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Fossil fuels don't simply impact our ability to commute to and from
work. They condition our sensory lives, our erotic experiences, and
our aesthetics; they structure what we assume to be normal and
healthy; and they prop up a distinctly modern bargain with nature
that allows populations and economies to grow wildly beyond the
older and more clearly understood limits of the organic economy.
Carbon Nation ranges across film and literary studies, ecology,
politics, journalism, and art history to chart the course by which
prehistoric carbon calories entered into the American economy and
body. It reveals how fossil fuels remade our ways of being,
knowing, and sensing in the world while examining how different
classes, races, sexes, and conditions learned to embrace and
navigate the material manifestations and cultural potential of
these new prehistoric carbons. The ecological roots of modern
America are introduced in the first half of the book where the
author shows how fossil fuels revolutionized the nation's material
wealth and carrying capacity. The book then demonstrates how this
eager embrace of fossil fuels went hand in hand with both a
deliberate and an unconscious suppression of that dependency across
social, spatial, symbolic, an psychic domains. In the works of
Eugene O'Neill, Upton Sinclair, Sherwood Anderson, and Stephen
Crane, the author reveals how Americans' material dependencies on
prehistoric carbon were systematically buried within modernist
narratives of progress, consumption, and unbridled growth; while in
films like Charlie Chaplin''s Modern Times and George Steven's
Giant he uncovers cinematic expressions of our own deep-seated
anxieties about living in a dizzying new world wrought by fossil
fuels. Any discussion of fossil fuels must go beyond energy policy
and technology. In Carbon Nation, Bob Johnson reminds us that what
we take to be natural in the modern world is, in fact, historical,
and that our history and culture arise from this relatively recent
embrace of the coal mine, the stoke hole, and the oil derrick.
Evo Morales, Bolivia's first Indigenous president, won reelection
three times on a leftist platform championing Indigenous rights,
anti-imperialism, and Bolivian control over the country's natural
gas reserves. In Bolivia in the Age of Gas, Bret Gustafson explores
how the struggle over natural gas has reshaped Bolivia, along with
the rise, and ultimate fall, of the country's first Indigenous-led
government. Rethinking current events against the backdrop of a
longer history of oil and gas politics and military intervention,
Gustafson shows how natural gas wealth brought a measure of
economic independence and redistribution, yet also reproduced
political and economic relationships that contradicted popular and
Indigenous aspirations for radical change. Though grounded in the
unique complexities of Bolivia, the volume argues that fossil-fuel
political economies worldwide are central to the reproduction of
militarism and racial capitalism and suggests that progressive
change demands moving beyond fossil-fuel dependence and the social
and ecological ills that come with it.
Compendium of Hydrogen Energy: Hydrogen Production and
Purification, the first text in a four-volume series, focuses on
the production of hydrogen. As many experts believe that the
hydrogen economy will eventually replace the fossil fuel economy as
our primary source of energy, the text provides a timely discussion
on this interesting topic. The text details the methods of hydrogen
production using fossil fuels, also exploring sustainable
extraction methods of hydrogen production from water and hydrogen
purification processes.
Well Production Performance Analysis for Shale Gas Reservoirs,
Volume 66 presents tactics and discussions that are urgently needed
by the petroleum community regarding unconventional oil and gas
resources development and production. The book breaks down the
mechanics of shale gas reservoirs and the use of mathematical
models to analyze their performance.
Pressure vessels are closed containers designed to hold gases or
liquids at a pressure substantially different from the ambient
pressure. They have a variety of applications in industry,
including in oil refineries, nuclear reactors, vehicle airbrake
reservoirs, and more. The pressure differential with such vessels
is dangerous, and due to the risk of accident and fatality around
their use, the design, manufacture, operation and inspection of
pressure vessels is regulated by engineering authorities and guided
by legal codes and standards. "Pressure Vessel Design Manual" is a
solutions-focused guide to the many problems and technical
challenges involved in the design of pressure vessels to match
stringent standards and codes. It brings together otherwise
scattered information and explanations into one easy-to-use
resource to minimize research and take readers from problem to
solution in the most direct manner possible.
