The global oil and gas industry -- Nationalism, national oil companies, and the curse of oil -- Access, leasing, and exploration -- Developing oil and gas projects -- Production of oil and gas -- Fiscal regimes -- Financing and financial performance -- Natural gas -- Liquefied natural gas (LNG) -- The market for crude oil -- Transportation -- Refining -- Sales and marketing of petroleum products -- Petrochemicals -- The future of the global oil and gas industry.