Wheel of Fortune

by Thane Gustafson

Overview

The world’s largest exporter of oil is facing mounting problems that could send shock waves through every major economy. Gustafson provides an authoritative account of the Russian oil industry from the last years of communism to its uncertain future. The stakes extend beyond global energy security to include the threat of a destabilized Russia.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780674070790
Publisher:	Harvard University Press
Publication date:	11/06/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	672
Sales rank:	253,760
File size:	2 MB

Table of Contents

Contents Introduction 1. The Breakup: The Soviet Oil Industry Disintegrates 2. Riding Chaos: The Battle for Ownership, Money, and Power 3. The Birth of the Russian Majors: LUKoil, Surgutneftegaz, and Yukos 4. Worlds in Collision: The Foreigners Arrive in Russia 5. The Russian “Oil Miracle”: 1999– 2004 6. The Brothers from Saint Petersburg: The Origins of Putin’s State Capitalism 7. “Chudo” Meets “Russian Bear”: The Yukos Affair 8. Russia’s Accidental Oil Champion: The Rise of Rosneft 9. Krizis: The Rude Awakening of 2008– 2009 and the Russian Oil-Tax Dilemma 10. Strong Thumbs, Weak Fingers: How the State Regulates the Oil Industry 11. The Half- Raised Curtain: The Foreign Companies as Agents of Change 12. Three Colors of Oil: The Coming Crisis of Oil Rents 13. Looking Ahead: Oil and the Future of Russia; Russia and the Future of Oil Notes Bibliography Acknowledgments Index