International Petroleum Encyclopedia: 1993

This comprehensive reference contains up-to-date petroleum industry information with a global perspective. It begins with an atlas section with information on each area's politics and technology. These are followed by reports and articles on global hot spots and timely industry issues. The section features articles which include reformulated gasoline, doing business in the CIS, Norwegian Sea exploration and production, advances in 3-D seismic, alternative motor fuels, US co-generation study, and environmental initiatives. Lastly, the book includes the latest reports on oil and gas technology and current industry surveys and statistics, to give the reader a complete perspective on the global oil and gas business. Items included are crude oil assays, refining and production surveys, tanker demand, gas demand, world well completions, data tables, international active rigs, gas production and seismic crew count. A thorough listing of national oil companies, government agencies and energy ministers completes the text.