What are the motifs in The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power by Daniel Yergin?

Self-sufficiency is a recurring idea in the book. Ever since the discovery of the commercial and strategic value of oil, oil companies, oil-consuming nations, and oil-producing nations have all sought to become self-sufficient in access to and utilization of the resource. Standard Oil first tried to control all aspects of the production and marketing of oil, but was deterred by the U.S. government.