{"product_id":"scrude-paperback","title":"Scrude - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Newham\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOil, eh? One of the most troublesome substances known to man.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBurn it and the world goes into meltdown. Disrupt it and the world goes into meltdown. You just can't win with oil... unless, of course, you're in the business. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSupply disruptions hand the oil majors a golden chance to cash in on the subsequent \u003cstrong\u003espiralling price\u003c\/strong\u003e of their product... as the world was to discover to its cost the day Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOr rather, was to re-discover.\u003c\/strong\u003e For this wasn't the first time prices soared on the back of a war-caused oil supply crisis. It was a virtual mirror image of the \u003cstrong\u003efirst great oil shock\u003c\/strong\u003e fifty years earlier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003e1973\u003c\/strong\u003e the upshot was the same as half a century later - a global, rocketing oil price-caused economic tailspin and the birth of a \u003cstrong\u003enew Foreign Legion\u003c\/strong\u003e as the \u003cstrong\u003eoil industry scrambled to find new reserves\u003c\/strong\u003e to bring online. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom all walks of life, all corners of the world they came. A legion of men answering the call to join \u003cstrong\u003ethe great '73 oil rush\u003c\/strong\u003e, all with but one burning ambition - to escape the worldwide economic slump, swap the dole queue for the oil crew and take the A-train to wherever this new Klondike led.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is the slightly disconcerting account of one of them.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 258\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 11, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42705542905919,"sku":"9781739649821","price":16.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/98976696742f02baf39cfaa11ee3bff7.webp?v=1765037149","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/scrude-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}