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This publication provides an introduction to bulk storage
facilities for petroleum fuels.
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.
Focusing on trends in energy supply and demand, this text provides
students with a comprehensive account of the subject and an
understanding of how to use data analysis and modeling to make
future projections and study climate impacts. Developments in
technology and policy are discussed in depth, including the role of
coal, the fracking revolutions for oil and gas, the electricity
grid, wind and solar power, battery storage, and biofuels. Trends
in demand are also detailed, with analysis of industrial demands
such as LEDs, air conditioning, heat pumps, and information
technology, and the transportation demands of railroads, ships, and
cars (including electric vehicles). The environmental impacts of
the energy industry are considered throughout, and a full chapter
is dedicated to climate change. Real-life case studies and examples
add context, and over 400 full-color figures illustrate key
concepts. Accompanied by a package of online resources including
solutions, video examples, sample data, and PowerPoint slides, this
is an ideal text for courses on energy and is accessible to a range
of students from engineering and related disciplines.
This publication provides an introduction to the design and
construction of atmospheric storage tanks for petroleum fuel
products.
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 publication provides an introduction to the design of bulk
petroleum fuel receiving, storage and dispensing facilities.
This rich, rousing gusher of a biography captures the life and
times of an American hero and the birth of the modern oil empire he
created.
Frank Phillips, founder of Phillips Petroleum, was one of the
most prominent self-made business tycoons of the twentieth century.
In "Oil Man," Michael Wallis, a best-selling historian of the West,
presents Phillips against a pageant of luminaries and outlaws that
includes Will Rogers, Harry Truman, Edna Ferber, J. Paul Getty, and
Pretty Boy Floyd.
Spanning the final days of America's frontier West through the
Roaring Twenties and two world wars, "Oil Man" is a bold, colorful
biography of the original American entrepreneur. A classic work
that continues to gather accolades since its original publication
in 1988, the book captures the life and times of an American
hero.
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