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This publication provides an introduction to the design of bulk
petroleum fuel receiving, storage and dispensing facilities.
This book crosses the boundary from exploration- and
production-related chemistry to refining, from upstream through
downstream. It discusses the composition of petroleum through the
use of "petroleum molecular composition continuity model." .
The fascinating autobiography of a man living in Libya during the
years when oil was discovered there. The work he achieved made a
huge contribution to the development and transformation which
"black gold" brought to the country. Following the tracks of his
journey from one oil refinery to another the reader travels between
Fezzan, Tripolitania and Cyrenaica. A natural and vunerable
landscape of undeniable intensity is revealed upon the pages, as he
passes from locust storms of almost biblical proportions to meeting
populations such as the Tuareg, who even today are still cloaked in
legend. It is a vivid account of the meeting between East and West.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on
December 2, 1970 by President Richard Nixon. The agency is charged
with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and
enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress. The EPA's
struggle to protect health and the environment is seen through each
of its official publications. These publications outline new
policies, detail problems with enforcing laws, document the need
for new legislation, and describe new tactics to use to solve these
issues. This collection of publications ranges from historic
documents to reports released in the new millennium, and features
works like: Bicycle for a Better Environment, Health Effects of
Increasing Sulfur Oxides Emissions Draft, and Women and
Environmental Health.
It is a well-known fact that since the start of industrial crude
oil extraction, some 150 years ago, the United States has
consistently been the nation that consumes a greater proportion of
the global production of that precious liquid fuel. What may be
less obvious for many, nowadays, is that for most of that period
the US was also the country with higher crude oil production. This
handbook provides recent research on oil production.
Some Members of Congress have expressed concern about storage and
management of petroleum coke (petcoke) in their districts. Despite
a lack of data on observed health impacts, local concerns have
included potential human health and environmental impacts of
fugitive dusts and runoff into waterways. Broader concerns have
also been raised about the carbon dioxide (greenhouse gas)
emissions from petcoke combustion. This book discusses the petcoke
issues, small refinery opportunities and provides a background on
the industry.
This book discusses topical issues of detailed seismic data
interpretation using high-resolution seismic (HRS) techniques,
which are based on the numerical method developed by the authors
for solving the inverse dynamic seismic problem (IDSP). The authors
highlight the range of issues related to the development and
application of HRS-Geo technologies on a variety of seismic data,
and analyze a significant amount of practical material in various
seismic and geological conditions. This analysis allows for the
accurate estimation of geological indicators in sediments that are
most important for the prediction and exploration of oil and gas
deposits, including lithological composition, reservoir properties,
and the nature and degree of reservoir rock saturation with fluids.
The book is intended for professionals involved in seismic data
processing and geological interpretation, students of geophysical
and geological specialties, graduate students of these
specializations.
Subsea repairs and inspection are costly for petroleum and
pipeline engineers and proper training is needed to focus on
ensuring system strength and integrity. "Subsea Pipeline Integrity
and Risk Management" is the perfect companion for new engineers who
need to be aware of the state-of-the-art techniques. This handbook
offers a "hands-on" problem-solving approach to integrity
management, leak detection, and reliability applications such as
risk analysis.
Wide-ranging and easy-to-use, the book is packed with data
tables, illustrations, and calculations, with a focus on pipeline
corrosion, flexible pipes, and subsea repair. Reliability-based
models also provide a decision making tool for day-to-day use.
"Subsea Pipeline Integrity and Risk Management" gives the engineer
the power and knowledge to protect offshore pipeline investments
safely and effectively.
Includes material selection for linepipe, especially selection of
standard carbon steel linepipeCovers assessment of various types of
corrosion processes and definition of anti-corrosion design against
internal as well as external corrosion Gives process and flow
assurance for pipeline systems including pipeline integrity
management
Reservoir characterization as a discipline grew out of the
recognition that more oil and gas could be extracted from
reservoirs if the geology of the reservoir was understood. Prior to
that awakening, reservoir development and production were the realm
of the petroleum engineer. In fact, geologists of that time would
have felt slighted if asked by corporate management to move from an
exciting exploration assignment to a more mundane assignment
working with an engineer to improve a reservoir s performance.
Slowly, reservoir characterization came into its own as a
quantitative, multidisciplinary endeavor requiring a vast array of
skills and knowledge sets. Perhaps the biggest attractor to
becoming a reservoir geologist was the advent of fast computing,
followed by visualization programs and theaters, all of which allow
young geoscientists to practice their computing skills in a highly
technical work environment. Also, the discipline grew in parallel
with the evolution of data integration and the advent of asset
teams in the petroleum industry. Finally, reservoir
characterization flourished with the quantum improvements that have
occurred in geophysical acquisition and processing techniques and
that allow geophysicists to image internal reservoir
complexities.
Practical resource describing different types of sandstone and
shale reservoirsCase histories of reservoir studies for easy
comparison Applications of standard, new, and emerging
technologies
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The predicted ICT revolution has gained increasing attention in the
oil industry the last few years. It is enabled by the use of
ubiquitous real time data, collaborative techniques, and multiple
expertises across disciplines, organizations and geographical
locations.Integrated Operations in the Oil and Gas Industry:
Sustainability and Capability Development covers the capability
approach to integrated operations that documents research and
development in the oil industry. By 'capability', we refer to the
combined capacity and ability to plan and execute in accordance
with business objectives through a designed combination of human
skills, work processes, organizational change, and technology. This
book will serve as a knowledge base for those who are interested in
learning about, and those involved in, Integrated Operations in the
Oil and Gas Industry.
In this book, the authors present and discuss the characteristics,
performance and environmental impacts of diesel fuels. Topics
include the effects of diesel fuel composition and properties on
engine performance and pollutant emissions; biodiesel production
from alternative feedstocks in Brazil; development of dual fuel
combustion models for direct injected heavy duty diesel engines;
the molecular properties of some diesel fuel components and their
biodegradation; the effect of oxygen additives on the performance
and combustion of diesel engines; contrasting the life-cycle
performance of conventional and alternative diesel fuels; and the
impact of ethyl-tert-butyl ether (ETBE) addition to diesel oil.
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