is a bit of a lie." Ryzard Kapuscinski, Shah of Shahs
The scale and reach of the global oil and gas industry, valued at several trillions of dollars, is almost impossible to grasp. Despite its vast technical expertise and scientific sophistication, the industry betrays a startling degree of inexactitude and empirical disagreement about foundational questions of quantity, output, and price. As an industry typified by concentrated economic and political power, its operations are obscured by secrecy and security. Perhaps it is...
"Oil is a fairy tale, and, like every fairy tale, is a bit of a lie." Ryzard Kapuscinski, Shah of Shahs
"Oil is a fairy tale, and, like every fairy tale, is a bit of a lie." Ryzard Kapuscinski, Shah of Shahs
The scale and reach of the global oil and gas industry, valued at several trillions of dollars, is almost impossible to grasp. Despite its vast technical expertise and scientific sophistication, the industry betrays a startling degree of inexactitude and empirical disagreement about foundational questions of quantity, output, and price. As an industry typified by concentrated economic and political power, its operations are obscured by secrecy and security. Perhaps it is...
"Oil is a fairy tale, and, like every fairy tale, is a bit of a lie." Ryzard Kapuscinski, Shah of Shahs