ESCP Europe

Item type

Book

Language

English

Publication year

2014

ISBN

978-1-59184-709-0

Far from the limelight, Aubrey McClendon, Harold Hamm, Mark Papa, and other wildcatters were determined to tap massive deposits of oil and gas that Exxon, Chevron, and other giants had dismissed as a waste of time. By experimenting with hydraulic fracturing through extremely dense shalea process now known as frackingthe wildcatters started a revolution. In just a few years, they solved Americas dependence on imported energy, triggered a global environmental controversyand made and lost astonishing fortunes. No one understands these mentheir ambitions, personalities, methods, and foiblesbetter than the award-winning Wall Street Journal reporter Gregory Zuckerman. His exclusive access enabled him to get close to the frackers and chronicle the untold story of how they transformed the nation and the world. The result is a dramatic narrative tracking a brutal competition among headstrong drillers. from back cover.

Cast of characters --- Introduction --- Prologue --- The breakthrough --- The race --- Epilogue --- Afterword --- Acknowledgments --- Notes..