Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power
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| Rating | : | 4.21 (598 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0143123548 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 704 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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An “extraordinary” and “monumental” exposé of Big Oil from two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Steve Coll (The Washington Post)Includes a profile of current Secretary of State and former chairman and chief executive of ExxonMobil, Rex TillersonIn this, the first hard-hitting examination of ExxonMobil—the largest and most powerful private corporation in the United States—Steve Coll reveals the true extent of its power. Private Empire pulls back the curtain, tracking the corporation’s recent history and its central role on the world stage, beginning with the Exxon Valdez accident in 1989 and leading to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. A penetrating, news-breaking study, Private Empire is a defining portrait of Big Oil in American politics and foreign policy.. The action spans the globe—featuring kidnapping cases, civil wars, and high-stakes struggles at the Kremlin—and the narrative is driven by larger-than-life characters, including corporate legend Lee “Iron Ass” Raymond, ExxonMobil’s chief executive until 2005, and current chairman and chief executive Rex Tillerson,
Must read for anyone interested in the fascinating world of oil Private Empire provides a very interesting view behind the scene of the world's biggest oil company across the decades. It shows the good, the bad and the ugly of the firm and it's leaders against the backdrop of historical events in the (oil) world. Exxon provided and provides great wealth for shareholders, employees and host countries, but also was and partly is silent where host c. michael d. mosettig said More Timely Than Ever. As the boss of ExxonMobil gets ready to take over the State Department, this riveting history is more than timely. Big oil,companies always have had their own foreign policies. How will Tillerson's corporate foreign policy morph into Trump's foreign policy? Steve Coll's book gives us the best road map possible.. When you are *really* big, who matters to you? David Forel The book is principally about the international doings of ExxonMobil (EM) during the leadership of the current and past CEOs, Lee R. Raymond (CEO of EM from 1998 to 2005) and Rex W. Tillerson (CEO of EM since Dr. Raymond retired at the end of 2005).The story starts with the Exxon Valdez grounding in Alaska in March 1989 and ends with the Deepwater Horizon blowout in the Gulf of Mexic
He is the author of six other books, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller Ghost Wars. Previously he worked for twenty years at the Washington Post, where he received a Pulitzer Prize for explanatory journalism in 1990. He is the president of the New America Foundation, a nonpartisan public policy
From Bookforum Coll employs language that’s plain, clear, and free of accusation. — Coral Davenport . Though some of the details recounted across the sprawling narrative of Private Empire are outrageous, the reporting is deep and fair