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Informationen zum Autor Marius Vassiliou worked as a senior research geophysicist at Arco Oil and Gas Company and later worked on oil-industry and other problems at the Rockwell International Science Center, where he eventually rose to the position of executive director. Since 2003, he has been an analyst at the Institute for Defense Analyses, where he has worked on a number of issues, including oil depletion and its implications. He is an active member of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists, a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, a Fellow of the Geological Society, and a licensed professional geophysicist in the State of California. Klappentext This second edition of Historical Dictionary of the Petroleum Industry contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on companies, people, events, technologies, countries, provinces, cities, and regions. Zusammenfassung This second edition of Historical Dictionary of the Petroleum Industry contains a chronology! an introduction! appendixes! and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on companies! people! events! technologies! countries! provinces! cities! and regions. Inhaltsverzeichnis Editor's Foreword Jon WoronoffPrefaceAcknowledgmentsAcronyms and AbbreviationsChronologyIntroductionTHE DICTIONARYAppendixes 1 Petroleum Industry Units and Conversions 2. Major Middle Eastern Consortia of the Seven Sisters and CFP 3. Various Companies with Roots in Standard Oil 4. Top Five Oil-Producing Countries for 20-Year Intervals Since 1861 5. Sweet and Sour Crudes 6. Crudes in the OPEC Basket 7. Major Oil Supply Disruptions 8. Tanker Classification 9. Largest Oil Spills 10. Refinery Fractions 11. Largest Oil Fields 12. Largest Gas Fields 13. Other Giant Oil and Gas Fields of Historical Interest 14. FiguresBibliographyAbout the Author...
