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Author French, Paul, 1966-

Title Oil on water : tankers, pirates and the rise of China / Paul French and Sam Chambers
Published London ; New York : Zed Books ; New York : Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 208 pages) : illustrations, map
Contents About the Authors; Tables, Boxes and Figures; Terminology and Definitions; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction -- Oil on Water; 1 -- Life Without Oil; 2 -- The Shift East; 3 -- The Great Voyage; 4 -- Securing the SLOCs; 5 -- Piracy: The Nebulous Threat; 6 -- The Criminalisation of Crews; 7 -- Flags of Convenience; 8 -- Green Shipping?; 9 -- The Politics of Pipelines; Conclusion -- The Future of Moving Oil; Notes; Index
Summary The movement of oil around the world's oceans is constantly under enormous pressure, from conflicts between nation states, piracy and climate change. Yet, while the uninterrupted flow of oil is essential to globalization, increasingly so as manufacturing and markets move eastwards to Asia, this threat is largely unreported. Out of sight, out of mind is the general reaction. From reporting aboard giant tankers to examining the geopolitical shift in oil consumption, Oil on Water is an engrossing, all-encompassing look at the security of this vital supply chain
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Petroleum -- Transportation -- China
Petroleum -- Transportation -- Security measures -- China
Petroleum industry and trade.
Petroleum & oil industries.
TRANSPORTATION -- Ships & Shipbuilding -- Pictorial.
Petroleum industry and trade
Petroleum -- Transportation
Commerce
SUBJECT China -- Commerce
Subject China
Form Electronic book
Author Chambers, Sam
LC no. 2010281900
ISBN 9781848134706
1848134703
1848138423
9781848138421
1282659154
9781282659155
9786612659157
6612659157