"Outside of sex and religion, nothing is more fascinating than the story of oil. Its many effects on modern economies can scarcely be counted, let alone fully measured. In fact, oil–cheap oil–may be an essential ingredient for our standard of living as well as our style of living. Sandy Franks gives us another way to look at it . . . another way to understand this amazing story. Everyone should read this book."—BILL BONNER, bestselling author, Financial Reckoning Day
"People have been shedding blood for oil for over one hundred years now, and Sandy Franks tells us how in Barbarians of Oil. She and Nunnally show how the Industrial Revolution was really an Energy Revolution–with crude oil as the powerful king. And now, we learn how oil's bloody reign could end and how investors could profit from a new era in energy."—DAN DENNING, author, The Bull Hunter
"Oil is ubiquitous. You can't begin to understand U.S. society, global economics, international politics or the fragile alliances that dominate the headlines today without first understanding oil and its impact. Nor can you hope to build a portfolio you can rely on, if you haven't first considered oil and its alternatives as an asset class. Barbarians of Oil is as concise and straightforward a guide as you can hope to find on the subject. It's a quick, even fun, 'must.' The investment advice you get at the end is a pure bonus." —ADDISON WIGGIN, bestselling author of Empire of Debt, Financial Reckoning Day and The Demise of the Dollar
SARA NUNNALLY is managing editor of the Taipan Publishing Group, and co-contributor to Smart Investing Daily. She publishes her research findings in investment research reports, in-depth investment videos, and in the essential Smart Investing Daily communiqué.
Preface
Part One: History of Oil
Chapter 1: Emergence of Black Gold
Chapter 2: Drilling For Oil
Chapter 3: The Struggle to Survive
Chapter 4: Birth of an Industry
Part Two: Oil Dynasties
Chapter 5: A Home Grown U.S. Oil Cartel
Chapter 6: From Humble Beginnings to Oil Giant
Chapter 7: Cut-throat British Oil Empire
Chapter 8: Budding Oil Empires
Part Three: Dangerous Liaisons
Chapter 9: The Birth of OPEC
Chapter 10: The Arab-Israeli Oil Wars
Chapter 11: The OPEC Oil Weapon
Chapter 12: Political Dangers to the U.S Oil Addiction
Part Four: Oil’s Political Allies
Chapter 13: The Bush-Halliburton Era
Chapter 14: Petrodollars: The Rise of Venezuela, Iran, and Russia
Chapter 15: Drill, Baby, Drill: The Alaska Equation
Chapter 16: Black Gold Guardians
Part Five: Dangerous Addiction
Chapter 17: Dirty Business
Chapter 18: Big Oil's Sidekick
Chapter 19: The Red Dragon's Thirst for Oil
Chapter 20: Petro-land Grab: The Fight for African Oil
Part Six: Where to Invest Now and Why
Chapter 21: Achieving Energy Independence: The Story of Samsø Island
Chapter 22: The Need for Alternative Energy Sources
Chapter 23: The Hybrid Future
Chapter 24: Investment Strategies to Protect (and Grow) Your Wealth
Notes
Index
