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Utilize the most recent developments to combat challenges such
as ice mechanics. The perfect companion for engineers wishing to
learn state-of-the-art methods or further develop their knowledge
of best practice techniques, "Arctic Pipeline Planning" provides a
working knowledge of the technology and techniques for laying
pipelines in the coldest regions of the world. "Arctic Pipeline
Planning" provides must-have elements that can be utilized through
all phases of arctic pipeline planning and construction. This
includes information on how to: Solve challenges in designing
arctic pipelinesProtect pipelines from everyday threats such as ice
gouging and permafrostMaintain safety and communication for
construction workers while supporting typical codes and
standards
Covers such issues as land survey, trenching or above ground,
environmental impact of constructionProvides on-site
problem-solving techniques utilized through all phases of arctic
pipeline planning and constructionIs packed witheasy-to-read and
understandable tables and bullet lists"
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.
As conventional-oil resources are depleted worldwide, vast heavy
oil reserves available in various parts of the world become
increasingly important as a secure future energy source. Brief but
readable, Heavy Oil Production Processes discusses the latest
improvements in production processes including; thermal methods
(steam floods, cyclic steam stimulation, SAGD) as well as
non-thermal methods (cold flow with sand production, cyclic solvent
process, VAPEX). The book begins with an overview of the chemistry,
engineering, and technology of heavy oil as they evolve into the
twenty-first century. The preceding chapters are written to provide
a basic understanding of each technology, evolving processes and
new processes as well as the various environmental regulations.
Clear and rigorous, Heavy Oil Production Processes will prove
useful for those scientists and engineers already engaged in fossil
fuel science and technology as well as scientists, non-scientists,
engineers, and non-engineers who wish to gain a general overview or
update of the science and technology of fossil fuels. The not only
does the book discuss the production processes but also provides
methods which should reduce environmental footprint and improve
profitability.
Overview of the chemistry, engineering, and technology of oil
sandsUpdates on the evolving processes and new processesEvolving
and new environmental regulations regarding oil sands
production
When the first gusher blew in at Spindletop, near Beaumont, Texas,
in 1901, petroleum began to supplant cotton and cattle as the
economic engine of the state and region. Very soon, much of the
workforce migrated from the cotton field to the oilfield, following
the lure of the wealth being created by black gold. The early
decades of the twentieth century witnessed the development of an
oilfield culture, as these workers defined and solidified their
position within the region's social fabric. Over time, the work
force grew more professionalized, and technological change
attracted a different type of labourer. Bobby D. Weaver grew up and
worked in the oil patch. Now, drawing on oral histories
supplemented and confirmed by other research, he tells the
colourful stories of the workers who actually brought oil wealth to
Texas. Drillers, shooters, toolies, pipeliners, teamsters,
roustabouts, tank builders, roughnecks . . . each of them played a
role in the frenzied, hard-driving lifestyle of the boomtowns that
sprouted overnight in association with each major oil discovery.
Weaver tracks the differences between company workers and contract
workers. He details the work itself and the ethos that surrounds
it. He highlights the similarities and differences from one field
to another and traces changing aspects of the work over time. Above
all, Oilfield Trash captures the unique voices of the labouring
people who worked long, hard hours, often risking life and limb to
keep the drilling rigs "turning to the right".
We are facing a crisis that threatens the sustainability of the
entire planet. Civilisation has been defined up to now by how
efficiently we handle our energy needs. The focus on short-term and
tangibles obscures the true vision of technology users. Perpetual
justifications of progressively less efficient technologies as
panaceas has become a rampant source of the profoundest
disinformation. No sector has fallen bigger victim to this
disinformation campaign than the petroleum industry. Today, the
most efficient naturally processed fuel (fossil fuel) production is
synonymous with unsustainability and compatibility with nature and
the environment. Accompanying this slogan is the environmentalists'
drumbeat about "renewable" energy. Everywhere people are sold on
the idea that even genetically altered vegetable oil is sustainable
and efficient whereas natural crude oil exploitation is not. With
this slogan, it has become fashionable to replace the agricultural
industry with "renewable" energy production and try to replace
fossil fuel energy with nuclear energy. The industry that
single-handedly served mankind a globalisation panacea on a silver
platter has now become a villain worthy of being replaced with the
makers of nuclear bombs and DDT. Similarly, carbon dioxide -- the
essence of life and energy, through photosynthesis -- has become
the other villain that must be "sequestered" and possibly replaced
by hydrogen and even radioactive nuclear spent fuel.
Field operations of drillstrings and marine risers are complex and
require the skill of experts with engineering knowledge and
experience. The objective of this book is to provide analytical
tools to assist in designing and operating these long tubulars.
Closed form solutions are emphasized throughout. This book is
intended for early-career and advanced engineers and their managers
concerned with offshore drilling and petroleum-extraction
operations. It will serve as a reference for the practicing
engineer as well as a text for short courses designed for
continuing education and professional training.
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.
Reduction in refining activity in the Northeast, as reflected in
recently announced plans to idle over 50% of the regional refining
capacity, is likely to impact supplies of petroleum products. The
transition period as supply sources shift could be problematic for
Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD), gasoline, and jet fuel supplies.
