The Resource The frackers : the outrageous inside story of the new billionaire wildcatters, Gregory Zuckerman
The frackers : the outrageous inside story of the new billionaire wildcatters, Gregory Zuckerman
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- "The riveting, untold story of the men who are transforming global energy. In five years, the United States has seen a historic burst of oil and natural gas production, easing our insatiable hunger for energy. A new drilling process called fracking has made us the world's fastest growing energy power, on track to pass Saudi Arabia by 2020. But despite headlines and controversy, no previous book has shown how the revolution really happened. The Frackers tells the dramatic tale of how a group of ambitious and headstrong wildcatters ignored the ridicule of experts and derision of colleagues to pursue massive, long-overlooked deposits. Against all odds, they changed the world-and made astonishing fortunes in the process. Zuckerman's exclusive access enabled him to get close to men like George Mitchell, who developed a new way to drill for gas in shale rock; Harold Hamm, who discovered so much oil he's now worth more than the estate of Steve Jobs; and Aubrey McClendon, who lost more than $2 billion on a misguided gambit. Zuckerman shows how the frackers are now using their wealth to shake up Hollywood, education, politics, sports, and other fields, much like the Rockefellers and Gettys before them. He also explores the debate over the environmental risks of fracking, and whether those risks are worth it for the United States to achieve energy independence and for the rest of the world to follow"--
- "In five years, the United States has seen a historic burst of oil and natural gas production, easing our insatiable hunger for energy. A new drilling process called fracking has made us the world's fastest growing energy power, on track to pass Saudi Arabia by 2020. But despite headlines and controversy, no previous book has shown how the revolution really happened. The Frackers tells the dramatic tale of how a group of ambitious and headstrong wildcatters ignored the ridicule of experts and derision of colleagues to pursue massive, long-overlooked deposits. Against all odds, they changed the world--and made astonishing fortunes in the process. Zuckerman's exclusive access enabled him to get close to men like George Mitchell, who developed a new way to drill for gas in shale rock; Harold Hamm, who discovered so much oil he's now worth more than the estate of Steve Jobs; and Aubrey McClendon, who lost more than $2 billion on a misguided gambit. Zuckerman shows how the frackers are now using their wealth to shake up Hollywood, education, politics, sports, and other fields, much like the Rockefellers and Gettys before them"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- ix, 404 pages
- Contents
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- The breakthrough
- The race
- Isbn
- 9781591846451
- Label
- The frackers : the outrageous inside story of the new billionaire wildcatters
- Title
- The frackers
- Title remainder
- the outrageous inside story of the new billionaire wildcatters
- Statement of responsibility
- Gregory Zuckerman
- Language
- eng
- Summary
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- "The riveting, untold story of the men who are transforming global energy. In five years, the United States has seen a historic burst of oil and natural gas production, easing our insatiable hunger for energy. A new drilling process called fracking has made us the world's fastest growing energy power, on track to pass Saudi Arabia by 2020. But despite headlines and controversy, no previous book has shown how the revolution really happened. The Frackers tells the dramatic tale of how a group of ambitious and headstrong wildcatters ignored the ridicule of experts and derision of colleagues to pursue massive, long-overlooked deposits. Against all odds, they changed the world-and made astonishing fortunes in the process. Zuckerman's exclusive access enabled him to get close to men like George Mitchell, who developed a new way to drill for gas in shale rock; Harold Hamm, who discovered so much oil he's now worth more than the estate of Steve Jobs; and Aubrey McClendon, who lost more than $2 billion on a misguided gambit. Zuckerman shows how the frackers are now using their wealth to shake up Hollywood, education, politics, sports, and other fields, much like the Rockefellers and Gettys before them. He also explores the debate over the environmental risks of fracking, and whether those risks are worth it for the United States to achieve energy independence and for the rest of the world to follow"--
- "In five years, the United States has seen a historic burst of oil and natural gas production, easing our insatiable hunger for energy. A new drilling process called fracking has made us the world's fastest growing energy power, on track to pass Saudi Arabia by 2020. But despite headlines and controversy, no previous book has shown how the revolution really happened. The Frackers tells the dramatic tale of how a group of ambitious and headstrong wildcatters ignored the ridicule of experts and derision of colleagues to pursue massive, long-overlooked deposits. Against all odds, they changed the world--and made astonishing fortunes in the process. Zuckerman's exclusive access enabled him to get close to men like George Mitchell, who developed a new way to drill for gas in shale rock; Harold Hamm, who discovered so much oil he's now worth more than the estate of Steve Jobs; and Aubrey McClendon, who lost more than $2 billion on a misguided gambit. Zuckerman shows how the frackers are now using their wealth to shake up Hollywood, education, politics, sports, and other fields, much like the Rockefellers and Gettys before them"--
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- Title
- The frackers
- Summary
- Documents the innovations pursued in response to the energy crisis that has rendered the United States the world's fastest-growing energy power, tracing the contributions of a group of ambitious individuals who tapped massive, long-overlooked oil deposits while making or losing their fortunes. By the award-winning author of The Greatest Trade Ever
- Biography type
- collective biography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10226129
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
- 338.7/62233821
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- HD9569.8
- LC item number
- .Z83 2013
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- True
- Target audience
- adult
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- the outrageous inside story of the new billionaire wildcatters
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- the outrageous inside story of the new billionaire wildcatters
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- Gregory Zuckerman
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- The frackers : the outrageous inside story of the new billionaire wildcatters, Gregory Zuckerman
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- Petroleum industry and trade
- Energy industries
- Environmental issues and policies
- Oil industry and trade
- Businesspeople
- Biography.
- Natural gas industry and trade
- Politics and global affairs
- Gas well drilling
- Natural resources
- Entrepreneurs
- Shale gas industry
- United States
- Hydraulic fracturing
- Energy industry and trade
- Natural gas
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- Natural gas industry and trade
- Shale gas industry
- Petroleum industry and trade -- United States -- Biography.
- Businesspeople -- United States -- Biography.
- Businesspeople
- Politics and global affairs -- Environmental issues and policies
- Entrepreneurs
- Gas well drilling
- Energy industries -- United States -- Biography.
- Oil industry and trade
- Energy industry and trade
- Hydraulic fracturing
- Natural gas
- Natural resources
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Contents
- The breakthrough -- The race
- Control code
- ocn858975559
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- 24 cm
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- Extent
- ix, 404 pages
- Isbn
- 9781591846451
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2013037926
- Other physical details
- illustrations
Subject
- Businesspeople -- United States -- Biography.
- Energy industries -- United States -- Biography.
- Petroleum industry and trade -- United States -- Biography.
- Businesspeople
- Energy industry and trade
- Entrepreneurs
- Gas well drilling
- Hydraulic fracturing
- Natural gas
- Natural gas industry and trade
- Natural resources
- Oil industry and trade
- Politics and global affairs -- Environmental issues and policies
- Shale gas industry
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