II. SYLLABUS
Classes:
1:
WEEK 1 -- Monday 06jun05 - Introduction to course.
Topic: Outline of course structure
Topic: Overview of course – Presentation: “Global Oil: Data
on resources, technology and
Topic: Set up student current-events and research groups; blogs
Topic: Introduction to online resources: EIA, IEA, CIA.
1:
Wednesday 08jun05
Topic: Petrogeology and resource
distribution | Origins of oil, conditions
for liquid oil deposits
Read: [Deffeyes01] Chapters 1 & 2: Overview and Origin
of Oil, pp. 1-39.
Read: [Seabrook02] The
2:
WEEK 2 -- Monday
13jun05
Topic: Petrogeology
and resource distribution
| Origins of oil, conditions for liquid
oil deposits, cont’d.
Read: [Deffeyes01] Chapter 3: Oil Reservoirs and Oil Traps,
pp. 40-69.
Topic: Clinton and Caspian; pre-positioning of forces in Gulf
region; bombing of
Read: [Klare02]
Introduction; Chapter 1 - Wealth, Resources, and Power: The Changing
Parameters of Global Security pp. ix-26.
Read: [Klare02]
Chapter 2 - Oil, Geography, and War: The Competitive Pursuit of
Petroleum Plenty, pp. 27-50.
Topic: Transportation & Energy Infrastructure:
Agriculture and oil
Read: [Manning04] The Oil We Eat, Richard Manning
, Harper’s Magazine,
3:
Wednesday 15jun05
Topic:
Read: [Klare02]
Chapter 3 - Oil Conflict in the
Topic: Transportation & Energy
Infrastructure | The traffic problem,
congestion
Read: [Budiansky00] The Physics of Gridlock,
Atlantic Monthly, Stephen Budiansky,
4:
WEEK 3 -- Monday
20jun05
Topic: Petrogeology and resource
distribution | Amount, distribution of
liquid deposits; Hubbert’s Peak
Read: [Deffeyes01] Chapter 4: Finding It, pp. 70-112.
Topic: Clinton and Caspian; US-Russian competition
Read: [Klare02]
Chapter 4 - Energy Conflict in the
(Note:
Skip [Klare02] Chapter 5 - "Oil Wars in the South China Sea," pp.
109-138; also skip Chapters 6-8 on water)
Topic: Transportation & Energy
Infrastructure | The Information
Revolution, oil and gas exploration
Read: [Rauch01] The New Old Economy: Oil, Computers and the Reinvention of the
Earth, The Atlantic Monthly (in three parts), Jonathan Rauch, January
2001. http://www.umich.edu/~twod/oil-ns/articles/010100_atlantic_rauch01_new_old_economy.pdf
.
5:
Wednesday 22jun05
Topic: Theory of “resource wars”
Read: [Klare02] Chapter 9 - The New Geography of Conflict;
Appendix: Territorial Disputes in Areas Containing Oil and/or Natural Gas. pp. 213-232.
(End of book)
Topic: Japanese (and German) oil problems in WWII
Read: [Yergin92] Chapter 18:
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Topic: FDR and Saudi Arabia after the war; Rockefellers and
Latin America; U.S. as “the Saudi Arabia” of the pre-1970’s world; Texas
Railway Commission; The Suez Crisis—U.S. hegemony replaces British-French
colonialism, Israeli role; Iran in 1950s
Read: [Yergin92] Chapter 23: “Fifty-Fifty: The New Deal in
Oil,” pp. 431-449.
Topic: IEA Data on Global Oil Resources, Reserves; Official
Projections
Read: {NOTE: “Executive Summary” pp. 25-36, and page through
the first half (1st file) of this document to become familiar with it.} [IEA02a] IEA World Energy Outlook 2002, IEA,
Paris. See: http://www.umich.edu/~twod/oil-ns/articles/iea/iea_2002_reports/
.
6:
WEEK 4 -- Monday
27jun05
Topic: “Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of
America’s Growing Dependency on Imported Petroleum”
Read: [Klare05] “Preface” and Chapter 1 - “The Dependency
Dilemma: Imported Oil and National Security,” pp. xi-25.
Topic: The Suez Crisis—
Read: [Yergin92] Chapter 24: “The
Topic: Beginning of oil age; hydrocarbon man
Read: [Yergin92] Chapter 27: “Hydrocarbon Man,” pp. 541-560.
Topic: IEA Data on Global Oil Resources, Reserves; Official
Projections
Read: {NOTE: Page through the second half (2nd file) of this
document to become familiar with it.}
[IEA02a] IEA World Energy Outlook 2002, IEA, Paris. See: http://www.umich.edu/~twod/oil-ns/articles/iea/iea_2002_reports/
.
7:
Wednesday 29jun05
Topic: “Blood and Oil”
Read: [Klare05] Chapter 2 – “Lethal Embrace: The American
Topic: Nationalizations; formation of OPEC; 1973 embargo
Read: [Yergin92] Chapters 26, 29, “OPEC and the Surge Pot,”
pp. 519-540, “The Oil Weapon,” pp. 588-612.
