The New Kings of Crude : China, India, and the Global Struggle for Oil in Sudan and South Sudan.

Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Three Minutes in February -- Asia's oil giants and Sudan -- Oil and war in Sudan -- PART I: SUDAN -- 1. American Dreaming -- The African frontier -- Into the Sudd -- Grand plans -- Uncle Sam -- Forging ahead -- 2. The Long Goodbye -- Petro-politik -- The road to rebellion -- Hunkering down -- Downfall -- An executive decision -- 3. Boardrooms and Battlefields -- Wheeling, dealing, and destroying -- Seeking partners -- Targeting Talisman -- Losing the battle -- The limits of global activism -- The Asian replacements -- PART II: CHINA -- 4. Oil for the Party -- The rise of the petroleum faction -- Enduring Party politics -- The oil boss -- Getting the timing right -- Serve the servant -- 5. A Chinese Miracle -- Rediscovery -- Learning under fire -- Training ground -- A promotional tool -- The pearl of Africa -- PART III: INDIA -- 6. Keeping the Lights On -- High and dry -- Reassembling the machine -- A new man in charge -- All hands on deck -- 7. An Oil Titan Reincarnated -- The China threat -- The real power behind giants -- The rewards of oil -- Company before country -- PART IV: DARFUR -- 8. The Rise and Fall of an Activist Campaign -- Sudan seen from California -- The battle on the Home Front -- Missing the target -- Challenging China -- Collateral damage -- 9. War in Peace -- The oil curse -- Old greed, new grievances -- Protectors become predators -- 10.18 -- Losing trust -- PART V: TWO SUDANS -- 10. New Country, Old Problems -- Oil games -- Stagnation -- The state to come -- Getting acquainted -- Shutdown -- Mistakes of the past -- 11. The Reform Years -- Life without oil -- The devil in the pipeline -- Portfolio management -- Friends and enemies -- Losing Nirvana -- Conclusion: The Sudanese Factor.

The business and politics of oil in China and India -- The global impact of Sudan and South Sudan on Asia's oil giants -- A fragmented future -- Notes -- Index.

A first look at how the world's rising powers began international oil empires amidst one of Africa's longest and deadliest civil war.

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