Introduction 1(8)
Prologue 9(12)
PART ONE The New World of Oil
1 Russia Returns
21(22)
2 The Caspian Derby
43(21)
3 Across the Caspian
64(19)
4 "Supermajors"
83(23)
5 The Petro-State
106(19)
6 Aggregate Disruption
125(16)
7 War in Iraq
141(18)
8 The Demand Shock
159(30)
9 China's Rise
189(20)
10 China in the Fast Lane
209(18)
PART TWO Securing the Supply
11 Is the World Running Out of Oil?
227(15)
12 Unconventional
242(22)
13 The Security of Energy
264(20)
14 Shifting Sands in the Persian Gulf
284(26)
15 Gas on Water
310(15)
16 The Natural Gas Revolution
325(20)
PART THREE The Electric Age
17 Alternating Currents
345(16)
18 The Nuclear Cycle
361(18)
19 Breaking the Bargain
379(17)
20 Fuel Choice
396(23)
PART FOUR Climate and Carbon
21 Glacial Change
419(13)
22 The Age of Discovery
432(21)
23 The Road to Rio
453(18)
24 Making a Market
471(17)
25 On the Global Agenda
488(17)
26 In Search of Consensus
505(18)
PART FIVE New Energies
27 Rebirth of Renewables
523(25)
28 Science Experiment
548(15)
29 Alchemy of Shining Light
563(25)
30 Mystery of Wind
588(26)
31 The Fifth Fuel---Efficiency
614(12)
32 Closing the Conservation Gap
626(17)
PART SIX Road to the Future
33 Carbohydrate Man
643(22)
34 Internal Fire
665(21)
35 The Great Electric Car Experiment
686(25)
Conclusion: "A Great Revolution" 711(7)
Acknowledgments 718(4)
Photo Credits 722(2)
Notes 724(34)
Bibliography 758(16)
Index 774