Topic: Transportation & Energy
Infrastructure | The Western European
model; the English model
Read: E.U. Green Paper and discussions on Energy
Security. The home page options are all
gathered at: http://www.umich.edu/~twod/oil-ns/eu/green_paper_home_page-2005.mht
Look over the powerpoint
brief summary of the paper.
Read: Read the final report (by consultants) for the
EU. See esp. portion on
8:
WEEK 5 -- Monday
04jul05 – No Class –
9:
Wednesday 06jul05
Topic: “Blood and Oil”
Read: [Klare05]
Chapter 3 – “Choosing Dependency: The Energy Strategy of the Bush
Administration” pp. 56-73.
Topic: Kissinger’s Dual Plan; Pilgrim Society Speech; the IEA
within the OECD structure
Read: [Yergin92] Chapters 30, 31: “’Bidding for Our Life,’”
pp. 613-632, “OPEC’s Imperium,” pp. 633-652.
Topic: Major energy producing regions
Read: [eiacountry05] EIA’s Country
Briefs:
Topic: Transportation & Energy
Infrastructure | The Western European
model; the English model
Read: E.U. White Paper (will give URL)
10:
WEEK 6 -- Monday
11jul05
Topic: “Blood and Oil”
Read: [Klare05]
Chapter 4 – “Trapped in the Gulf: “The Irresistible Lure of
Topic: Iranian Revolution; Carter Doctrine; Rapid Deployment
forces (late 70s, early 80s)
Read: [Yergin92] Chapters 32, 33: “The Adjustment,” pp.
653-673, “The Second Shock: The Great Panic,” pp. 674-698.
Topic: Major energy producing regions |
Read: [eiacountry05] EIA’s Country
Briefs:
Read: [Marcell03] “
11:
Wednesday 13jul05
Topic: Three students present overview of their research
project and research directions thus far.
Topic: Iranian Revolution; Iran-Iraq War; Reagan and
Read: [Yergin92] Chapter 34: “’We’re Going Down,’” pp.
699-714.
Topic: Major energy producing regions
Read: [eiacountry05] EIA Country Briefs:
Read: See: http://www.umich.edu/~twod/oil-ns/articles/iran
12:
WEEK 7-- Monday
18jul05
Topic: Three students discuss their research project and
research directions thus far.
Topic: “Blood and Oil”
Read: [Klare05]
Chapter 5 – “No Safe Haven: Oil and Conflict Beyond the
Topic: End of 2nd shock (~1986); boom; OPEC as true
cartel, 1985: secure oil supplies not high price
Read: [Yergin92] Chapter 35: “’Just Another
Commodity?’” pp. 714-744.
Topic: Major energy producing regions
Read: [eiacountry05] EIA Country Briefs:
13:
Wednesday 20jul05 – NOTE – no class this day.
Topic: “Blood and Oil”
Read: [Klare05]
Chapter 6 – “Geopolitics Reborn: The U.S.-Russian-Chinese Struggle in
the
Topic: Third oil shock; price drop; OPEC goes for higher
share of market; 1985-86.
Read: [Yergin92] Chapter 36: “The Good Sweating: How low Can
it Go?’” p. 745-768.
Topic: Major energy producing regions
Read: [eiacountry05] EIA Country Briefs:
14:
WEEK 8 -- Monday
25jul05
Topic: Three students present 2nd general overview
of their research project and research directions thus far.
Topic: “Blood and Oil”
Read: [Klare05] Chapter 7 – “Escaping the Dilemma: A Strategy for Energy Autonomy and
Integrity,” pp. 179-202.Major energy producing regions
Topic: Epilog to Yergin’s “The Prize”:
Read: [Yergin92] “Epilog”: pp. 769-788.
Read: [eiacountry05] EIA Country Briefs:
15:
Wednesday 27jul05 - Three students present 2nd general
overview of their research project and research directions thus far.
Topic: Presentation regarding new global economic-control
institution: The International Energy Forum’s Permanent Secretariat in
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IV. Assignments for a longer class, as alternatives to above, or for
student research topics:
16:
More petrogeology detail and Hubbert’s
Peak model (i.e., finish reading [Deffeyes01])
Topic: Petrogeology and resource distribution |
Read: [Deffeyes01] Chapter 5: Drilling Methods, pp. 70-112.
Read: [Deffeyes01] Chapters 6: Size and Discoverability of
Oil Fields, pp. 88-132.
Topic: Petrogeology and resource
distribution | Energy content of oil,
properties vs. other fossil fuels, alternative
Read: [Deffeyes01] Chapters 7 & 8: Hubbert Revisited and
Rate Plots, pp. 113-158. [Deffeyes01] Chapters 9: The Future of Fossil Fuels,
pp. 159-175
Topic: Petrogeology and resource
distribution | Energy content of oil,
properties vs. other fossil fuels, alternative
Read: [Deffeyes01]
Chap. 10 & 11: Alternative Energy Sources and A
New Outlook, pp. 176-190.
