Petroleum, oil and gas industries

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is one of the most recognizable acronyms among international organizations.

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is one of the most recognizable acronyms among international organizations.

For over eighty years the Arab region has been deriving massive wealth from its natural resources.

For over eighty years the Arab region has been deriving massive wealth from its natural resources.

The New Energy Paradigm provides an overview of the current energy policy debate, contextualized by the oil shock from 2000, and considers how the trends in international energy markets impact on security of supply and climate change.

By considering the solid state packing of linear chain wax components, this book aims at understanding three things: firstly, which modifications of molecular components are allowed for maintaining stable solid solutions; secondly, what happens when stability conditions are traversed and fractionation begins and thirdly, the structure of fractionated arrays.

This book traces the development of the standard property rights over five kinds of natural resource - inland rivers, ocean fisheries, petroleum resources, gold and base metals and forest resources - from classical times through to the 19th century.

Billions of dollars stolen from citizens are circling the globe, enriching powerful individuals, altering political outcomes, and disadvantaging everyday people.

Billions of dollars stolen from citizens are circling the globe, enriching powerful individuals, altering political outcomes, and disadvantaging everyday people.

Natural resources like oil and minerals are the largest source of unaccountable power in the world.

The last decade has seen a far-reaching revolution in the oil industry, both in the US and globally.

The last decade has seen a far-reaching revolution in the oil industry, both in the US and globally.

'Fascinating revelations' Max Hastings, Sunday Times'An immensely valuable guide to a great and terrible industry' The Economist 'The book I have long been waiting for.

Since September 11th 2001 and the commencement of the 'war on terror', the world's attention has been focused on the relationship between US foreign policy in the Middle East and the oceans of crude oil that lie beneath the region's soil.

A lot of managerial finessing is needed to handle the present era of the operations of the oil and gas industry, under the pressure of environmental issues.

Mining and Energy Law is a thorough examination of the contemporary mining and energy law in Australia.

Energy is a key resource for transformational development globally.

Originally published in 1990 and designed as a student text, The British Seas is a clear introduction to the oceanography and resources of the region.

Originally published in 1990 and designed as a student text, The British Seas is a clear introduction to the oceanography and resources of the region.

Oil is the most vital resource of our time.

Functional Materials for the Oil and Gas Industry: Characterization and Applications discusses the latest techniques in characterization and applications of functional materials in the oil and gas industry.