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> [The world has produced about 1 trillion barrels of oil since the start of the industry in the nineteenth century. Currently, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-yergin/the-world-has-produced-about-1-trillion-barrels-of-oil-since-the/)

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> [A premium in the oil price of somewhere between 10 to 15 dollars a barrel reflects this heightened anxiety.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-yergin/a-premium-in-the-oil-price-of-somewhere-between-10-to-15-dollars-a/)

[Daniel Yergin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-yergin/)

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> [The other are the strategic, so-called strategic stocks that the United States and the other Western industrial countries have, which could put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-yergin/the-other-are-the-strategic-so-called-strategic-stocks-that-the/)

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## More by Daniel Yergin

> [Cycles of shortage and surplus characterize the entire history of oil.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-yergin/cycles-of-shortage-and-surplus-characterize-the-entire-history-of-oil/)

[Daniel Yergin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-yergin/)

> [First, we have to find a common vocabulary for energy security. This notion has a radically different meaning for different people. For Americans it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-yergin/first-we-have-to-find-a-common-vocabulary-for-energy-security-this/)

[Daniel Yergin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-yergin/)

> [I think the producers, for the most part, don't want to see prices skyrocket because that will only create problems for them down the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-yergin/i-think-the-producers-for-the-most-part-don-t-want-to-see-prices/)

[Daniel Yergin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-yergin/)

> [“A man is a business failure if he lets his family life interfere with his business record,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-yergin/a-man-is-a-business-failure-if-he-lets-his-family-life-interfere-with/)

[Daniel Yergin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-yergin/)

> [If a war started, the oil price probably would go up, as you said, maybe $5, $6 a barrel until you saw other oil…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-yergin/if-a-war-started-the-oil-price-probably-would-go-up-as-you-said-maybe/)

[Daniel Yergin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-yergin/)

> [But that's not enough: To maintain energy security, one needs a supply system that provides a buffer against shocks. It needs large, flexible markets.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-yergin/but-that-s-not-enough-to-maintain-energy-security-one-needs-a-supply/)

[Daniel Yergin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-yergin/)

> [“It was very handy to have such a foreign scapegoat when so much was wrong at home.1”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-yergin/it-was-very-handy-to-have-such-a-foreign-scapegoat-when-so-much-was/)

[Daniel Yergin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-yergin/)

> [But eventually it's a question of access: Getting access to fields is on top of the oil companies' agenda. We see a substantial build-up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-yergin/but-eventually-it-s-a-question-of-access-getting-access-to-fields-is/)

[Daniel Yergin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-yergin/)

> [An important United Nations environmental conference went past 6:00 in the evening when the interpreters' contracted working conditions said they could leave. They left,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-yergin/an-important-united-nations-environmental-conference-went-past-6-00/)

[Daniel Yergin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-yergin/)

> [The bulk of extra supplies that could be put into the market come from two places. One, they come from other Persian Gulf suppliers,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-yergin/the-bulk-of-extra-supplies-that-could-be-put-into-the-market-come/)

[Daniel Yergin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-yergin/)

> [The world has produced about 1 trillion barrels of oil since the start of the industry in the nineteenth century. Currently, it is thought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-yergin/the-world-has-produced-about-1-trillion-barrels-of-oil-since-the/)

[Daniel Yergin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-yergin/)

> [It's extraordinary how inventive one can be with ethanol right now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-yergin/it-s-extraordinary-how-inventive-one-can-be-with-ethanol-right-now/)

[Daniel Yergin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-yergin/)

> [In a world of increasing interdependence, energy security will depend much on how countries manage their relations with one another. That is why energy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-yergin/in-a-world-of-increasing-interdependence-energy-security-will-depend/)

[Daniel Yergin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-yergin/)

> [We are living in a new age of energy supply anxiety.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-yergin/we-are-living-in-a-new-age-of-energy-supply-anxiety/)

[Daniel Yergin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-yergin/)

> [The Russians are turning east to the Chinese - to the Europeans' surprise. It always seemed to me that the relationship between Russia and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-yergin/the-russians-are-turning-east-to-the-chinese-to-the-europeans/)

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