This reference provides an overview of the methods used in petroleum refining. Selected topics include exploration, production, and refining; crude oils, quality control, petroleum products, thermal conversion, manufacture of bitumens, pollution control in refineries, and more. Features: Provides an overview of the methods used in petroleum ......
This book is designed to cover all of topics required for an understanding of petrochemicals. Selected topics include chemicals from ethane, higher carbon atoms, plastics, rubber, synthetic gases, detergents and fibers, polymers of olefins, petroleum coke, pollution, and more. This book provides a general reference for both engineering students ......
How Oil, Gas, and the Soviet Legacy Have Shaped a Nation's Fate
Russia's dependence on its oil and gas wealth is much deeper than generally recognized. Since their privatization in the 1990s, a small number of oligarchs have taken control of the economy, and the fates of millions of Russians. Vladimir Putin's system of personal protection has been successful in keeping peace among these oligarchs and Russia's ......
The Inside Story of the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Blowout is the first comprehensive account of the legal, economic, and environmental consequences of the April 2010 blowout at a BP well in the Gulf of Mexico. The accident destroyed the Deepwater Horizon oil rig and killed 11 people. The resulting offshore oil discharge-the largest ever in the United States-polluted much of the Gulf for months, ......
Much of the existing discourse on energy governance deals with hard security issues but neglects the challenges to global governance. Global Energy Governance fills this gap with perspectives on how regulatory institutions can ensure reliable sources of energy, evaluate financial risk, and provide emergency response mechanisms to deal with ......
In this ground-breaking new volume, Valerie Marcel draws on unprecedented access to the politicians, engineers and businessmen directing five Middle Eastern state oil companies to shed light on one of the most secretive segments of the international oil industry.
Rethinking Energy Policy for Automotive Transportation
This work aims to show how a higher levy on gasoline would be a more effective way to promote energy efficiency in the United States. The authors examine policies in different countries; show how regultory measures have failed in the United States; and offer suggestions for new directions.
Discusses the oil shocks of 1973-74, 1979-80, and the "minishock" of 1990-91, and examines the possibility of oil shocks over the next twenty years. The authors assess the world market outlook on the basis of underlying trends on world oil supply and demand.
