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Ignition!

An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants

by John Drury Clark ...

This newly reissued debut book in the Rutgers University Press Classics imprint is the story of the search for a rocket propellant which could be trusted to take man into space. This search was a hazardous enterprise carried out by rival labs who worked against the known laws of nature, with no guarantee of success or safety. Acclaimed scientist and sci-fi author John Drury Clark writes with ... Read more

$22.49 CAD

This newly reissued debut book in the Rutgers University Press Classics imprint is the story of the search for a rocket propellant which could be trusted to take man into space. This search was a hazardous enterprise carried out by rival labs who worked against the known laws of nature, with no guarantee of success or safety. Acclaimed scientist and sci-fi author John Drury Clark writes with
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El cártel negro

Cómo el crimen organizado se ha apoderado de Pemex

by Ana Lilia Pérez ...

Esta valiosa investigación ha sido el punto de partida para la estrategia del gobierno de López Obrador contra el huachicoleo."El cártel negro es el trabajo más amplio, mejor documentado y más descarnado acerca de la grave incursión de la delincuencia organizada en Pemex. Ana Lilia Pérez, una periodista fuerte, incisiva y acuciosa, presenta en este libro la que probablemente sea su más acabada y ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

Esta valiosa investigación ha sido el punto de partida para la estrategia del gobierno de López Obrador contra el huachicoleo."El cártel negro es el trabajo más amplio, mejor documentado y más descarnado acerca de la grave incursión de la delincuencia organizada en Pemex. Ana Lilia Pérez, una periodista fuerte, incisiva y acuciosa, presenta en este libro la que probablemente sea su más acabada y
... Read more
Deepwater Horizon

A Systems Analysis of the Macondo Disaster

by Earl Boebert, James M. Blossom ...

On April 20, 2010, the crew of the floating drill rig Deepwater Horizon lost control of the Macondo oil well forty miles offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. Escaping gas and oil ignited, destroying the rig, killing eleven crew members, and injuring dozens more. The emergency spiraled into the worst human-made economic and ecological disaster in Gulf Coast history.Senior systems engineers Earl Boebert ... Read more

$44.36 CAD

On April 20, 2010, the crew of the floating drill rig Deepwater Horizon lost control of the Macondo oil well forty miles offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. Escaping gas and oil ignited, destroying the rig, killing eleven crew members, and injuring dozens more. The emergency spiraled into the worst human-made economic and ecological disaster in Gulf Coast history.Senior systems engineers Earl Boebert
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Fundamentals of Oil & Gas Industry for Beginners

by Samir Dalvi ...

A prominent linchpin in world politics and in security policies world over, oil and gas have tremendous value in both, the political and economical sectors of global relations, business establishments and policy. Regardless of whether one is a novice to a given field, or a well accomplished veteran in the field, there is a need for the continued engagement with the basics that underlie the core ... Read more

$3.31 CAD

A prominent linchpin in world politics and in security policies world over, oil and gas have tremendous value in both, the political and economical sectors of global relations, business establishments and policy. Regardless of whether one is a novice to a given field, or a well accomplished veteran in the field, there is a need for the continued engagement with the basics that underlie the core
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Untapped

The Scramble for Africa's Oil

by John Ghazvinian ...

Although Africa has long been known to be rich in oil, extracting it hadn’t seemed worth the effort and risk until recently. But with the price of Middle Eastern crude oil skyrocketing and advancing technology making reserves easier to tap, the region has become the scene of a competition between major powers that recalls the nineteenth-century scramble for colonization there. But what does this ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

Although Africa has long been known to be rich in oil, extracting it hadn’t seemed worth the effort and risk until recently. But with the price of Middle Eastern crude oil skyrocketing and advancing technology making reserves easier to tap, the region has become the scene of a competition between major powers that recalls the nineteenth-century scramble for colonization there. But what does this
... Read more
Reservoir Engineering Handbook

by Tarek Ahmed ...

Reorganized for easy use, Reservoir Engineering Handbook, Fourth Edition provides an up-to-date reference to the tools, techniques, and science for predicting oil reservoir performance even in the most difficult fields. Topics covered in the handbook include: - Processes to enhance production - Well modification to maximize oil and gas recovery - Completion and evaluation of wells, well testing, ... Read more

$167.03 CAD

Reorganized for easy use, Reservoir Engineering Handbook, Fourth Edition provides an up-to-date reference to the tools, techniques, and science for predicting oil reservoir performance even in the most difficult fields. Topics covered in the handbook include: - Processes to enhance production - Well modification to maximize oil and gas recovery - Completion and evaluation of wells, well testing,
... Read more
Earth Science for Civil and Environmental Engineers

by Richard E. Jackson ...

