Author | Matthew Simmons |
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Language | English |
Subject | Petroleum industry in Saudi Arabia, peak oil |
Genre | Non-fiction |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Publication date | June 10, 2005 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print, e-book |
Pages | 448 pp. |
ISBN | 978-0471738763 |
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.