Downey, Morgan creator text bibliography xxu S.l.] Wooden Table Press c2009 2009 1st ed. monographic eng

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440 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. OIL 101 is a straightforward guide to oil and an essential read for anyone coming to grips with where oil prices, the economy and society are headed. In OIL 101, Downey provides the facts one needs to understand oil, from its history and chemistry, to refining, finished products, storage, transportation, alternatives, and how prices are determined every day in global wholesale oil markets and how those markets are connected to prices at the pump. A brief history of oil -- A crude oil assay -- Components of oil liquids -- Chemistry of oil -- Industry overview -- Exploration and production -- Refining -- Standards -- Finished products -- Petrochemicals -- Transporting oil -- Storage -- Seasonality -- Reserves -- Environmental regulations -- New engine technologies -- Oil prices -- Forward oil markets: futures and swaps -- Forward oil markets: options -- Managing oil price risk. Morgan Downey. Includes bibliographical references (p. 365-368) and index. Petroleum industry and trade Industria y comercio del petróleo Petroleum as fuel Petróleo como combustible HD 9560.5 D748o 2009 338.2/7282 9780982039205 0982039204 2012372328 AMH 120323 20241015145506.0 17224455 eng