The Domino Effect

by E. Russell Braziel

The Domino Effect
The shale revolution triggered The Domino Effect, a cascading series of events that has profoundly transformed energy markets, reshaped major related industries and remodeled the global economic and geopolitical landscape. This book presents a unique, integrated perspective on natural gas, crude oil and natural gas liquids that is vital to understanding energy prices, product flows, infrastructure, equity values and the global energy economy.

Innovative analysis provides energy producers, marketers, end users, financiers, and investors with a framework for understanding the tectonic shift in global supply and demand that will continue to drive energy markets for decades to come. The Domino Effect also delivers high-level insights into exploiting the extraordinary investment, trade and career opportunities that will continue to be opened by the shale revolution.

Genres: Nonfiction

332 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 3, 2016

Reviews

[Fearless Leader · Rating 4 out of 5]

An absolutely critical guide to the economics of US Shale.

[Divyesh Patel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm honestly surprised this book only had 5 reviews on goodreads. I feel like this is a must read for anybody interested in the Shale Gas boom, how it came about, what it's cause/effects are, and what could come to be in the future. A must read for anybody who works in the petchem sector and anybody who has any remote interest in all things oil & gas related or even just what fracking is in general. It's a whole new world of complicated technical lingo, but this book dumbs it down to a general audience who is just interested in the high level summary of what the Shale Gas Boom means for America and all the various stakeholders of the Oil & Gas industry.

[Carson Dick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Summed up the oil and gas market since 2000 starting with the shale revolution and explained how 30 different events or “dominos” since then have been related to one another and helps explain what can happen next.

Great explanation of supply and demand relationships and fantastic at explaining the basics of drill bit hydrocarbon processes and chemicals.

Dad says Monkeys Eat Peanut Butter for Methan Ethane Propane Butane

[Jeff · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must-read for the newbies and gurus alike of the energy industry.

Basic energy concepts artfully unfolded in the flow of the powerful insights drawn from this changing world of energy brings you one of the best guidebooks for those who are about to dive in or continue their adventures in the energy industry. Strongly recommended.

[Rob · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a great guide through the oil and gas market and how the upstream, midstream and downstream segments are impacted by each other. It has certainly helped me understand the cause and effect mechanics of this segment much better and allow me to communicate and provide valuable insights in my current profession.

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Energy! Politics, chemistry, engineering, physics, economics, analytics, business.
All for less than 350 pages! Definitely will re-read this masterclass on the energy industry.

[Peter Marshall · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book but many of the conclusions that are drawn, one could derive from common sense. However, if you work in the energy industry and you're worried about the future of fossil fuels, it makes one feel excited about what's to come.

[Anthony P Badali · Rating 4 out of 5]

Insightful

A very insightful overview of the recent developments within the Oil and Gas industry. Rusty does a great job of simplifying very complex markets into a few key fundamental factors.

[Donny Greenawalt · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have worked in this industry for five years and am eager to read up on it as often as possible. While most of the concepts in this book were known to me, the way they were tied together, forming a path of understanding, was well done. I plan to recommend this book to friends and family both internal and external the energy industry. I liked that the book left open ended questions that time can only tell. It will be interesting to pick this back up in five to ten years and see how many more dominoes have fallen. Well done!

[Smh624 · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read this book because it relates to my work. It is a reasonably good regurgitation and explanation of the events in the oil & gas industry over the last 10 years and provides, at certain points, some interesting historical context. It also is extremely repetitive and seemed to needlessly explain what was covered and what was about to be covered. Perhaps I knew too much already, but I didn't learn much or find that the author had any new or thought-provoking insights.