Drilling Down : : the Gulf Oil Debacle and our Energy Dilemma
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Introduction -- The significance of oil in the Gulf of Mexico -- The energy that runs the world -- Offshore drilling and production, a short history -- The energy-complexity spiral -- The benefits and costs of complexity -- What happened at the Macondo Well -- Why the Gulf disaster happened -- Our energy and complexity dilemma: prospects for the future -- Appendix A. Glossary -- Appendix B. Offshore Production -- Appendix C. Operating an offshore platform -- About the authors -- Index.
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PUBLISHED
New York, NY : Copernicus Books, 2012.
Year Published: 2012
Description: 242 p. : photographs, charts ; 23 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781441976765
1441976760
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Patzek, Tadeusz W.
SUBJECTS
BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010.
Oil spills -- Mexico, Gulf of.
Drilling platforms -- Accidents -- Mexico, Gulf of.
Offshore oil industry -- Mexico, Gulf of.
Energy policy.