Economics+of+Oil

(1) TOPIC GUIDES
//Below you will find links to the topics that will be discussed in the WTO// [|Economics of Oil.pdf]

(2) VIDEO GUIDES
Click [|here] to access a fascinating critique of Oil Sands for energy security in N. America Click [|here] to access Chevron's //Find Out How Gasoline Gets to Your Tank// Click [|here] to access //Saudi Oil Reserves 'Overstated'// Click [|here] to access //Middle East Oil Dependecy// Click [|here] to access //The Middle East: Life Beyond Oil// Click [|here] to access //ABC Catalyst Peak Oil Report//

(3) LINKS TO NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (NGOs)
[|Association for the Study of Peak Oil] [|American Petroleum Institute] [|International Energy Agency] [|Saudi Aramco], Saudi Arabia's national oil company

(4) PRIMARY SOURCES
[|CIA's oil consumption rankings] [|World's Biggest Oil Companies] [|China-Russia Oil Agreement] [|North American Free Trade Agreement]

(5) TAKE ACTION
[|Massachusetts Energy Consumers Alliance] [|Massachusetts Clean Energy Center] [|Boston Area Solar Energy Association]

Angola
To read about the importance of oil to Angola's economy, click [|here] To read about how oil effects Angolan citizens, click [|here]

Argentina
To read about Argentina's oil industry, click [|here] To read about troubled politics surrounding Argentina's oil, click [|here] To read about oil off the disputed Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), click [|here]

Bangladesh
To read about oil exploration off Bangladesh's coast, click [|here] To read about Bangladesh's difficulties in obtaining energy, click [|here]

Belgium
To look at statistics about Belgian oil consumption, click [|here]

Brazil
To read about a huge new discovery of oil in Brazil, click [|here] To read about US interest in Brazil's oil industry, click [|here] To read about Brazil's energy independence, click [|here]

Canada
To read about Canada's oil potential, click [|here] To read about Chinese oil investment in China, click [|here]

China
To read about China's growing national oil company, click [|here] To read about China's global hunt for oil, click [|here] To read about China's increasing demand for oil, click [|here]

Cuba
To read about Cuba's oil ties with China, click [|here] To read about the effect of oil discoveries on the US' Cuban embargo, click [|here] To read about Cuba's renewable energy, click [|here]

Democratic Republic of the Congo
To read about the foreign companies which control DR Congo's oil, click [|here] To read about further oil exploration in the DR Congo, click [|here]

France
To read about France's oil relationship with Libya, click [|here] To read about French oil profits, click [|here]

Germany
To see statistics about Germany's oil use, click [|here] To read about Germany's concerns regarding peak oil, click [|here] To read about alternative energy in Germany, click [|here]

Hungary
To read about MOL, a large oil company based in Hungary, click [|here] To read about Hungary's alternative energy, click [|here]

India
To access the website of India's national oil company, click [|here] To read about the effects of India's soaring demand for oil, click [|here] To read about India's projected oil demands, click [|here]

Indonesia
To read about Indonesia's demand for oil, click[| here] To read about Indonesia's exit from OPEC, click [|here]

Iraq
To read about Iraq's oil and relationship with the US, click [|here] To access the website of the Iraqi Ministry of Oil, click [|here] To read about the Iraqi oil industry, click [|here]

Japan
To read about Japan's dependence upon foreign energy, click [|here] To read about Japan's concerns for a stable oil supply, click [|here]

Libya
To read about increases in Libyan oil production, click [|here] To read about countries which depend on Libyan oil, click [|here]

Madagascar
To read about the government's seizing of Madagascar's largest oil company, click [|here] To read about the subsequent tax disputes, click [|here]

Mexico
To look at statistics about Mexico's oil production, click [|here] To read about the difficulties in Mexico's oil industry, click [|here] To access the website of the Mexican Federal Ministry of Energy, click [|here]

Mozambique
To read about the possible discovery of oil in Mozambique, click [|here]

Netherlands
To read a forecast on the Dutch oil industry, click [|here] To access the website of Royal Dutch Shell, click [|here]

Nigeria
To read OPEC's statistics about the importance of Nigeria's oil industry, click [|here] To read about the pollution caused by oil spills in Nigeria, click [|here] To read more about pollution and oil dependence in Nigeria, click [|here]

Qatar
To read statistics about Qatar's oil industry, click [|here] To read a brief about Qatar, click [|here] To access the website of Qatar's national oil company, click [|here]

Republic of Korea
To read a brief about South Korea, click [|here] To read about South Korea's search for global oil, click [|here] To read about an oil spill in South Korea, click [|here]

Russian Federation
To read statistics on Russia's oil, click [|here] To read about the powerful Russian oil lobby, click [|here] To read about Russia's oil future, click [|here]

Saudi Arabia
To read statistics on Saudi Arabia's oil, click [|here] To read about Saudi Arabia's own oil consumption, click [|here]

South Africa
To read a background on South Africa's reliance on oil, click [|here]

Spain
To read a brief on Spain's energy industry, click [|here] To read about Spain's alternative energy initiative, click [|here]

Uganda
To read about the discovery of oil in Uganda and the possible problems it may cause, click [|here]

United Kingdom
To read a background to UK oil consumption, click [|here] To read official government statistics about oil consumption in the UK, click [|here] To see charts of UK oil imports and exports, click [|here]

United States
To read about US oil consumption, click [|here] To read about how oil is used in the US, click [|here] To read about the recent decision to release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, click [|here] To read about efforts to reduce US oil consumption, click [|here]

Venezuela
To read about Venezuela's faltering oil industry, click [|here] To read about tensions between Venezuela and the US, click [|here] To read a history of Venezuela's oil industry, click [|here]

Yemen
To read a background on Yemen's oil industry and transportation, click [|here] To read about the nearing possibility of Yemen's oil running out, click [|here] To read about how Yemen's fuel shortages, click [|here]

Zimbabwe
To read a background on Zimbabwe, including energy consumption, click [|here] To read about the political situation in Zimbabwe, click [|here]