- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- About the Editors
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- The Politics of Energy in a Changing Climate: An Introduction
- Fossil Fuels: A Technical Overview
- Nuclear Power: A Technical Overview
- The Infrastructure for Electricity: A Technical Overview
- Oil and Gas Infrastructure: A Technical Overview
- Renewable Energy: A Technical Overview
- Energy Interdependence
- The Politics of Energy Regionalism
- Energy Politics and Gender
- The Politics of Energy Justice
- The Energy Politics of Corporate Social Responsibility
- The Politics of Energy Security
- Energy and International Conflict
- Energy as an Instrument in Global Politics
- The Politics of Oil Markets
- The Politics of Energy and Climate Change
- The Energy Politics of the United States
- The Energy Politics of North America
- The Energy Politics of the European Union
- The Energy Politics of Russia and Eurasia
- The Energy Politics of China
- The Energy Politics of India
- The Energy Politics of Japan
- The Energy Politics of the Asia-Pacific Region
- The Energy Politics of Brazil
- The Energy Politics of Venezuela
- The Energy Politics of Latin America
- The Energy Politics of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
- The Energy Politics of South Africa
- The Politics of Energy and Sustainable Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Energy Politics: Research Contributions and Future Directions
- Index
Abstract and Keywords
Oil and gas infrastructure is vast and diverse, occupying an integral position in the global economy. Without such infrastructure, the majority of fuel needed to light, heat, and cool homes and businesses and to power transportation and industry cannot be produced and delivered to markets and consumers. In this sense, infrastructure is the lifeblood of the oil and gas industry. Oil and gas infrastructure encompasses a myriad of assets, including pipelines, drilling platforms, refineries, terminals, processing plants, and storage facilities, most of which are massive and expensive industrial complexes found in all corners of the world. Such assets can yield significant economic benefits, but they also present numerous challenges, not the least of which are operational, environmental, and political in nature.
Keywords: pipelines, refineries, storage tanks, processing plants, offshore platforms, digitization, cybersecurity, environment, relationship-specific assets, regulation
Timothy C. Coburn, University of Tulsa
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- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- About the Editors
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- The Politics of Energy in a Changing Climate: An Introduction
- Fossil Fuels: A Technical Overview
- Nuclear Power: A Technical Overview
- The Infrastructure for Electricity: A Technical Overview
- Oil and Gas Infrastructure: A Technical Overview
- Renewable Energy: A Technical Overview
- Energy Interdependence
- The Politics of Energy Regionalism
- Energy Politics and Gender
- The Politics of Energy Justice
- The Energy Politics of Corporate Social Responsibility
- The Politics of Energy Security
- Energy and International Conflict
- Energy as an Instrument in Global Politics
- The Politics of Oil Markets
- The Politics of Energy and Climate Change
- The Energy Politics of the United States
- The Energy Politics of North America
- The Energy Politics of the European Union
- The Energy Politics of Russia and Eurasia
- The Energy Politics of China
- The Energy Politics of India
- The Energy Politics of Japan
- The Energy Politics of the Asia-Pacific Region
- The Energy Politics of Brazil
- The Energy Politics of Venezuela
- The Energy Politics of Latin America
- The Energy Politics of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
- The Energy Politics of South Africa
- The Politics of Energy and Sustainable Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Energy Politics: Research Contributions and Future Directions
- Index