For well over half a century, since the first credible warnings of petroleum depletion were raised in the 1950s, contemporary industrial civilization has been caught in a remarkable paradox: a culture more focused on problem solving than any other has repeatedly failed to deal w…
World Systems Framework for Oil and Gas IndustryA Multitiered Systems ViewSome Case ExamplesEnergy CostsEducation and Workforce Development IssuesSystem of Systems FrameworkWhat Is System of Systems?What Is a Project System?What Is Systems Engineering?Embracing Project Managemen…
"Oil is the world's single most important commodity and its political effects are pervasive. Jeff Colgan extends the idea of the resource curse into the realm of international relations, exploring how countries form their foreign policy preferences and intentions. Why are some b…
"Since 1859, oil has enabled and defined our economic, social and political landscape. Throughout this time, abundant supply ensured low, stable prices and the inner workings of the oil industry remained relatively obscure. Following a century and a half of relative calm, oil pr…
"This book focuses on the history, key industry and policy actors, and political economic outcomes in oil-producing African states, filling a gap in the literature on resource-abundant countries by providing an optimistic assessment of circumstances in contemporary Africa. John …
The first in-depth examination of how a lack of corporate responsibility and government oversight led to the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S. history. On April 20, 2010, a series of explosions rocked Deepwater Horizon, the immense semisubmersible drilling platform leased by Br…
The first in-depth examination of how a lack of corporate responsibility and government oversight led to the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S. history. On April 20, 2010, a series of explosions rocked Deepwater Horizon, the immense semisubmersible drilling platform leased by Br…
Oljen har skapt gjennomgripende forandringer i levemåten i vårt århundre - fra de første oljebrønnene i USA, gjennom to verdenskriger, "feiltagelsen" som førte til at man oppdaget olje i Nordsjøen til Iraks invasjon i Kuwait og "Operation Desert Storm". Dette er historien om hvo…
