TY - BOOK AU - MacFadyen,Alan J. AU - Watkins,G.Campbell TI - Petropolitics: Petroleum Development, Markets and Regulations, Alberta as an Illustrative History SN - 9781552387696 PB - University of Calgary Press KW - Technology & Engineering / Power Resources / Fossil Fuels KW - bisacsh KW - Technology KW - Electronic books N1 - Access copy available to the general public N2 - The importance of energy to the functioning of any economy has meant that energy industries are amongst the most regulated of industries. What might appear to be purely private decisions are made within a complex and evolving web of government regulations. Petropolitics: Petroleum Development, Markets and Regulations, Alberta as an Illustrative History provides an economic history of the petroleum industry in Alberta as well as a detailed analysis of the operation of the markets for Alberta oil and natural gas, and the main governmental regulations (apart from environmental regulations) faced by the industry. The tools used within this study are applicable to oil and gas industries throughout the world.Winner, 2014 Book of the Year, Petroleum History Society UR - https://openresearchlibrary.org/content/cc186df3-969e-4b85-9df0-2fe4472a2d70 ER -