Fossil Fuel Technologies

Current discussions of U.S. and global energy supply refer to oil, natural gas and coal using several terms that may be unfamiliar to some. The ter...

This book discusses the current development of the study on coal combustion, which mainly involves devolatilization, volatiles combustion, char com...

Standard Handbook of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, Third Edition, provides you with the best, state-of-the-art coverage for every aspect o...

For four decades, Petroleum Refining has guided thousands of readers toward a reliable understanding of the field, and through the years has become...

Exploration seismology uses seismic imaging to form detailed images of the Earth's interior, enabling the location of likely petroleum targets. Due...

This book provides a self-contained introduction to the simulation of flow and transport in porous media, written by a developer of numerical metho...

Recent advances in combining two drilling techniques, hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling, have allowed access to large deposits of shale ...

Despite long standing concern by policy makers, U.S. oil imports have generally increased for decades. This book explores U.S. oil sources with a f...

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of bioenergy systems and their biological sources and environmental impact. Topics ...

Whether as a textbook for the petroleum engineering student or a reference for the veteran engineer working in the field, this new volume is a valu...

When Fracking Comes to Town traces the response of local communities to the shale gas revolution. Rather than cast communities as powerless to resp...

A TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2021 ''Thrillingly and wrenchingly funny ... like Educated...

With political turmoil in the Middle East contributing to price volatility and production problems, many experts have questioned if this critical r...

This book on the Petroleum Resources addresses the challenges of transforming hydrocarbons that exist in underground, to valuable products that can...

As the shale revolution continues in North America, unconventional resource markets are emerging on every continent. In the next eight to ten years...

Fuel ethanol production has increased steadily in the U.S. since the 1980''''s, when it was given impetus by the need to reduce energy dependence o...