This carefully targeted and rigorous new textbook introduces engineering students to the fundamental principles of applied Earth science, highlighting how modern soil and rock mechanics, geomorphology, hydrogeology, seismology and environmental geochemistry affect geotechnical and environmental practice. Key geological topics of engineering relevance including soils and sediments, rocks, ... Read more

$61.91 CAD

This carefully targeted and rigorous new textbook introduces engineering students to the fundamental principles of applied Earth science, highlighting how modern soil and rock mechanics, geomorphology, hydrogeology, seismology and environmental geochemistry affect geotechnical and environmental practice. Key geological topics of engineering relevance including soils and sediments, rocks,
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Imperial College Lectures In Petroleum Engineering, The - Volume 2: Reservoir Engineering

by Martin Blunt ...

This book covers the fundamentals of reservoir engineering in the recovery of hydrocarbons from underground reservoirs. It provides a comprehensive introduction to the topic, including discussion of recovery processes, material balance, fluid properties and fluid flow. It also contains details of multiphase flow, including pore-scale displacement processes and their impact on relative permeability ... Read more

$31.49 CAD

This book covers the fundamentals of reservoir engineering in the recovery of hydrocarbons from underground reservoirs. It provides a comprehensive introduction to the topic, including discussion of recovery processes, material balance, fluid properties and fluid flow. It also contains details of multiphase flow, including pore-scale displacement processes and their impact on relative permeability
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Handbook of Petrochemical Processes

by James G. Speight ...

Series series Chemical Industries
The petrochemical industry is a scientific and engineering field that encompasses the production of a wide range of chemicals and polymers. The purpose of this book is not only to provide a follow-on to form the later chapters of the highly successful Chemistry and Technology of Petroleum 5th Edition but also provides a simplified approach to a very diverse chemical subject dealing with the ... Read more

$87.46 CAD

The petrochemical industry is a scientific and engineering field that encompasses the production of a wide range of chemicals and polymers. The purpose of this book is not only to provide a follow-on to form the later chapters of the highly successful Chemistry and Technology of Petroleum 5th Edition but also provides a simplified approach to a very diverse chemical subject dealing with the
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Introduction To Petroleum Exploration And Engineering

by Andrew Clennel Palmer ...

This book is an introduction to oil and gas designed to be both accessible to absolute beginners who know nothing about the subject, and at the same time interesting to people who work in one area (such as drilling or seismic exploration) and would like to know about other areas (such as production offshore, or how oil and gas were formed, or what can go wrong).It begins by discussing oil and gas ... Read more

$26.99 CAD

This book is an introduction to oil and gas designed to be both accessible to absolute beginners who know nothing about the subject, and at the same time interesting to people who work in one area (such as drilling or seismic exploration) and would like to know about other areas (such as production offshore, or how oil and gas were formed, or what can go wrong).It begins by discussing oil and gas
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Hydrocarbon Chemistry

by George A. Olah, Arpad Molnar, G. K. Surya Prakash ...

This book provides an unparalleled contemporary assessment of hydrocarbon chemistry – presenting basic concepts, current research, and future applications.• Comprehensive and updated review and discussion of the field of hydrocarbon chemistry• Includes literature coverage since the publication of the previous edition• Expands or adds coverage of: carboxylation, sustainable hydrocarbons, ... Read more

$539.99 CAD

This book provides an unparalleled contemporary assessment of hydrocarbon chemistry – presenting basic concepts, current research, and future applications.• Comprehensive and updated review and discussion of the field of hydrocarbon chemistry• Includes literature coverage since the publication of the previous edition• Expands or adds coverage of: carboxylation, sustainable hydrocarbons,
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Deep Water: The Gulf Oil Disaster and the Future of Offshore Drilling: Report to the President, January 2011

The Gulf Oil Disaster and the Future of Offshore Drilling

Edited by National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Dril ...

On April 20, 2010, the Macondo well blew out, costing the lives of 11 men, and beginning a catastrophe that sank the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig and spilled nearly 5 million barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The spill disrupted an entire region’s economy, damaged fisheries and critical habitats, and brought vividly to light the risks of deepwater drilling for oil and gas—the latest ... Read more

$9.08 CAD

On April 20, 2010, the Macondo well blew out, costing the lives of 11 men, and beginning a catastrophe that sank the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig and spilled nearly 5 million barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The spill disrupted an entire region’s economy, damaged fisheries and critical habitats, and brought vividly to light the risks of deepwater drilling for oil and gas—the latest
... Read more
Hypermiling Techniques

Secret Tips For Increasing Your Miles Per Gallon

by Ken Steuben ...

