Status Updates From Oil (Beginner's Guide)

Well, the author warns it’s a number heavy book, but once you get into the flow of it, there’s no denying it is fascinating! Then, once that foundation has been laid and you understand the importance of oil, he moves into the power and geopolitics - ramp up that “fascinating”!

Regretting not taking more chemistry in college...

very surface level but interesting introduction to the adoption of diesel/liquid fuels. Historical reference to automobile production/innovation intuitively correlates to the increasing demand and indispensability of a fuel source which was once considered a worthless kerosene byproduct. Though Americans are early adopters, Europeans -- including Otto, Benz, and Diesel -- are the early innovators