Oil and Natural Gas Book
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 978-0-7566-3879-5
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Oil and Natural Gas is SPE’s fun, colorfully illustrated, and information-filled book on the history and uses of oil. This hardbound book is appealing to kids of all ages and adults! Currently available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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Table of Contents
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King oil 6 Ancient oil 8 Oil for light 10 Dawn of the oil age 12 The oil bonanza 14 What is oil? 16 Where oil comes from 18 Natural gas 20 Unconventional natural gas 22 Oil traps 24 Solid oil 26 How oil is found 28 Advanced technology 30 Getting the oil out 32 Deep sea drilling 34 Deepwater technology 36 Piped oil 38 Oil on the ocean 40 |
Refining oil 42 Energy and transportation 44 Materials from oil 46 Plastics and polymers 48 Global oil 50 Oil and power 52 Oil and the environment 54 Demand and consumption 56 Saving oil 58 Oil substitutes 60 Fuel for electricity 62 World of job opportunities 64 Serving society 66 Timeline 68 Find out more 69 Glossary 70 Acknowledgments 72 |
