Historical dictionary of the petroleum industry

• Main Author: Vassiliou, M. S.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2009.
• Series: Historical dictionaries of professions and industries ; 3.
• Subjects: Petroleum engineering > Dictionaries. > History; Gas engineering > Dictionaries. > History; Petroleum industry and trade > Dictionaries. > History; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Petroleum.; Gas engineering.; Petroleum engineering.; Petroleum industry and trade.; Electronic books.; Dictionaries.; History.
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Funded by DSU Title III 2007-2012.

Table of Contents:

• Editor's Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction; The Dictionary; Appendix 1: Petroleum Industry Units and Conversions; Appendix 2: Major Middle Eastern Consortia of the Seven Sisters and CFP; Appendix 3: Various Companies with Roots in Standard Oil; Appendix 4: Top Five Oil-Producing Countries for 20-Year Intervals Since 1861; Appendix 5: Sweet and Sour Crudes; Appendix 6: Crudes in the OPEC Basket; Appendix 7: Major Oil Supply Disruptions; Appendix 8: Tanker Classification; Appendix 9: Largest Oil Spills.