Covers almost all problems that a working pressure vessel designer
can expect to face, with 50+ step-by-step design procedures
including a wealth of equations, explanations and data
Internationally recognized, widely referenced and trusted, with 20+
years of use in over 30 countries making it an accepted industry
standard guide Now revised with up-to-date ASME, ASCE and API
regulatory code information, and dual unit coverage for increased
ease of international use
For four decades, Petroleum Refining has guided thousands of
readers toward a reliable understanding of the field, and through
the years has become the standard text in many schools and
universities around the world offering petroleum refining classes,
for self-study, training, and as a reference for industry
professionals. The sixth edition of this perennial bestseller
continues in the tradition set by Jim Gary as the most modern and
authoritative guide in the field. Updated and expanded to reflect
new technologies, methods, and topics, the book includes new
discussion on the business and economics of refining, cost
estimation and complexity, crude origins and properties, fuel
specifications, and updates on technology, process units, and
catalysts. The first half of the book is written for a general
audience to introduce the primary economic and market
characteristics of the industry and to describe the inputs and
outputs of refining. Most of this material is new to this edition
and can be read independently or in parallel with the rest of the
text. In the second half of the book, a technical review of the
main process units of a refinery is provided, beginning with
distillation and covering each of the primary conversion and
treatment processes. Much of this material was reorganized,
updated, and rewritten with greater emphasis on reaction chemistry
and the role of catalysis in applications. Petroleum Refining:
Technology, Economics, and Markets is a book written for users, the
practitioners of refining, and all those who want to learn more
about the field.
Nanoscale metallic and ceramic materials, also called
nanomaterials, have held enormous attraction for researchers over
the past few years. They demonstrate novel properties compared with
conventional (microcrystalline) materials owing to their nanoscale
features. Recently, mechanical alloying and powder metallurgy
processes for the fabrication of metal-ceramic/alloy-ceramic
nanocomposites with a unique microstructure have been developed.
This book focuses on the fabrication of nanostructured hydrogen
storage materials and their nanocomposites. The potential
application of the research presented in the book fits well into
the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon
2020, where one of the societal challenges is secure, clean, and
efficient energy. Wherever possible, the authors have illustrated
the subject by their own results. The goal of the book is to
provide comprehensive knowledge about materials for energy
applications to graduate students and researchers in chemistry,
chemical engineering, and materials science.
'Fascinating revelations' Max Hastings, Sunday Times 'Wonderfully
detailed and colourful' Steven Poole, Daily Telegraph 'The book I
have long been waiting for... Essential reading' Michael Klare
Petroleum has always been used by humans: as an adhesive by
Neanderthals, as a waterproofing agent in Noah's Ark and as a
weapon during the Crusades. Its eventual extraction from the earth
in vast quantities transformed light, heat and power. A Pipeline
Runs Through It is a fresh, comprehensive in-depth look at the
social, economic, political and geopolitical forces involved in our
transition to the modern oil age. It tells an extraordinary origin
story, from the pre-industrial history of petroleum through to
large-scale production in the mid-nineteenth century and the
development of a dominant, fully-fledged oil industry by the early
twentieth century. This was always a story of imperialist violence,
political disenfranchisement, economic exploitation and
environmental destruction. The near total eradication of the Native
Americans of New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio has barely been
mentioned as a precondition for the emergence of the first
industrialised oil region in the United States. Britain's invasion
of Upper Burma in 1885 was perhaps the first war fought, at least
in part, for access to oil; the growth of Royal Dutch-Shell
involved the genocidal subjugation of people of the Dutch East
Indies and the exploitation of oil in the Middle East arose
seamlessly out of Britain's prior political and military
interventions in the region. Finally, in an entirely new analysis,
the book shows how the British navy's increasingly desperate
dependence on vulnerable foreign sources of oil may have been a
catalytic ingredient in the outbreak of the First World War. The
rise of oil has shaped the modern world, and this is the book to
understand it.
A comprehensive overview of NGLs from production in the oil patch
to consumption in the fuel and petrochemical industries. Leffler
covers everything from gas plants, logistics, storage and refinery
operations to the chemistry necessary to have a full understanding
of the whole value chain.
Modern reservoir management practice needs integration of
geoscience and engineering involving people, technology, tools, and
data. This text presents the fundamentals of integrated reservoir
management practice including the technical and management
perspectives. Several actual examples and case studies are included
for illustration purposes. This text is a must for engineers,
geologists, and others involved in reservoir management.