17:
Topic: Japan-Chinese diplomatic struggle for Russian oil
access
Topic: Putin, Khodorkovsky, and Yukos; political vs. economic
oligarchs. Putin’s plan for Russian
energy-sector development as part of general re-development.
Topic: The Kyoto Treaty; Russian bargaining between E.U. and
18:
Global Warming
Topic:
Topic: N.B.: See separate syllabus for “Energy and the
Environment” 263. Guest speakers’ power
point presentations.
19:
Empire as such;
theories; theoretical debates (in
Topic: D.
Topic: “Empire” Hardt and Negre, 2000
Topic: L. Panitch and
Topic: V.I. Lenin, “Imperialism, the Highest (present?) Stage
of Capital,” 1914
20:
“Peak Oil” issue
and effect of possible alternatives
Topic: Matt Simmons 2004 (of Simmons International investment
bank, in energy sector) criticisms, demand for “transparency” by Saudi’s, and
others:
Read: talk at Hudson Institute (PDF) and/or CSPAN Video
Read: “Twilight in the Desert: The
Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy,” Matthew R. Simmons, 2005.
Topic: “Pessimists” camp of
“Peak Oil”– by retired oil-industry officials
Read: [Laherrere01] “Estimates of Oil Reserves” Jean Laherrere, Paper presented at the EMF/IEA/IEW
meeting, IIASA,
Topic: Video of talks by M. Klare,
M. Tanzier, T. O’Donnell on global oil system, from
2005 Left Forum, CUNY,
Topic: Deffeyes’ new follow-on book on petrogeology
and alternatives to oil:
Read: “Beyond Oil:
The View from Hubbert's Peak,” Kenneth S. Deffeyes, 2005
Topic: Talk/Report (ppt) by head of
the USGS on Hubbert’s Peak predictions. Summarizes all extant work on the
topic, catigorizes, and makes own predictions of peak
timing.
Topic: “The Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas”
Read: Online newsletter administrated by ASPO Ireland and
compiled by Colin J. Campbell. See: http://www.peakoil.net
Topic: Nuclear Energy Sector Today
Read: Presentations by (fmr. U.Michigan Pres.) Jas. Duderstadt
on nuclear industry in
21:
Transportation
infrastructure and technology:
Topic: Transportation
Infrastructure | The traffic problem,
costs;
Read: [VTPI03] Victoria Transport Policy Institute,
Read: [NYCRPA03] “An Exploration of Motor Vehicle Congestion
Pricing in
Read: [NewSci01] “Whose Roads Are They Anyway,” Mick Hamer,
New Scientist,
Read: [O’Rourke04] http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/prem/200412/orourke
The Atlantic Monthly, December 2004, The Agenda: The Art of Policy, Pork With a Point, The highway
bill—a translation P. J. O'Rourke
Topic: Transportation & Energy
Infrastructure | Fordism and the American
transportation model; the transportation lobby
Read: The Secret History of General Motors, video, by See QuickTime movie at: http://www.interactivist.net/transportation/ride_01.html
. (Excerpted from Taken for a Ride by James Klein
and Martha Olson), and the video collection at: http://www.interactivist.net/transportation/video_index.html
Topic: Transportation & Energy
Infrastructure | The Fall of US
automobile monopoly, and the Information Revolution (n.a.)
Topic: Transportation & Energy
Infrastructure | The Chinese
transformation;
Read: Automobiles in
Topic: Fast trains and mass transit – a. The one means of transport which breaks with
fossil fuels and addresses the
physics of the traffic/congestion problem
Topic: Fast trains and mass transit – b. Electricity
production in mass-transit society without fossil fuels: renewables, nuclear,
etc. Problem of energy density.
Topic: Personal transportation – a. The limits and falsity of a “hydrogen
economy”
Read: American Physical Society 2004 Commission report on
Read:
Topic: Personal transportation – b. Ethanol, fuel cells,
natural gas
Topic: Transportation & Energy
Infrastructure | The pollution problem
Read: [IEA00a] The Road from Kyoto- Current CO2 and Transport Policies in
the IEA. IEA Report, 2000. (PDF book, 155 pp.) See: http://www.umich.edu/~twod/articles/road_from_kyoto_iea_autos_2000.pdf
Topic: Transportation & Energy
Infrastructure | The air-travel capacity
crisis
22:
Further topics
for student research; class topics according to interest (news media articles
available, etc.):
Topic:
Topic:
Topic: Iraq War logic; the occupation strategy; pre-war plans
for Iraqi oil
Topic: Post-invasion price rises;
Topic: New importance of
Topic:
Topic: Russian production and development strategies
Topic: alleviating MENA social-economic crises
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IV. BIBLIOGRAPHY