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Drilling down : the Gulf Oil debacle and our energy dilemma / Joseph A. Tainter, Tadeusz W. Patzek.
Publication details: New York, NY : Copernicus Books, 2012.Description: 242 p. : photographs, charts ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781441976765 (pbk.) :
- 1441976760 (pbk.) :
- GC1221 T34 2012
Contents:
Introduction -- The significance of oil in the Gulf of Mexico -- The energy that runs the world -- Offshore drilling and production, a short history -- The energy-complexity spiral -- The benefits and costs of complexity -- What happened at the Macondo Well -- Why the Gulf disaster happened -- Our energy and complexity dilemma: prospects for the future -- Appendix A. Glossary -- Appendix B. Offshore Production -- Appendix C. Operating an offshore platform -- About the authors -- Index.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | GC 1221 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5068295 |
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Includes bibliographic references and index.
Introduction -- The significance of oil in the Gulf of Mexico -- The energy that runs the world -- Offshore drilling and production, a short history -- The energy-complexity spiral -- The benefits and costs of complexity -- What happened at the Macondo Well -- Why the Gulf disaster happened -- Our energy and complexity dilemma: prospects for the future -- Appendix A. Glossary -- Appendix B. Offshore Production -- Appendix C. Operating an offshore platform -- About the authors -- Index.
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