[publius911]

This is a tiny slice of the political, international power struggle in the long history of oil, beginning around 1859.

I am embarrassed at how little I thought I knew about the subject before reading The Prize, Pulitzer Prize winner, by Daniel Yergin.

The true tales in this book are mind boggling.

Did you know that FDRs presidential airliner was called The Sacred Cow?

That the King of Saudi Arabia pitched a desert tent on the deck of an American Warship when meeting with FDR? And that he wanted to bring 60 goats (or was it sheep?) aboard?

Etc.

[dalereed]

“he wanted to bring 60 goats (or was it sheep?) aboard?”

Must have been sheep, goats aren’t constructed right!!

[caveat emptor]

Yeah, the competition's heating up again , with The Won batting for the other competitors.

Sounds like an interesting book. I'll check it out.