| Main Title |
Drilling down : the Gulf Oil debacle and our energy dilemma / |
| Author |
Tainter, Joseph A.
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| Other Authors |
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| Publisher |
Copernicus Books, |
| Year Published |
2012 |
| OCLC Number |
663950241 |
| ISBN |
9781441976765; 1441976760 |
| 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
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| ERAM |
GC1221 T34 2012 |
3 copies |
Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
09/12/2014 |
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| Collation |
242 p. : photographs, charts ; 23 cm. |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographic references and index. |
| Contents Notes |
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. |