Prolonged uncertainty over the coming months with regard to the
disposition and operation of important logistical assets such as
pipelines, ports and storage would compound adjustment challenges.
Reduced short-term product supply flexibility due to longer
delivery times and potential transportation bottlenecks for sources
outside the region could also increase price volatility. This book
explores potential developments of Northeast refinery reductions
with a focus on alternative supply options; available pipeline
capacity, implications for regional transportation fuels markets,
heating oil supply and prices in the Northeast, and fuel security
for the military.
On a quiet Tuesday evening in April 2010, experienced leaders
aboard Transocean's DEEPWATER HORIZON drilling rig ran pressure
tests and declared BP's deep oil-and-gas well to be secure. They
were wrong. Hours later the well blew out, followed by explosions
and fire that killed 11, sank the rig in the mile-deep Gulf of
Mexico, and left behind mourning families, a disastrous
environmental oil spill, and questions without answers. Questions
like: Who, how, what caused BP's blowout? THE SIMPLE TRUTH is
narrative nonfiction, often called a nonfiction novel (fact-based
fiction). The story dramatizes the drilling and demise of BP's
3-1/2-mile-deep Macondo exploration well, albeit at the hands of
fictional characters, surrogates for survivors and the eleven
perfect witnesses who died that terrible night. Readers are invited
to join the crew aboard the rig and share their lives as they drill
ever deeper and make the costly decisions that define the business.
And when just one of several such decisions goes wrong and the
clock ticks down, readers, too, will better understand the simple
rule: Zero tolerance for failure, because offshore there's nowhere
to run. J.A. Turley leans on his decades-long industry career as an
offshore-drilling expert to unravel investigative findings about
the catastrophe. As a degreed petroleum engineer, ocean engineer,
and professor of petroleum engineering, he narrates the story as if
he and the reader are on the rig, immersed in the character-rich
world of offshore drilling. His detailed and extensively referenced
Epilogue documents the simple truth about the CAUSE of BP's Macondo
blowout. Readers who are also interested in the EFFECTS of BP's
blowout (the oil spill, company culture, energy independence) are
encouraged to read published nonfiction titles on the topic by
renowned authors and journalists, including: Joel Achenbach; Bob
Cavnar; John Conrad & Tom Shroder; William R. Freudenburg &
Robert Gramling; Peter Lehner & Bob Deans; Stanley Reed &
Alison Fitzgerald; Carl Safina; Loren C. Steffy; and others.
This book presents and discusses current research in the study of
sustainable petroleum operations. Topics discussed include greening
of petroleum operations; a novel environmental risk management
model for petroleum operations; an approach for conflict resolution
in oil and gas operations; technological analysis and quantitative
assessment of oil and gas development and air pollution and carbon
assessment framework for oil and gas developments.
A book on Petroleum Reservoir Rock Properties that can be of use to
both the beginner and the expert alike.
A book on Drilling Fluids Engineering with field and practical
examples.
After World War II, the discovery and production of onshore oil in
the United States faced decline. As a result, during the last half
of the twentieth century, offshore prospects in the Gulf of Mexico
took on new strategic value. Shell Oil Company pioneered many of
the early moves offshore and continues to lead the way into
"deepwater." For decades, the company dominated the Gulf of Mexico,
developing more oil and gas fields there than any other firm. Tyler
Priest's study is the first time the modern history of Shell Oil
has been told in any detail. Drawing on interviews with Shell
retirees and many other sources, Priest relates how the
imagination, talent, and hard work of personnel at all levels
shaped the evolution of the company. The narrative also covers
important aspects of Shell Oil's corporate evolution, but the
company's pioneering steps into the deepwater fields of the Gulf of
Mexico are its signature achievement. Priest's study demonstrates
that engineers did not suddenly create from scratch methods for
finding and producing oil and gas from astounding water depths.
Rather, they built on a half-century of accumulated knowledge and
improvements to technical systems. Shell Oil's story is unique, but
it also illuminates the modern history of the petroleum industry.
As Priest demonstrates, this company's experiences offer a starting
point for examining the understudied topics of strategic
decision-making, scientific research, management of technology, and
corporate organization and culture within modern oil companies, as
well as how these activities applied to offshore development.
The purpose of this book is to provide readers with a thorough
introduction to the essential design and operation aspects of
olefins plants. For this purpose, it is necessary to develop the
knowledge of the readers who are interested to know more about
olefins plants employing steam-cracking technology. The author has
gathered and developed this book based on extensive experience in
many olefins projects as well as olefins operating plants. Included
with this book are valuable materials provided by some
contributions representing top and reputable olefins licensors and
olefins equipment manufacturers for readers to gain insight
information and content about steam-cracker plants. The
contributors are Linde, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
(CP-Chem), TSKE, Graham, NATCO, SNM, and YJ-TMC. An effort has been
made to include essential and useful material for readers in the
form of guidelines and suggestions (G&S) as well as design and
operation checklists gathered and based on the author's extensive
experience in many steam-cracker plants.
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