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Petroleum Refining in Nontechnical Language (Pennwell Nontechnical Series) |
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From Book News, Inc.
Using analogies, graphs, formulas and illustrations, the author overviews key topics in the refining industry for professionals in finance and marketing. The third edition reflects changes in petroleum processing and the impact of environmental regulation.Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR ... >> |
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Beyond Oil : The View from Hubbert's Peak |
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From Publishers Weekly
For those who wonder why certain countries insist on developing nuclear power, geologist Deffeyes has a possible answer: "World oil production has ceased growing." In this sobering, instructive and somewhat apocalyptic book, Deffeyes (Hubbert's Peak) paints a bleak picture of the future of fossil fuels and of what will happen to the world without them. Deffeyes bases his book on the work of M. King Hubbert, who mathematically determined that the world's oil su... >> |
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Nontechnical Guide to Petroleum Geology, Exploration, Drilling and Production |
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Book News, Inc.
Covers the process of petroleum exploration from identifying its features within the earth's crust, to its extraction in the wells. Rudimentary diagrams compliment explanations of such topics as the nature of oil and gas; the earth's crust; identification of common rocks and minerals; source rocks, generation, migration, and accumulation of petroleum; geological and geochemical petroleum exploration; drilling preliminaries, mechanics, and techniques; reservoir mechan... >> |
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Petroleum, Mining & Geological
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