Two industry consultants provide a guide to the many facets of modern financial management and strategic planning in the oil and gas industry. Topics include financial management; financial and accou
Based on educational material from the Institute of Gas Technology, this new nontechnical guide to the natural gas industry provides a balanced overview of the natural gas process from wellhead to bu
A comprehensive look at gas contracts and the significant changes they have gone through partially due to FERC Order 636 and activism of Gas Industry Standards Board.
As the energy market restructures into a significantly more competitive industry, many companies are considering distributed (DG) as a part of a new customer-focused corporate strategy. Energy compan
Professor Dahl has traveled the world studying energy economics. Her new book will provide managers and supervisors in the power and petroleum fields basic economic skills that will enable them to mak
International exploration and production is challenging and exciting. Negotiating with governments and understanding the dynamics of their fiscal systems and/or production sharing contracts can mean t
This new text represents the most detailed and comprehensive book presenting modern practice and theory relevant to the thermal-flow performance evaluation, design, and optimization of air-cooled heat
Technical Writing for Engineering Professionals provides a toolkit for developing technical reports quickly and efficiently. The book offers clear, specific guidelines for developing each of the secti
This book presents modern log interpretation simply and concisely for the geologist, petrophysicist, reservoir engineer, and production engineer familiar with rock properties but inexperienced with lo
‧ A step-by-step guide for rope rescue‧ Chapter illustrations cover knots, ascent, rigging systems, and anchor points‧ Identifies critical techniques required for rope rescueThis book helps to establi
Written chiefly for public safety divers, this guide explains the procedures, equipment, training and personnel requirements, and dangers of ice diving operations. Standards for both sport and public
Take a view from the top - and gain a greater understanding of one of America's most complex industries. In the second edition of this bestseller, Denise Warkentin-Glenn presents in everyday language
The general manager of the Drilling Research Institute in the UK, and author of Shell Bapetco's in-house official drilling manual and Practical Well Planning and Drilling Manual (PennWell, 1998) int
The most comprehensive upstream petroleum dictionary ever published. More than 20,000 definitions of words, phrases and abbreviations used in exploration, drilling and production with more than 500 il
This comprehensive volume on coalbed methane reservoir engineering draws on regional research and the latest scholarship in the field to provide an up-to-date overview of the technology and principles
This overview of the wind power industry is written in terms accessible to general readers and undergraduates. It begins with a simple explanation of how wind power works, then explains components of
In his latest book, author Skip Coleman takes a comprehensive look at search for the fire service.Searching Smarter defines the three most common types of search (the standard, oriented, and team sear
Bringing personal insight into courtroom culture and protocols for first responders, Munson draws on his first-hand experience of testifying as an arson investigator to provide the information that fi
Paul Combs has returned with a second collection of fire service editorials, Drawn by Fire, Too! An 18-year veteran firefighter and the editorial cartoonist for Fire Engineering magazine, Combs sees a
