Report forecasting possible economic recession in the UK by 1980 - examines britain's trade performance, balance of payments, gross national product, standard of living, dependence of North sea petroleum resources, etc., criticises the educational system and regional planning an…
Drilling geology - Oil and gas reservoir formation - Drilling a land exploration well - Planning and drilling a development well offshore - Rig selection and rig equipment - Drill bits - Drilling fluids - Directional and horizontal drilling - Casing and cementing - Evaluation - …
Joseph Hilyard's timely new book provides a broad perspective on the oil and gas industry, with primary attention to the United States. It takes the reader on a tour of the operations used to find and evaluate resources, and then to produce, store and deliver oil and gas. The bo…
Trade, along with the free movement of capital, is at the heart of today's international economy. But international trade is an intensely political and contested subject. This book traces the history of global trade, the impact of current global trading arrangements on poverty, …
Provides information for understanding the shifting structure of the global oil and gas economy: where the reserves lie, who produces what, trade patterns, consumption trends and prices. Highlights political and social issues in the global energy sector: the domestic inequality,…
Klare argues that wars in the near future will be fought over the control of dwindling natural resources like oil and water.