Energy Technology & Engineering

Heavy oil is a crude oil of typically less than 20 DegreesAPI gravity and higher than 200 cp (centipoise) viscosity at reservoir conditions. It is ...

Biorefineries are the adaptation of the petroleum refinery scheme into a biomass-based production scheme. They comprise of a number of specialised ...

Unlike conventional oil resources, unconventional oil resources have been known to exist only for the last few decades and are available in limited...

In the near future, energy demand will have a great increase, due to the enhancing needs in life quality all over the world and especially from lar...

According to Department of Energy (DOE) and industry expectations, in the next few years the United States is expected to change from a net importe...

Do countries fight wars for oil? Given the resource's exceptional military and economic importance, most people assume that states will do anything...

Assuming no mathematical or chemistry knowledge, this book introduces complete beginners to the field of petroleum engineering. Written in a straig...

From basic tenets to the latest advances, this is the most comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of the process of biodesulfurization in the petrol...

An energy revolution is under way with far-reaching consequences for nations, companies, and the way we address climate change Low oil prices are s...

Petroleum and natural gas still remain the single biggest resource for energy on earth. Even as alternative and renewable sources are developed, pe...