Profits and Power: Navigating the Politics and Geopolitics of Oil

"The global oil market has long been the murky domain of international intrigue and secret power struggles, but Profits and Power offers a rare, penetrating look at its inner workings. This sweeping and accessible book by David A. Detomasi adds a dose of reality to the current debate around the future of oil."

Stephen Poloz, Special Advisor, Osler Hoskin & Harcourt, former Governor of the Bank of Canada, and author of The Next Age of Uncertainty

"David A. Detomasi’s book is an interwoven crash-course in both the history and economics of oil and gas and should be required reading for anyone interested or involved in the industry, whether a proponent or opponent of it. He documents the facts in an interesting, engaging, and neutral way – also giving air to a variety of views and opinions arising from those facts. I came away concluding that the only predictable thing about oil and gas is its unpredictability and its ongoing importance, both currently and foreseeably, in our geopolitical and economic realities."

Steve Major, Chair, 71st Canadian Energy Executive Association

"A frank and highly accessible overview and in-depth analysis of the history, politics, linkages, and global oil economics that both propel and govern why and how oil matters so much. A fundamental building block to understanding the fossil fuel journey and challenge for this and future generations."

Hon. Hugh D. Segal, Former Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Brian Mulroney