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Twilight in the Desert

Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy is a book by American investment banker Matthew Simmons.[1][2] The text was initially published on June 10, 2005 by John Wiley & Sons. The book focuses on the petroleum industry of Saudi Arabia and posits that this country is approaching—or already at—its peak oil output and cannot substantially increase its oil production.

Author

English

Petroleum industry in Saudi Arabia, peak oil

Non-fiction

June 10, 2005

United States

Print, e-book

448 pp.

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