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The history of oilmen and the energy bankers who loan them capital is inextricably bound together. Energy bankers have reacted, adjusted and evolved alongside t

Early in the twenty-first century, a quiet revolution occurred. For the first time, the major developed economies began to invest more in intangible assets, lik

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“A brilliant, revisionist argument that places oil companies at the heart of 20th century history—and of the political and environmental crises we now face.