********GASOLENE IS GOING UP, UP, UP - Hypermiling May Help********I watched a news report the other day. A woman told the reporter that it cost her $75.00 to fill up her car. "It's scary," she said. And this just may be the beginning. There are too many things that can go wrong. Things that can drive the price of a gallon of gas ever higher: war, the threat of war, bad weather, seasonal ... Read more

$2.59 CAD

********GASOLENE IS GOING UP, UP, UP - Hypermiling May Help********I watched a news report the other day. A woman told the reporter that it cost her $75.00 to fill up her car. "It's scary," she said. And this just may be the beginning. There are too many things that can go wrong. Things that can drive the price of a gallon of gas ever higher: war, the threat of war, bad weather, seasonal
... Read more
Curso de Producciòn II (Flujo de Fluidos en Medio Poroso)

by Edalfo Lanfranchi ...

El Ingeniero requiere de la aplicación de los conceptos básicos de las propiedades de los fluidos y de la roca junto con la información de producción, presiones y los resultados de los análisis de laboratorio que permitan describir las características de los fluidos y de la roca del yacimiento y definir los diferentes tipos de energía que se encuentran disponibles en él. Con estos conocimientos, ... Read more

$50.82 CAD

El Ingeniero requiere de la aplicación de los conceptos básicos de las propiedades de los fluidos y de la roca junto con la información de producción, presiones y los resultados de los análisis de laboratorio que permitan describir las características de los fluidos y de la roca del yacimiento y definir los diferentes tipos de energía que se encuentran disponibles en él. Con estos conocimientos,
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Petroleum

by Albert Lidgett ...

Although numerous volumes have been written upon petroleum, and some very educational works on this important subject are to be found in technological literature, it is strange that prior to the appearance of this little book, it has been impossible to turn to any publication which deals with this Common Commodity of Commerce in a popular manner. Of a truth, we to-day live in an age of Oil, for ... Read more

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Although numerous volumes have been written upon petroleum, and some very educational works on this important subject are to be found in technological literature, it is strange that prior to the appearance of this little book, it has been impossible to turn to any publication which deals with this Common Commodity of Commerce in a popular manner. Of a truth, we to-day live in an age of Oil, for
... Read more
Surface Well Control

Volume 3: Equipment

by Dr. Hussain Rabia ...

Series Book 3 - Well Control
Surface Well Control: Equipment is an educational work from well-renowned drilling expert Dr. Hussain Rabia. Based on decades of experience in the oil industry - as a drilling engineer, drilling manager, consultant and trainer - Dr. Rabia provides a detailed description of everything related to blowout preventors and accesories, including: safety valves, hydraulic closing units, chokes and choke ... Read more

$39.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Surface Well Control: Equipment is an educational work from well-renowned drilling expert Dr. Hussain Rabia. Based on decades of experience in the oil industry - as a drilling engineer, drilling manager, consultant and trainer - Dr. Rabia provides a detailed description of everything related to blowout preventors and accesories, including: safety valves, hydraulic closing units, chokes and choke
... Read more
Oil & Gas Royalty Nightmares

by Marsha Breazeale ...

What is an oil and gas royalty owner's worst nightmare? For some, it is being denied the money they are owed. For others, it is the fear of losing their mineral rights without knowing it. The rest fear something even worse.America is the only nation that allows any private person or entity to own mineral resources, known as mineral rights. In other nations, natural resources are owned only by the ... Read more

$6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

What is an oil and gas royalty owner's worst nightmare? For some, it is being denied the money they are owed. For others, it is the fear of losing their mineral rights without knowing it. The rest fear something even worse.America is the only nation that allows any private person or entity to own mineral resources, known as mineral rights. In other nations, natural resources are owned only by the
... Read more
The FUTURE of OIL (A straight story of Canadian Oil Sands)

by Sanjay Patel ...

Unless we are able to increase the global oil supply, we face a bleak future of depleting reserves and high energy prices. Since conventional oil reserves are dwindling, we have no alternative but to increasingly rely on unconventional oil, and for political, economic, and environmental reasons, the Canadian oil sands offer the very best unconventional oil we can get. Never before has a book ... Read more

$5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Unless we are able to increase the global oil supply, we face a bleak future of depleting reserves and high energy prices. Since conventional oil reserves are dwindling, we have no alternative but to increasingly rely on unconventional oil, and for political, economic, and environmental reasons, the Canadian oil sands offer the very best unconventional oil we can get. Never before has a book
... Read more
Petroleum Microbiology

The Role of Microorganisms in the Transition to Net Zero Energy

Edited by Biwen Annie An Stepec, Kenneth Wunch, Torben Lund Skovhus ...

