Modern Petroleum Technology, 2 Volume Set, 6th Edition

Reflecting the many changes in the technology of the oil and gas industry since its last publication in 1984, this new edition of Modern Petroleum Technology is the most authoritative and thoroughly up-to-date review of technical expertise employed across the whole of the international oil and gas industry.

Written by leading international experts from industry and academia, all entries have been updated and many new entries have been added for this 6th edition.

The work is divided into two volumes : Upstream and Downstream.

Upstream examines the different stages of the exploration and production processes involved in the location and extraction of raw materials, including the latest applications employed in modern seismic technology and the production of heavy oils. Downstream covers the process of refining the raw material, and producing and supplying the end product, from refineries to service stations. Both volumes deal with all aspects of their area of petroleum technology, from the innovations in technology to the environmental issues surrounding its practical application.

Modern Petroleum Technology considers the current challenges and opportunities presented by new technology, enabling everyone in the industry, from the busy chief executive to the petroleum engineer, to stay in touch with developments outside their own area of expertise.

Modern Petroleum Technology's concise and comprehensive overview will also be of special value to analysts, strategists, lecturers and students, oil and gas consultants, and legal and financial service providers.

Volume 1

Contributors
Volume Editor’s Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
New Technological Developments

Chapter 1 : Fundamentals of Exploration and Production
Chapter 2 : Geoscience
Chapter 3 : Petroleum Geochemistry
Chapter 4 : Geophysics
Chapter 5 : Drilling Operations
Chapter 6 : Petrophysics
Chapter 7 : Reservoir Engineering
Chapter 8 : Production Engineering
Chapter 9 : Natural Gas
Chapter 10 : Transportation
Chapter 11 : Heavy Oil and Viscous Oil

Index

Volume 2

Contributors
Volume Editor’s Foreword
Introduction

Chapter 1 : The Oil Refinery : Types, Structure and Configuration
Chapter 2 : Crude Oil
Chapter 3 : Crude Oil Processing
Chapter 4 : Catalytic Cracking
Chapter 5 : Hydrocracking : Hydrogen Processing
Chapter 6 : Thermal Cracking, Visbreaking and Coking
Chapter 7 : Solvent Deasphalting
Chapter 8 : Gasification by Non-Catalytic Partial Oxidation of Refinery Residues
Chapter 9 : Gasoline Processes
Chapter 10 : Kerosine and Gasoil Manufacture
Chapter 11 : Base Oil Processes
Chapter 12 : Bitumen Manufacture
Chapter 13 : The Petrochemical Interface
Chapter 14 : Etherification
Chapter 15 : Refinery Utilities
Chapter 16 : Control and Optimization
Chapter 17 : Environmental Protection
Chapter 18 : An Introduction to Fuels Technology
Chapter 19 : Gasoline and Related Fuels
Chapter 20 : Automotive Gas Oil
Chapter 21 : Distillates and Residual Fuels for Heating and Engines
Chapter 22 : Aviation Turbine Fuels
Chapter 23 : Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Chapter 24 : General Elements of Lubricant Technology
Chapter 25 : Base Oil Quality
Chapter 26 : Gasoline Engine Lubricants
Chapter 27 : Diesel Engine Oils
Chapter 28 : Industrial Lubricants
Chapter 29 : Gas Engine Lubricants
Chapter 30 : White Mineral Oil
Chapter 31 : Grease
Chapter 32 : Bitumen
Chapter 33 : Wax
Chapter 34 : Marketing Operations : Storage and Distribution
Chapter 35 : Standards, Specifications, Test Methods and Codes of Practice

Index