IntroductionFor more than half a century, the global oil market has been organized around one central principle:Emerging World Order 2025 is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Control crude oil supply, and you control the energy system.This was the foundation of the Organ…
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