The Squeeze Oil, Money and Greed in the 21st Century

'A gripping and convincing account of the turbulent story of the global oil industry over the past decade...scorchingly topical...'The Squeeze' provides the fascinating story behind the headlines...a first-rate account of where the oil industry is now and some useful pointers as to where it is going' Financial Times

'Reveals brilliantly the drama behind the scenes...Bower has produced a work which will be popular and which gets the broad brushstrokes right' Spectator

'Gripping...However fast-paced, Bower cleverly keeps the action in focus ...(he) builds up a brilliant picture...(and) achieves an impressively seamless continuity. He skillfully depicts accountants squeezing costs, oil majors squeezing rivals, governments squeezing the industry, directors squeezing peers from the boardroom and traders squeezing each other in the market place' TLS

'A shattering critique which will leave...readers angry' Independent

'A roller-coaster account of the past 30 years of the oil industry...he has a real sense of the drama of deal-making and deal-breaking...Bower is particularly entertaining on the vast Russian oil industry' Daily Telegraph