Table of ContentsGlobalization of the World EconomyThe World Energy Outlook: Implications for the result of investments undertaken in the 1970s and 1980s. Economies in TransitionWorld Energy Interdependence and OPEC’s PolicyNews, Oil Markets and the Reality GapWorld Petroleum: Opportunities and Challenges; The Role of the EnergEconomistCoal: The Abundant and Competitive Fuel for the 21st CenturyNuclear Energy Challenges in the Former Soviet UnionChina, Oil and the Risk of Regional ConflictDeregulation of China’s Oil and Gas SectorDo Firms Underinvest in R&D? - The Case of R&D in Oil and Gas Recovery