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Why your world is about to get a whole lot smaller
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Jeff Rubin |
An internationally renowned energy expert has written a book essential for every American--a galvanizing account of how the rising price and diminishing availability of oil are going to radically cha… |
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Petroleum Refining
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James H Gary |
Continuing the esteemed tradition and high standards set by earlier editions, Petroleum Refining, Fourth Edition summarizes the latest developments in oil refining processes-addressing topics ranging… |
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Petroleum Refining Processes
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James G Speight |
This novel reference provides comprehensive coverage of the most recent technological advancements in residuum conversion-illustrating state-of-the-art engineering methods for the refinement of heavy… |
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Petroleum and Gas Field Processing
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H. K Abdel-Aal |
Perform exact design calculations for all types of treatment and disposal equipment.This reference analyzes principles and procedures related to the processing of reservoir fluids for the separation,… |
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Well completion design
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Jonathan Bellarby |
Completions are the conduit between hydrocarbon reservoirs and surface facilities. They are a fundamental part of any hydrocarbon field development project. The have to be designed for safely maximis… |
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Modern chemical enhanced oil recovery
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James Sheng |
Crude oil development and production in U.S. oil reservoirs can include up to three distinct phases: primary, secondary, and tertiary (or enhanced) recovery. During primary recovery, the natural pres… |
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Mechanics of offshore pipelines
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Stelios Kyriakides,Edmundo Corona |
Offshore oil and gas production was conducted throughout the entire 20th century, but the industry's modern importance and vibrancy did not start until the early 1970s, when the North Sea became a ma… |
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American theocracy
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Kevin P. Phillips |
Former Republican strategist Phillips takes an uncompromising view of the political coalition, led by radical religion, that is driving America to the brink of disaster. From Ancient Rome to the Brit… |
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Les marées noires
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Jane Walker |
Les activités des hommes laissent parfois des marques indélébiles dans la nature, ayant des conséquences graves sur l'environnement. La pollution par les hydrocarbures en est un exemple. Il faut appl… |
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Should Canada build pipelines in the United States?
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Steve Goldsworthy |
Developed in a debate format, each side presents a different perspective on the pipeline issue relevant to Canada today. |
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Le pétrole
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Gilles Rousselot |
L'auteur passe en revue une vingtaine d'idées reçues concernant le pétrole, son importance économique et politique et son impact sur l'environnement. Un ouvrage de vulgarisation au ton direct et bien… |
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Les géants du pétrole
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Foster, Peter |
Il ne s'agit pas d'une étude exhaustive de l'industrie pétrolière canadienne, mais plutôt d'une description de l'étonnante évolution de ce secteur dans les années 1970. C'est l'avenir de cette indust… |
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The heart of the monster
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Rick Bass |
Contains an essay/memoir by David James Duncan, and a novella by Rick Bass. |
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The gales of chance
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Gordon Donnell |
Off-shore oil platforms controlled by vulnerable software and sitting atop millions of gallons of pressurized fire and pollution have caught the eye of an immensely wealthy zealot determined to retur… |
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Oil crisis
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Gail Riley |
Oil has changed the world. This resource is arguably the foundation of modern civilization. Oil, however, is not a clean energy source. Using oil creates pollution. Getting oil from the ground can al… |
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Or noir et maison blanche
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Robert Baer |
Analyse les liens unissant les Etats-Unis, la Maison-Blanche en particulier, à la famille royale saoudienne, de plus en plus corrompue et qui contrôle 60 % des réserves mondiales de brut. Liens troub… |
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Le changement climatique expliqué à ma fille
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Jean-Marc Jancovici |
Résumé: ŒLe changement climatique expliqué à ma fille - JANCOVICI Jean-MarcŒŒVoilâ un livre qui va à coup sûr passionner les adolescents. Pas seulement parce qu'il propose un état des lieux parfaitem… |
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East winds, west winds
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Mahdī ʻĪsá Ṣaqr |
Set among the oil wells of the Basra region of southern Iraq, where the writer spent much of his working life, this novel draws on the author's own experiences to paint a picture at once subtle and v… |
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Blood and Oil
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Michael T. Klare |
"Since September 11 and the commencement of the "war on terror," the world's attention has been focused on the relationship between U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and the oceans of crude oil … |
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Twilight in the Desert
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Matthew R. Simmons |
Twilight in the Desert reveals a Saudi oil and production industry that could soon approach a serious, irreversible decline. In this exhaustively researched book, veteran oil industry analyst Matthew… |
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