When oil and gas exploration was expanding across Aotearoa New
Zealand, Patricia Widener was there interviewing affected residents
and environmental and climate activists, and attending community
meetings and anti-drilling rallies. Exploration was occurring on an
unprecedented scale when oil disasters dwelled in recent memory,
socioecological worries were high, campaigns for climate action
were becoming global, and transitioning toward a low carbon society
seemed possible. Yet unlike other communities who have experienced
either an oil spill, or hydraulic fracturing, or offshore
exploration, or climate fears, or disputes over unresolved
Indigenous claims, New Zealanders were facing each one almost
simultaneously. Collectively, these grievances created the
foundation for an organized civil society to construct and then
magnify a comprehensive critical oil narrative--in dialogue,
practice, and aspiration. Community advocates and socioecological
activists mobilized for their health and well-being, for their
neighborhoods and beaches, for Planet Earth and Planet Ocean, and
for terrestrial and aquatic species and ecosystems. They rallied
against toxic, climate-altering pollution; the extraction of fossil
fuels; a myriad of historic and contemporary inequities; and for
local, just, and sustainable communities, ecologies, economies,
and/or energy sources. In this allied ethnography, quotes are used
extensively to convey the tenor of some of the country’s most
passionate and committed people. By analyzing the intersections of
a social movement and the political economy of oil, Widener reveals
a nuanced story of oil resistance and promotion at a time when many
anti-drilling activists believed themselves to be on the front
lines of the industry’s inevitable decline.
This book is a must-read for the latest generation of scientists,
engineers, and researchers in the petroleum industry. The product
of over four decades of research, experience, and study by Dr.
Dwijen Banerjee, who carefully preserves the history of the thermal
processing of hydrocarbons, giving credit to the pioneering
scientists and discoverers of the process. In this
first-of-its-kind book, the author summarizes and systematically
leads readers through all aspects of the thermal cracking processes
from the research laboratory to the commercial applications of the
petrochemical industry. Fossil fuels consist of a continuous series
of hydrocarbons mainly divided into natural gas (C1-C4),
conventional crude oil (C5-C40), heavy oil/bitumen (>C40). This
book discusses thermal processing of hydrocarbons - with a special
emphasis on lighter hydrocarbons - whose main source is shale gas
and tight oil that's recently been made abundant through fracking
technology. This book details many technical parameters involved in
choosing a process when considering the type of feedstocks;
operating conditions; selectivity of the desired product; the
market to be targeted; and the environmental regulations to be met
while also considering the economic parameters such as the
investment and profit margin that govern the final choice. Features
and Benefits An introduction to the basic chemistry behind thermal
processing, classifications, molecular structures, kinetics and
thermodynamics, free radical reaction mechanisms, and product
distributions. A focus on shale gas and tight oil production,
properties, and processing as important sources of petrochemicals.
Emphasis on the 'petroleum to petrochemicals' which has recently
transformed the petroleum industry across the globe. An
illustration of conversion technologies - how the paraffinic
hydrocarbons are converted into various petrochemicals and
eventually lead to the finished products. Insight into the future
of hydrocarbons based on environmental issues. Audience Scientists
Engineers Researchers Students
The Standard Oil Company emerged out of obscurity in the 1860s to
capture 90 percent of the petroleum refining industry in the United
States during the Gilded Age. John D. Rockefeller, the company's
founder, organized the company around an almost religious
dedication to principles of efficiency. Economic success masked the
dark side of efficiency as Standard Oil dumped oil waste into
public waterways, filled the urban atmosphere with acrid smoke, and
created a consumer safety crisis by selling kerosene below
congressional standards. Local governments, guided by a desire to
favor the interests of business, deployed elaborate engineering
solutions to tackle petroleum pollution at taxpayer expense rather
than heed public calls to abate waste streams at their source. Only
when refinery pollutants threatened the health of the Great Lakes
in the twentieth century did the federal government respond to a
nascent environmental movement. Organized around the four classical
elements at the core of Standard Oil's success (earth, air, fire,
and water), Refining Nature provides an ecological context for the
rise of one of the most important corporations in American history.
This book gathers selected papers from the 8th International Field
Exploration and Development Conference (IFEDC 2018) and addresses a
broad range of topics, including: Reservoir Surveillance and
Management, Reservoir Evaluation and Dynamic Description, Reservoir
Production Stimulation and EOR, Ultra-Tight Reservoirs,
Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources Technology, Oil and Gas Well
Production Testing, and Geomechanics. In brief, the papers
introduce readers to upstream technologies used in oil & gas
development, the main principles of the process, and various
related design technologies. The conference not only provided a
platform to exchange experiences, but also promoted the advancement
of scientific research in oil & gas exploration and production.
The book is chiefly intended for industry experts, professors,
researchers, senior engineers, and enterprise managers.
When classifying fracturing fluids and their additives, it is
important that production, operation, and completion engineers
understand which chemical should be utilized in different well
environments. A user's guide to the many chemicals and chemical
additives used in hydraulic fracturing operations, "Hydraulic
Fracturing Chemicals and Fluids Technology "provides an easy-to-use
manual to create fluid formulations that will meet project-specific
needs while protecting the environment and the life of the well.
