Introduction: The Dynamics of Conflict and Cooperation; Roland Dannreuther PART I: HISTORICAL LEGACIES 1. History of the International Oil Industry; Paul Stevens 2. Minerals: Industry History and Fault Lines of Conflict; David Humphreys 3. History of the Gas Industry; Chris Cragg PART II: THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS 4. Geopolitics and International Relations of Resources; Roland Dannreuther 5. Political Economy of Global Resources; Wojciech Ostrowski PART III: COMPANIES, CONTRACTS AND COMMUNITIES 6. Corporations vs. States in the Shaping of Global Oil Regimes; Giacomo Luciani 7. Communities: A Case Study of Oil Sands in Nigeria; Murtala Chindo and Michael Bradshaw 8. Sector Legal Frameworks and Resource Property Rights; Evelyn Dietsche PART IV: SCARCITY, TECHNOLOGY AND FUTURE SUPPLY 9. Peak Oil: Myth or Impending Doom?; Patrick Criqui 10. Peak Gas: Technology and Environmental Consequences; Ariel Bergmann 11. Mineral Depletion and Peak Production; Magnus Ericsson and Patrik Söderholm Conclusion: Reconceptualising the Dynamics of Conflict and Cooperation; Wojciech Ostrowski