The oil & gas industry : a nontechnical guide /

Joseph Hilyard's timely new book provides a broad perspective on the oil and gas industry, with primary attention to the United States. It takes the reader on a tour of the operations used to find and evaluate resources, and then to produce, store and deliver oil and gas. The book's main f...

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Main Author: Hilyard, Joseph
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Tulsa, Okla. : PennWell, [2012]
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