{"product_id":"scrude-mark-newham-9781739649821","title":"Scrude","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOil, eh? One of the most troublesome substances known to man.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBurn it and the world goes into meltdown. Disrupt it and the world goes into meltdown. You just can't win with oil... unless, of course, you're in the business. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSupply disruptions hand the oil majors a golden chance to cash in on the subsequent \u003cstrong\u003espiralling price\u003c\/strong\u003e of their product... as the world was to discover to its cost the day Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOr rather, was to re-discover.\u003c\/strong\u003e For this wasn't the first time prices soared on the back of a war-caused oil supply crisis. It was a virtual mirror image of the \u003cstrong\u003efirst great oil shock\u003c\/strong\u003e fifty years earlier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003e1973\u003c\/strong\u003e the upshot was the same as half a century later - a global, rocketing oil price-caused economic tailspin and the birth of a \u003cstrong\u003enew Foreign Legion\u003c\/strong\u003e as the \u003cstrong\u003eoil industry scrambled to find new reserves\u003c\/strong\u003e to bring online. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom all walks of life, all corners of the world they came. A legion of men answering the call to join \u003cstrong\u003ethe great '73 oil rush\u003c\/strong\u003e, all with but one burning ambition - to escape the worldwide economic slump, swap the dole queue for the oil crew and take the A-train to wherever this new Klondike led.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is the slightly disconcerting account of one of them.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Newham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1739649826\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781739649821\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Moriartimedia.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/11\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.58d","brand":"Mark Newham","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44634704773375,"sku":"9781739649821","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1015a128-8dfc-4560-9d39-af3ae0435de1.jpg?v=1703590490","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/scrude-mark-newham-9781739649821","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}