Computers Quote by Daniel Yergin

Cycles of shortage and surplus characterize the entire history of oil.

— 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…

— 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…

— Daniel Yergin

“A man is a business failure if he lets his family life interfere with his business record,”

— 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…

— 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.…

— Daniel Yergin

“It was very handy to have such a foreign scapegoat when so much was wrong at home.1”

— 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…

— 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,…

— 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…

— Daniel Yergin

It's extraordinary how inventive one can be with ethanol right now.

— Daniel Yergin