International oil companies, US Government and energy security policy: An interest-based analysis

International Journal of Global Energy Issues

Volumn 33, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 73-88

  Vivoda, Vlado ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Energy security; Global energy; Home governments; Interests; International oil companies; IOCs; Multinational corporations; Oil industry; Policy; US Government

Indexed keywords

PROVEN RESERVES; PUBLIC POLICY; RESERVES TO PRODUCTION RATIO; SECURITY SYSTEMS;

GLOBAL ENERGY; HOME GOVERNMENTS; INTERESTS; INTERNATIONAL OIL COMPANIES; IOCS; MULTI-NATIONAL CORPORATIONS; OIL INDUSTRIES; US GOVERNMENT;

ENERGY SECURITY;

ENERGY POLICY; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; OIL INDUSTRY; OIL PRODUCTION; STATE ROLE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952144356     PISSN: 09547118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJGEI.2010.033016     Document Type: Article

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