Petroleum Coverage

PETROLEUM: I. Introduction

c. Alternatives to burning petroleum for electricity

II. What is petroleum? III. History

XIII. Future of petroleum production a. Hubbert peak theory

IV. Composition

XIV. Petroleum by country

V. Chemistry

a. Consumption rates

VI. Formation

b. Production

a. Crude oil reservoirs

c. Export

b. Non-conventional oil reservoirs

d. Consumption

c. Abiogenic origin

e. Import

VII. Classification VIII. Key ingredients for petroleum accumulation

f. Non-producing consumers XV. Writers covering the petroleum industry

a. Petroleum charge Resource

XVII. Famous Chemist who discover petroleum

b. Petroleum charge (continued) Resource

XVIII. Exploring for oil and gas

c. Reservoir rocks Resource d. Seals Resource e. Traps Resource

a. Detection, exploration and evaluation Resource XIX. Petroleum production a. Appraising the discovery Resource

1. The Definition of Trap

b. Development options Resource

2. How the Trap Works

c. Production techniques Resource

3. The Distribution of Petroleum in Trap

d. Getting petroleum ashore Resource

4. Structural Trap

f. Combining the ingredients Resource VIII. Petroleum industry IX. Petroleum exploration a. Extraction b. Alternative methods. X. Uses a. Fuels b. Other derivatives c. Consumption statistics XI. Environmental effects a. Extraction b. Oil spills c. Global warming d. Whales XII. Alternatives to petroleum a. Alternatives to petroleum-based vehicle fuels b. Alternatives to using oil in industry

XX. Safety and the environment a. Safety issues Resource b. Environmental management Resource XXI. Oil and gas reserves a. Estimating reserves Resource b. Reserves categories and reporting Resource c. The global picture Resource d. The UK context Resource XXII. Non-conventional sources of petroleum a. Oil sands Resource b. Gas hydrates Resource