And Then God Created Oil

God created oil but didn’t say how to find it. Therefore eighty percent of exploratory wells turn out dry and only twenty percent strike hydrocarbons. A cherished dream of oil companies is to reverse these figures. So far all attempts to translate the dream into reality have failed. That is until geologist Alex Frank invents a method allowing to avoid drilling duds completely. Frank’s method strikes gold but he keeps pretence of a minor operator, hoping to keep his secret to himself. However, his hopes are futile: a murderous hunt for the method, involving blackmail, abductions, violent deaths, revenge and notorious shershez la femme, starts in earnest. Action moves fast from Canada to the USA, then to Italy, Australia, Switzerland, Austria and Israel. The thriller “And then God created oil…” by Haim Sokolin is the only piece of world literature about oil exploration written by a professional explorationist. Based on his own experience the author shows the inner workings of the oil business with its intrigues, confrontations, dirty tricks, and the competition between corporations. At the crux of all these collisions is Alex Frank’s invention. The book is captivating; not overloaded with technical details, easily readable, its plot is highly dynamic. Plenty of red herrings in the narrative, twists and turns of the plot make it a real “page turner”. Finally, the fact that adds top spin to the plot is that the described method is not a fiction but a genuine and real invention by Doctor Haim Sokolin. That alone may leave you gasping for air. However, that’s another story…