Twilight in the Desert

Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy
Hardcover edition
AuthorMatthew Simmons
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPetroleum industry in Saudi Arabia, peak oil
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons
Publication date
June 10, 2005
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint, e-book
Pages448 pp.
ISBN978-0471738763

Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy is a book by American investment banker Matthew Simmons.[1][2] The text was initially published on June 10, 2005 by John Wiley & Sons. The book focuses on the petroleum industry of Saudi Arabia and posits that this country is approaching—or already at—its peak oil output and cannot substantially increase its oil production.

  1. ^ Simmons, Matthew R. (10 June 2005). Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy. Wiley. ISBN 047173876X.
  2. ^ "Twilight in the Desert by Matthew R Simmons". goodreads.com. Retrieved 2014-12-06.