The energy cartel : who runs the American oil industry / Norman Medvin.

Includes three appendices and an index of tables and charts of oil, coal, and gas statistics.

1. Purpose of the study -- 2. Basic facts about the oil industry -- 3. Control of competing energy sources -- 4. Gasification and liquefaction of coal -- 5. Joint ventures and the oil industry -- 6. Director interlocks in the oil industry -- 7. Oil companies and financial institutions -- 8. The oil industry and accounting services -- 9. Summary and recommendations -- Appendices I. -- II. -- III.

"Everybody - from heads of oil companies to all the people waiting hours for gasoline - is thinking and talking about oil. But it is impossible to understand the energy crisis and its worldwide ramifications without knowing that Exxon, Texaco, Gulf, Royal Dutch Shell and a dozen other huge companies control the world's supply of oil. In combination with Mideast suppliers, their power is enormous and unchecked. This clear, simple and direct book tells which companies are involved, who controls them, and how - through joint ventures and interlocking directorates - they combine with huge banks and insurance companies to control the world's supply of energy and, therefore, the world itself." -- From the back cover.