“If you read just one book on oil this year let it be by Duncan Clarke.”—Michael Holman, former Africa editor, Financial Times

"This is much more than just another book about oil. Clarke's experience and grasp of the history of African oil and its recent growth is captured in this astute study..."—Tony Hawkins, Financial Times

One of the world’s leading strategists on global oil exploration turns his critical eye to Africa’s oil prize to produce this definitive account of the issues and misunderstandings in Africa’s oil and gas game.

Duncan Clarke is a leading thinker, writer, and speaker on corporate strategy and geopolitical issues in the oil industry. Chairman and CEO of Global Pacific & Partners, he was previously an economist and advisor, with a focus on strategy, in the worldwide upstream industry.