What makes this book different from other energy books?

The Oil Weapon combines 3 years of investigation across 37 countries with never-before-revealed classified documents and insider testimonies. It traces energy warfare from Rockefeller's 1860s monopoly to Ukrainian drones attacking Russian refineries in 2024, revealing the continuous thread of energy control that shapes global politics.

Does this book explain current events like the Russia-Ukraine war?

Yes, the book extensively covers Ukrainian commander 'Madyar' and his systematic drone warfare against Russian energy infrastructure, explaining how small countries can now challenge superpowers through precision energy attacks using commercially available technology.

Is this book suitable for readers without economics background?

Absolutely. Rodriguez writes in an accessible, narrative style that explains complex energy geopolitics through real stories and characters. The book reads like a thriller while providing deep insights into how energy markets really work.

What predictions does the book make about energy's future?

The book features analysis from J.P. Morgan's top energy strategist predicting oil will fall to $58/barrel by 2026, potentially ending the era of oil-based geopolitics. It explores how AI, quantum computing, and renewable energy could reshape global power structures.

The Oil Weapon: How Black Gold Destroys Empires and Controls Nations

By Michael Rodriguez

First edition: September 2025
Published by Resource Economics Press
New York • London • Singapore

ISBN: 979-8232385644 (Hardcover)
ISBN: 979-8232246587 (eBook)

The Oil Weapon book cover by Michael Rodriguez

About the Book

Picture this: A single Ukrainian drone, smaller than a washing machine and costing less than a luxury car, streaks through the Russian night sky and strikes the Ryazan Oil Refinery. Within minutes, infrastructure worth hundreds of millions of dollars erupts in flames visible from space. Within hours, global oil prices spike. Within days, energy stocks plummet across continents.

This isn’t just another military strike—it’s the latest chapter in a 150-year story of how energy became the ultimate weapon of mass economic destruction. From John D. Rockefeller’s ruthless Standard Oil monopoly to the petrodollar system that props up American financial dominance, from the energy warfare that destroyed the Soviet Union to the precision drone strikes rewriting the rules of modern conflict, “The Oil Weapon” exposes the hidden mechanisms that have shaped our world.

Through three years of investigation across thirty-seven countries, author Michael Rodriguez reveals the classified documents, leaked intelligence, and insider testimonies that show how oil isn’t just a commodity—it’s the master key to global power. Every major economic crisis, every world war, every rise and fall of empires can be traced back to energy control.

But now, for the first time in history, that control is slipping away from the superpowers and into the hands of anyone with the right technology and strategic vision.

What You’ll Discover

🛢️ The Rockefeller Playbook

How a 24-year-old bookkeeper created the template for energy domination that every oil empire still follows today—and why his methods are more relevant now than ever.

💰 The Petrodollar Empire

The secret 1945 handshake deal between FDR and Saudi Arabia that gave America more economic power than any empire in history—and how it’s finally unraveling.

🎯 Ukraine’s Drone Revolution

Meet “Madyar,” the commander whose $15,000 drones are systematically destroying Russia’s energy infrastructure and proving that superpower energy dominance is ending.

🌐 The Seven Sisters Cartel

The shocking truth about how oil companies coordinate to control global prices while maintaining the illusion of free markets—revealed through leaked internal documents.

⚠️ Energy Warfare 2.0

How AI, quantum computing, and space-based solar power are creating new forms of energy control that could make oil-based geopolitics look primitive.

🔮 The Price Collapse Prophecy

Why J.P. Morgan’s top energy analyst predicts oil will fall to $58/barrel by 2026—and what this means for the countries and companies built on energy dominance.

Key Revelations

The CIA’s Oil War Playbook: Declassified documents revealing how the U.S. systematically used energy market manipulation to destroy the Soviet Union without firing a shot
Operation Ajax Blueprint: The 1953 coup that became the template for every energy-related regime change since—from Venezuela to Iran
The Consortium Secret: How Western oil companies maintain cartel control through “managed competition” while appearing to compete
China’s Rare Earth Monopoly: Why the renewable energy transition may simply replace Middle Eastern oil dependence with Chinese technology dependence
The Ukrainian Model: How small countries can now challenge superpowers through precision energy warfare using commercially available technology
The Coming Energy Reset: Mathematical proof that oil’s 150-year dominance is ending—and what replaces it will reshape global power forever

About the Author

Michael Rodriguez is an investigative journalist and economic analyst whose exposés have influenced international policy and financial markets worldwide. His previous bestsellers include “Dark Money Empire,” “The AI Emperor,” “Digital Dollar Dystopia,” and “The BlackRock Empire.”

For “The Oil Weapon,” Rodriguez conducted a three-year investigation spanning thirty-seven countries, interviewing former CIA operatives, energy ministers, Ukrainian drone commanders, and commodity strategists. He traced financial flows through offshore networks, analyzed satellite imagery of infrastructure attacks, and examined classified documents from Rockefeller’s Standard Oil archives to contemporary Ukrainian military operations.

Rodriguez’s unique methodology combines traditional investigative journalism with deep geopolitical analysis, utilizing declassified intelligence, industry insider testimonies, and leaked documents to reveal the hidden mechanisms of global power. His investigations consistently predict major economic and political developments months before they become mainstream news.

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