Former Platts' senior writer Jim Norman has written a book spelling out a rather different view of why the price of oil is climbing.
I remember Jim sharing some of his theories to me on the relationship between high oil prices and US policy toward China as we drove to a speaking engagement in Connecticut a few years back. Jim always saw things in a different way than I did, and he backs them all up with solid reporting and researching.
Jim left Platts about a year ago, a big loss for us. But he still writes for us on occasion, and we wish him best of luck with The Oil Card.
Thanks John! Here's another web site that describes the book:
www.energycreditmonitor.com
Listen to the Platts podcast of an interview about the book, conducted by Platts Oilgram Price Report editor Jeff Mower. http://www.platts.com/Oil/Resources/Podcasts/americas/archive/2008/oct/amermover1008.mp3