Peeking at peak oil / Kjell Aleklett, with Michael Lardelli ; illustrated by Olle Qvennerstedt.
| Author/creator | Aleklett, Kjell |
| Other author | Lardelli, Michael. |
| Other author | Qvennerstedt, Olle. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York ; London : Springer, ©2012. |
| Description | xx, 336 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Peak oil -- A world addicted to oil -- The global oil and gas factory -- The art of discovering an oilfield -- The oil industry's vocabulary -- The art of producing (extracting) oil -- The size of the tap: the laws of physics and economics -- The elephants: the giant oil fields -- Unconventional oil, NGL, and the mitigation -- Peak of the oil age -- Oil from deep water: the tail end of extraction -- Peeking at Saudi Arabia: "twilight in the desert" -- Russia and the USA: the oil pioneers -- China and peak oil -- Peak transportation -- Peak oil and climate change -- Why military and intelligence agencies are "peeking at peak oil" -- How can we live with peak oil? -- An inconvenient swede. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2012936647 |
| ISBN | 9781461434238 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 1461434238 (hbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | TN871 .A44 2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |