"This valuable volume tells the little-known but important story of oil and gas in twelve federal systems that have significant petroleum resources. It explains the ownership, control, and revenue arrangements and presents surprising conclusions about how national governments, on one side, and states and provinces, on the other, interact with each other. Its comparative approach and original perspective add considerably to our understanding of the interplay of
oil and politics in federal settings-and of how resources get developed and the benefits are shared."

--Daniel Yergin, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World and The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power
"This very welcome study provides unique insight into how federal systems manage - or mismanage - petroleum, as well as the political and economic forces that petroleum influence. Anderson and his co-authors offer important lessons about politics, regulations, and money."

--Karin Lissakers, director, the Revenue Watch Institute
"This valuable volume tells the little-known but important story of oil and gas in twelve federal systems that have significant petroleum resources. It explains the ownership, control, and revenue arrangements and presents surprising conclusions about how national governments on one side and states and provinces on the other interact with each other. Its comparative approach and original perspective add considerably to our understanding of the interplay of oil
and politics in federal settings - and of how resources get developed and the benefits are shared."

--Daniel Yergin, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World and The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power