Table of Contents

Figures and Tables; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Foreword Jamal S. Al-Suwaidi; INTRODUCTION; Economic Security Issues and the Role of the Gulf Energy Sector; KEYNOTE ADDRESS; Gulf Oil and Gas: Ensuring Economic Security H.E. Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al Ahmad Al Sabah; OIL PRICES AND ECONOMIC SECURITY; 1 Oil Prices and the Challenges for the Producers Herman T. Franssen; 2 Gulf Economic Security in the Age of Globalization Tarik M. Yousef; 3 The Oil Boom, the Oil Curse and the GCC Edward L. Morse; INDUSTRY TRENDS AND PROSPECTS; 4 Future Crude Oil Quality Availability: Implications for the Oil Market Pedro Antonio Merino Garcia; 5 Investment Prospects for Foreign Oil Companies: Risks and Potential Jean-Pierre Favennec; GULF OIL AND SUPPLY SECURITY; 6 Saudi Arabia's Sustainable Capacity and Security Issues Nawaf E. Obaid; 7 The Future Importance of the Gulf in US Energy Requirements Aloulou Fawzi; FUTURE DEMAND FOR GULF OIL; 8 Supplying Asia-Pacific Oil Demand: Role of the Gulf Kang Wu and Jit Yang Lim; 9 Gulf Oil in a Global Context: Strategies for and Challenges to Demand Security Peter R. Odell; Contributors; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research is based in Abu Dhabi, UAE.