Series series Microbes, Materials, and the Engineered Environment
In the oil and gas industry, technologies have been developed to address microbial-related issues such as oil field souring, microbiologically influenced corrosion, biofouling, and targeted measures for risk assessment and mitigation. Microorganisms have also benefited the oil sector through microbial-enhanced oil recovery and bioremediation of petroleum-contaminated environments. However, during ... Read more

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In the oil and gas industry, technologies have been developed to address microbial-related issues such as oil field souring, microbiologically influenced corrosion, biofouling, and targeted measures for risk assessment and mitigation. Microorganisms have also benefited the oil sector through microbial-enhanced oil recovery and bioremediation of petroleum-contaminated environments. However, during
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New Tools, Old Tasks

Safety Implications of New Technologies and Work Processes for Integrated Operations in the Petroleum Industry

by Torgeir K. Haavik ...

New Tools, Old Tasks explores how Integrated Operations (IO) will influence the safety of offshore drilling operations. The book is based on several years of practical experience combined with a research study on the safety of IO within the drilling domain. The overall objective of the book is to explore how safety can be understood in the change process of Integrated Operations, and to provide ... Read more

$104.71 CAD

New Tools, Old Tasks explores how Integrated Operations (IO) will influence the safety of offshore drilling operations. The book is based on several years of practical experience combined with a research study on the safety of IO within the drilling domain. The overall objective of the book is to explore how safety can be understood in the change process of Integrated Operations, and to provide
... Read more
Anticosti, colonie en sursis

by Clément Sabourin ...

Citadelle végétale, Anticosti veille sur le Québec depuis l’embouchure du Saint-Laurent. Royaume des cerfs et terre de prédilection d’aventuriers en tous genres, la plus vaste ile de la province traverse aujourd’hui l’une des pires crises de son existence: le récent mirage pétrolier bouscule son unique village, déjà bien vacillant. Plus d’un siècle après sa fondation, Port-Menier ne sait pas à ... Read more

$1.99 CAD

Citadelle végétale, Anticosti veille sur le Québec depuis l’embouchure du Saint-Laurent. Royaume des cerfs et terre de prédilection d’aventuriers en tous genres, la plus vaste ile de la province traverse aujourd’hui l’une des pires crises de son existence: le récent mirage pétrolier bouscule son unique village, déjà bien vacillant. Plus d’un siècle après sa fondation, Port-Menier ne sait pas à
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World Petroleum Resources And Reserves

by Joseph Riva ...

This book describes and analyzes the geological basis for the current world petroleum situation. It explains the formation and accumulation of conventional and unconventional oil and gas and the methods used by geologists in the search for petroleum and petroleum-containing basins. ... Read more

$77.61 CAD

This book describes and analyzes the geological basis for the current world petroleum situation. It explains the formation and accumulation of conventional and unconventional oil and gas and the methods used by geologists in the search for petroleum and petroleum-containing basins.
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Beyond Business

An Inspirational Memoir From a Visionary Leader

by John Browne ...

An inspirational memoir from a remarkable leader.Once a lacklustre organisation, BP became one of the world's biggest, most successful and most admired companies in the new millennium. John Browne, the company's CEO for 12 years, invented the oil 'supermajor' and led the way on issues such as climate change, human rights and transparency.In BEYOND BUSINESS, Browne brings to life what he learned ... Read more

$10.99 CAD

An inspirational memoir from a remarkable leader.Once a lacklustre organisation, BP became one of the world's biggest, most successful and most admired companies in the new millennium. John Browne, the company's CEO for 12 years, invented the oil 'supermajor' and led the way on issues such as climate change, human rights and transparency.In BEYOND BUSINESS, Browne brings to life what he learned
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Integrated Aquifer Characterization and Modeling for Energy Sustainability

Key Lessons from the Petroleum Industry

by M.R. Fassihi, J.P. Blangy ...

The greatest challenge facing humanity today is the transition to a more sustainable energy infrastructure while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Meeting this challenge will require a diversified array of solutions spanning across multiple industries. One of the solutions rising to the fore is the potential to rapidly build out carbon sequestration, which involves the removal of CO2 from the ... Read more

$156.46 CAD

The greatest challenge facing humanity today is the transition to a more sustainable energy infrastructure while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Meeting this challenge will require a diversified array of solutions spanning across multiple industries. One of the solutions rising to the fore is the potential to rapidly build out carbon sequestration, which involves the removal of CO2 from the
... Read more

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