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Energy and U.S. Foreign Policy




A 1974 report to the Energy Policy Project of the Ford Foundation that examines the international problems, specifically related to the Persian Gulf, arising from the production and trade in energy. Focuses on what the U.S. can do about the problems and analyzes and proposes a range of policy alternatives.

Yager, Joseph A., Steinberg, Eleanor B. et al.
1974
480 pages


Contents
List Of Tables
List Of Maps
Foreword
Preface
Authors' Note
Part One Introduction
Chapter One the World Energy Problem
Footnotes
Chapter Two Structure of World Energy Markets
THE WORLD MARKET FOR PETROLEUM NATURAL GAS COAL THE EMERGING NUCLEAR POWER MARKET NOTES FOR CHAPTER 2
Part Two the Outlook in the Oil-Exporting Countries
Chapter Three the Arab Countries
PATTERN OF OIL Reserves, PRODUCTION, AND TRADE THE TREND TOWARD NATIONAL CONTROL OIL AND POLITICS IN THE ARAB WORLD ARABISM AS A POLITICAL FORCE OIL IN THE PRODUCING STATES: THE POLICIES OF INDIVIDUAL GOVERNMENTS ARAB OIL AND THE SOVIET UNION FUTURE ARAB OIL POLICIES AND THE WEST NOTES FOR CHAPTER 3
Chapter Four Iran
DEVELOPMENT OF THE OIL INDUSTRY IN IRAN OIL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOREIGN POLICY AND OIL PROSPECTS FOR POLITICAL STABILITY IRAN'S FUTURE OIL POLICY NOTES FOR CHAPTER 4
Chapter Five Latin America
LATIN AMERICA'S PETROLEUM BALANCE PRIVATE COMPANIES AND NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS Reserves AND RESOURCES VENEZUELA'S OIL INDUSTRY LATIN AMERICAN OIL POLICIES LATIN AMERICA AS A CONTINUING SOURCE OF U.S. SUPPLY NOTES FOR CHAPTER 5
Chapter Six Canada
CANADA'S ROLE IN U.S. ENERGY SUPPLIES CANADIAN ENERGY RESOURCES CANADIAN ENERGY POLICIES CANADIAN—U.S. ENERGY RELATIONS NOTES FOR CHAPTER 6
Chapter Seven Other Exporters
NIGERIA INDONESIA NOTES FOR CHAPTER 7
Part Three the Outlook in the Oil-Importing Countries
Chapter Eight Western Europe
BACKGROUND MEETING EUROPE'S ENERGY NEEDS A EUROPEAN ENERGY POLICY? COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED STATES NOTES FOR CHAPTER 8
Chapter Nine Japan
JAPAN'S ENERGY ECONOMY1 FUTURE ENERGY REQUIREMENTS AND SOURCES OF SUPPLY JAPAN'S ENERGY POLICY CONCLUSIONS NOTES FOR CHAPTER 9
Chapter Ten the Less Developed Countries
PATTERNS OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND IMPORT REQUIREMENTS THE IMPACT OF HIGH OIL PRICES MEANS OF MEETING INCREASED OIL-IMPORT COSTS NUCLEAR ENERGY VS. FOSSIL FUELS CONCLUSION: ENERGY POLICY ALTERNATIVES FOR THE LDCS NOTES FOR CHAPTER 10
Part Four the Roles of the Soviet Union and China
Chapter Eleven the Soviet Union
ENERGY EXPORTS AND DOMESTIC REQUIREMENTS MAJOR COMPONENTS OF ENERGY SECTOR FUTURE SOVIET OIL AND GAS TRADE WITH NON-COMMUNIST COUNTRIES CONCLUSIONS NOTES FOR CHAPTER 11
Chapter Twelve China
SOURCES OF ENERGY ENERGY REQUIREMENTS FUTURE PROSPECTS CHINESE ENERGY POLICY NOTES FOR CHAPTER 12
Part Five the World Oil Balance: Prospects and Implications
Chapter Thirteen World Market Trends and Bargaining Leverage
PROJECTED WORLD ENERGY REQUIREMENTS THE PROSPECTIVE WORLD OIL MARKET: A TRIAL BALANCE CAN AN EXPORTERS' CARTEL WORK? EFFECT OF STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN THE INTERNATIONAL OIL INDUSTRY CONCLUSIONS: MARKET OPTIONS AND FUTURE PRICES NOTES FOR CHAPTER 13
Chapter Fourteen Financial Implications
POSSIBLE SIZE AND DISPOSITION OF OIL REVENUES IMPLICATIONS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC SYSTEM IMPLICATIONS FOR THE U.S. BALANCE OF PAYMENTS IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE CONCLUSIONS: HOW MANAGEABLE IS MANAGEABLE? NOTES FOR CHAPTER 14
Chapter Fifteen Oil and National Security
SUPPLY INTERRUPTIONS IN PEACETIME THE INTERRUPTION OF OIL SUPPLIES IN WARTIME NOTES FOR CHAPTER 15
Part Six Nuclear Energy
Chapter Sixteen the Growth of the International Nuclear Power Industry
TRENDS IN COMMERCIAL NUCLEAR POWER THE INTERNATIONAL REACTOR INDUSTRY ADVANCED NUCLEAR SYSTEMS THE WORLDWIDE NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE U.S. NUCLEAR EXPORTS NOTES FOR CHAPTER 16
Chapter Seventeen International Security Problems Associated with the Growth of Nuclear Power
POTENTIAL DIVERSION OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS FOR WEAPONS PURPOSES THE INTERNATIONAL SAFEGUARDS SYSTMM NOTES FOR CHAPTER 17
Part Seven U.S. Energy Policy
Chapter Eighteen Major Uncertainties
THE FUTURE OF COAL AND NUCLEAR POWER FUTURE OF THE INTERNATIONAL OIL MARKET POLITICAL UNCERTAINTIES BASIC ASSUMPTIONS
Chapter Nineteen International Oil Policy
A POLICY OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY A UNILATERAL INTERNATIONAL OIL POLICY A MULTILATERAL INTERNATIONAL OIL POLICY ASSESSMENT OF POLICY ALTERNATIVES NOTES FOR CHAPTER 19
Chapter Twenty International Nuclear Energy Policy
U.S. POLICY OPTIONS CONCERNING ADVANCED NUCLEAR SYSTEMS THE FUTURE U.S. ROLE IN ENRICHED URANIUM SUPPLY THE INTERNATIONAL SAFEGUARDS SYSTEM AND U.S. POLICIES NUCLEAR ENERGY AND THE LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES THE NUCLEAR THEFT PROBLEM AND THE NEED FOR SAFEGUARDS NOTES FOR CHAPTER 20
Chapter Twenty-One Difficult Choices
IMMEDIATE PROBLEMS PRIORITIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST LONG-TERM ENERGY POLICY CONCLUSIONS
Appendix a World Patterns of Energy Production, Consumption, Trade and Reserves
Production and Consumption
Interregional Trade in Energy
Reserves
Notes for Appendix A
Appendix B Nuclear Energy Statistics
Index
About the Authors