Fink creates a concise and comprehensive reference that enables the
engineer to logically select and use the appropriate chemicals on
any hydraulic fracturing job. The first book devoted entirely to
hydraulic fracturing chemicals, Fink eliminates the guesswork so
the engineer can select the best chemicals needed on the job while
providing the best protection for the well, workers and
environment.
Pinpoints the specific compounds used in any given fracturing
operationProvides a systematic approach to classifying fracturing
fluid technology to meet specific project needsEliminates guesswork
with easy-to-understand language on selection and components of
hydraulic fracturing chemicalsAddresses environmental aspects of
chemicals to safeguard employees and protect the environment
The main objective of this manuscript is to successfully predict
severe slugging behaviour in a catenary riser. A review of the
existing literature on severe slugging is presented in this
manuscript. It also describes a new developed model of the offshore
production rig, which is used as a basis to study dynamic
interactions between the riser and downstream receiving facilities
in the offshore production systems.
* Covers the timely topic of fuel cells and hydrogen-based energy
from its fundamentals to practical applications * Serves as a
resource for practicing researchers and as a text in graduate-level
programs * Tackles crucial aspects in light of the new directions
in the energy industry, in particular how to integrate fuel
processing into contemporary systems like nuclear and gas power
plants * Includes homework-style problems
While energy is essential for development, standard fossil fuels
are often in short supply in countries where it is needed most.
However, alternative fuel resources abound in the form of
agricultural and municipal waste or 'biomass'. This report reviews
the state of the art of biomass combustion and gassification
systems, their advantages and disadvantages. It also encourages
investment in use of these technologies to enable developing
countries to better exploit their biomass resources and help close
the gap between their energy needs and their energy supply.
Crises in Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Industries: Disasters and
Environmental Challenges provides an overview of both natural and
manmade disasters occurring in oil, gas and petrochemical
industries while also covering special solutions based on their
types. This volume includes the effects of natural disasters such
as earthquakes, floods and hurricanes as well as manmade incidents
including fire events, explosions and the release of dust and toxic
substances on various related units and plants. In addition, the
long-term side effects on both humans and the environment resulted
from these industries are presented. Problems such as releasing
wastes and venting gases into the environment and challenges from
overusing the natural resources and producing noise pollutants are
also discussed in detail.
Sustainable In-Situ Heavy Oil and Bitumen Recovery: Techniques,
Case Studies, and Environmental Considerations delivers a critical
reference for today's energy engineers who want to gain an accurate
understanding of anticipated GHG emissions in heavy oil recovery.
Structured to break down every method with introductions, case
studies, technical limitations and summaries, this reference gives
engineers a look at the latest hybrid approaches needed to tackle
heavy oil recoveries while calculating carbon footprints. Starting
from basic definitions and rounding out with future challenges,
this book will help energy engineers collectively evolve heavy oil
recovery with sustainability applications in mind.
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Thermal Methods
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Abdolhossein Hemmati Sarapardeh, Alireza Alamatsaz, Mingzhe Dong, Zhaomin Li
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Thermal Methods, Volume Two, the latest release in the Enhanced Oil
Recovery series, helps engineers focus on the latest developments
in this fast-growing area. In the book, different techniques are
described in addition to the latest technologies in data mining and
hybrid processes. Supported field case studies are included to
illustrate a bridge between research and practical applications,
making it useful for both academics and practicing engineers.
Structured to start with thermal concepts and steam flooding, the
book's editors then advance to more complex content, guiding
engineers into areas such as hybrid thermal methods and edgier
technologies that bridge solar and nuclear energy. Supported by a
full spectrum of contributors, this book gives petroleum engineers
and researchers the latest research developments and field
applications to drive innovation for the future of energy.
Challenges and Recent Advances in Sustainable Oil and Gas Recovery
and Transportation delivers a critical tool for today’s petroleum
and reservoir engineers to learn the latest research in EOR and
solutions toward more SDG-supported practices. Packed with methods
and case studies, the reference starts with the latest advances
such as EOR with polymers and EOR with CCS. Advances in shale
recovery and methane production are also covered before layering on
sustainability methods on critical topics such as oilfield produced
water. Supported by a diverse group of contributors, this book
gives engineers a go-to source for the future of oil and gas. The
oil and gas industry are utilizing enhanced oil recovery (EOR)
methods frequently, but the industry is also tasked with making
more sustainable decisions in their future operations.
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