Politics of oil : a survey / edited by Bü̈lent Gökay.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-247).

Introduction : how oil fuels world politics / Bülent Gökay -- As good as gold : oil and the global political economy . Darrell Whitman -- Geopolitics of oil and pipelines in the (Eurasian) heartland / Emre Iseri -- Oil and power in the Caspian Seas region : supermajor oil companies and geopolitics / E.K. Mofford -- Oil in flames : "production sharing agreements" (PSAs) and the issue of "petroleum nationalism" in Iraq / Vassilis K. Fousakas -- Oil and Islam : economic distress and political opposition / Oystein Noreng -- Oil politics and environmental conflict : the case of the Niger Delta, Nigeria / Chukwumerije Okereke -- A-Z glossary / Bülent Gökay -- Maps: Major oil pipelines ; Proven reserves ; Oil production ; Major oilfields and refineries in the Middle East and Central Asia ; Oil consumption ; Trade flows -- Statistics: Proven reserves of petroleum at the end of 2005 ; Petroleum production ('000 barrels daily; million metric tons) ; Consumption ('000 barrels daily; million tons) ; Trade movements ('000 barrels daily) ; Imports and exports 2005 (million tons; '000 barrels daily) ; Inter-area movements 2005 (million tons; '000 barrels daily).