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Drilling Down: The Gulf Oil Debacle and Our Energy Dilemma, Tainter, Patzek..
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- PublishedOn
- 2011-09-18
- Title
- Drilling Down: The Gulf Oil Debacle and Our Energy Dilemma
- ISBN
- 9781441976765
- EAN
- 9781441976765
- Subject Area
- Technology & Engineering, Business & Economics, History, Political Science
- Publication Name
- Drilling Down : the Gulf Oil Debacle and Our Energy Dilemma
- Publisher
- Springer New York
- Item Length
- 9.3 in
- Subject
- Public Policy / Energy Policy, Operations Research, Environmental / General, Industries / Energy, Middle East / General, Petroleum
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Weight
- 13.8 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.1 in
- Number of Pages
- IX, 242 Pages
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How did our thirst for energy, our technological prowess, and the end of easy oil conspire to make the Deepwater Horizon oil spill likely? This book explains what caused the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history, from which it will take decades to recover.
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Publisher
Springer New York
ISBN-10
1441976760
ISBN-13
9781441976765
eBay Product ID (ePID)
99496275
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
IX, 242 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Drilling Down : the Gulf Oil Debacle and Our Energy Dilemma
Publication Year
2011
Subject
Public Policy / Energy Policy, Operations Research, Environmental / General, Industries / Energy, Middle East / General, Petroleum
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Technology & Engineering, Business & Economics, History, Political Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight
13.8 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
From the reviews:Tainter and Patzek use the story of Gulf oil spill as the background for discussing the energy-complexity spiral, and its relationship to this accident. … Drilling Down touches on many interesting topics, from details about how extraction is done … to overviews of how various civilizations have dealt with rising complexity and reduced energy flows. … The book is well worth … . With one detail-oriented author, and one 'big picture' author, the book includes something for everyone. (Gail Tverberg, Financial Sense, September, 2011), From the reviews: "Tainter and Patzek use the story of Gulf oil spill as the background for discussing the energy-complexity spiral, and its relationship to this accident. ... Drilling Down touches on many interesting topics, from details about how extraction is done ... to overviews of how various civilizations have dealt with rising complexity and reduced energy flows. ... The book is well worth ... . With one detail-oriented author, and one 'big picture' author, the book includes something for everyone." (Gail Tverberg, Financial Sense, September, 2011)
Number of Volumes
1 Vol.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
333.790973
Lc Classification Number
Ge300-350
Table of Content
1. Introduction.- 2. The Significance of Oil in the Gulf of Mexico.- 3. The Energy that Runs the World.- 4. Offshore Drilling and Production: A Short History.- 5. The Energy-Complexity Spiral.- 6. The Benefits and Costs of Complexity.- 7. What Happened at the Macondo Well.- 8. Why the Gulf Disaster Happened.- 9. Our Energy and Complexity Dilemma: Prospects for the Future.- Appendix A. Glossary Appendix B. Offshore Production.- Appendix C. Operating an Offshore Platform.- Index.
Copyright Date
2012
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