The Petroleum Handbook
eBook - PDF

The Petroleum Handbook

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Petroleum Handbook

About this book

Those connected with the petroleum industry will need no introduction to The Petroleum Handbook. It is a technically-oriented manual whose aim is to provide explanations of the processes of today's petroleum industry, from crude oil exploration to product end use, with some historical background and explanation of the economic context in which the oil, gas and petrochemical businesses operation. Much of the material in this sixth edition is completely new and includes the latest information on world oil and gas reserves, future prospects, transportation, storage, refining, marketing, research, and environmental conservation.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. The Petroleum Handbook
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Foreword
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Preface
  8. Chapter 1. The world petroleum industry
  9. Chapter 2. Oil and gas in the centrally planned economies
  10. Chapter 3. Exploration and production
  11. Chapter 4. The chemistry of petroleum
  12. Chapter 5. Oil products—Manufacture
  13. Chapter 6. Marketing of oil products
  14. Chapter 7. Transportation—Marine and pipelines
  15. Chapter 8. Natural gas and gas liquids
  16. Chapter 9. Oil supply and trading
  17. Chapter 10. Petrochemicals
  18. Chapter 11. Unconventional raw materials and synfuels
  19. Chapter 12. Research and development
  20. Chapter 13. Environmental conservation
  21. Glossary
  22. Subject Index