The Quest for Oil

The Quest for Oil (1970) examines all aspects of the oil industry - what oil is, where it is found, how fuels are produced, transported and sold, and the ways in which the fuels are used.

List of contents

1. Fuels and Energy 2. The Beginnings of the Oil Industry 3. Looking for Oil 4. Getting Crude Oil from the Ground 5. The Nature of Oil 6. The Right Oil for the Right Purpose 7. Oil Products 8. Making the Products: the First Stage 9. Improving the Products 10. The Refinery 11. Moving Oil Around the World - Tankers 12. Moving Oil - Transport Over Land 13. Planning the Supply of Oil 14. People in the Oil Industry 15. Oil Today and Tomorrow

Product details

• Authors: Roberts W.G.
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 15.12.2025
• EAN: 9781032576817
• ISBN: 978-1-032-57681-7
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Oil Industry
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, International Relations, Middle East, macroeconomics, General & world history, Labour / income economics, Environmental Economics, Labour Economics, International Economics, Regional Studies, Political Economy, Transport industries, Middle Eastern history, Regional / International studies, General and world history, Economics of industrial organisation, Development Studies, Development economics & emerging economies, Microeconomics, Manufacturing industries, Econometrics, History and Archaeology, Development economics and emerging economies, Agribusiness and primary industries, Theory of warfare and military science, Theory of warfare & military science, Construction & heavy industry, Petroleum & oil industries, Economics of industrial organization, Econometrics and economic statistics, Energy industries and utilities, Construction and heavy industry, Primary industries