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“Control over the production and distribution of oil is the decisive factor in defining who rules whom in the Middle East.”

Politics Oil Middle East Petroleum Petroleum Politics Oil Reserves Economy Of The Middle East

Book:The Quotable Hitchens from Alcohol to Zionism: The Very Best of Christopher Hitchens

Source: The Quotable Hitchens from Alcohol to Zionism: The Very Best of Christopher Hitchens

“Dad's oil dehydrator was a contained electrostatic field, one electrode down the center, the other the container's inner wall. Principal problem was finding a dielectric to separate the two. Refuse oil poured in came out as oil of the highest grade, dry chemicals, and drinking water. Petroleum Rectifying Company successfully prohibited its use.”

Recycling Petroleum Technological Progress Petroleum Industry Petroleum Politics

Book:M: Writings '67–'72

Source: M: Writings '67–'72

“Oil, they had discovered, could be used as a weapon. Suddenly, Saudi Arabia took on the position Texas itself had once had and became the swing oil producer for the great industrial nations of the world. The biggest transfer of wealth in human history was under way. Hundreds of billions of dollars in oil revenues poured into the Saudi Kingdom. The Saudis were drowning in petrodollars.”

Political Science Saudi Arabia Petroleum Oil Industry Wealth Accumulation History Politics Petroleum Industry Petroleum Politics

Book:House of Bush, House of Saud: The Secret Relationship Between the World's Two Most Powerful Dynasties

Source: House of Bush, House of Saud: The Secret Relationship Between the World's Two Most Powerful Dynasties

“Yeah, well, time marches on. Getting caught up in causes don’t interest me. Not anymore. Especially when you see the scope of what this is.” He took the Heinz ketchup bottle from the condiment holder. “That’s the thing: Most people don’t understand this. The ingredients, what it goes on, where the energy comes from to create it, the ways the world’s gotta be directed and coaxed and violated and controlled to get this one little fucked bottle. And once you see how ketchup relates to imperial maintenance it’s tough to not get an overwhelmed quality to your thinking. Like one of them Magic Eye thingamajobs—hard the first time, but once you get it, you’ll never unsee it.”

Capitalism Climate Change Plastic Imperialism Climate Crisis Petroleum Industry Petroleum Politics Petrostate

Book:The Deluge

Source: The Deluge