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 Fundamentals of Oil & Gas Accounting, 5th EditionBest Price: $89.00 I'm using this book for an Energy Accounting course. Though I have not yet finished going... |  The Properties of Petroleum FluidsBest Price: $76.09 I am using the second edition to help with my understanding of viscosity, permeability,... |  Petroleum Production Systems (Prentice Hall Petroleum Engineering Series)Best Price: $91.00 I find that the book of Petroleum Production System by Michael Economides is very straight... |  Pipeline Rules of Thumb Handbook, Sixth Edition: A Manual of Quick, Accurate Solutions to Everyday Pipeline Engineering ProblemsBest Price: $97.39 This is a great reference and will be a great help in my new job as a pipeline... |  Petroleum Refining: Technology and Economics, Fifth EditionBest Price: $71.96 Oddly, only one reference book proved adequate, in my opinion, in explaining refinery science:... |
 Oil Crusades: America Through Arab EyesBest Price: $19.78 I can only say forget that biased review this book is certainly on of the best when it comes to... |  Oil and the Future of Energy: Climate Repair * Hydrogen * Nuclear Fuel * Renewable and Green Sources * Energy EfficiencyBest Price: $3.76 I don't know what the other previous 2 star reviews were complaining about. I received this... |  Oil: A Beginner's Guide (Beginner's Guides)Best Price: $8.78 Without oil, there would be no globalisation, no plastic, little transport, and a global... |  Oil & Gas Pipelines in Nontechnical LanguageBest Price: $49.68 The promise in the title is an easily understood explanation of the basics of pipelines for oil... |  Drilling Technology in Nontechnical LanguageBest Price: $51.29 The book explained the field well, but it referred, more than once, to a non-existant 'further... |
 Gasification, Second EditionBest Price: $92.47 The gasification process converts any carbon-containing material into a synthesis gas composed... |  Synthetic Fuels Handbook (McGraw-Hill Handbooks)Best Price: $89.73 Capitalize on the Vast Potential of Alternative Energy Sources Such as... |  The New Great Game: Blood and Oil in Central AsiaBest Price: $7.98 Not being an expert on central Asia or U.S. oil policy, I can't comment on whether the author... |  Fuel from Water: Energy Independence with Hydrogen, 11th EditionBest Price: $38.43 I received the twelve edition of this book, and was disappointed even after I read reviews that... |  Handbook of Petroleum Refining ProcessesBest Price: $85.49 This book was clearly written by a process engineer not a production engineer. A previous... |
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 Discovery!: The Search for Arabian OilBest Price: $15.61 Discovery is an entertaining and educating read about the world that we have forgotten so... |  Practical Enhanced Reservoir Engineering: Assisted with Simulation SoftwareBest Price: $90.00 This book is intended to be a reservoir engineering book for college students, but it?s not the... |  Formulas and Calculations for Drilling, Production and Workover, Second EditionBest Price: $86.50 Worth Buying, wouldn't mind to buy it even if it was more expensive than that price. An... |  Fundamentals of PetroleumBest Price: $146.03 If you're new to the petroluem industry and would like to learn about it or seek to make it a... |  Elements of Petroleum Geology, Second EditionBest Price: $75.79 This book is an easy to read and offers a full coverage of topics in Petroleum Geology. I used... |
 Applied Petroleum Reservoir Engineering (2nd Edition)Best Price: $93.60 This is one of the traditional textbooks of reservoir engineering that has survived the pass of... |  Handbook of Natural Gas Transmission and ProcessingBest Price: $74.99 Handbook of Natural Gas Transmission and Processing gives engineers and managers complete... |  Well Logging for Earth ScientistsBest Price: $79.20 Well logging lies at the intersection of applied geophysics, petroleum and geotechnical... |  A Primer of Oilwell Drilling: A Basic Text of Oil and Gas DrillingBest Price: $80.00 I am greatly enjoying this book as it has a very broad scope on drilling but will get down to... |  Energy Systems Engineering: Evaluation and ImplementationBest Price: $59.99 Energy Systems Engineering by Francis Vanek and Lou Albright By burning fossil fuels, we... |
 The Age of Oil: The Mythology, History, and Future of the World's Most Controversial ResourceBest Price: $39.96 This was a really interesting book to read. It is well written, so even when he is giving the... |  Phase Behavior of Petroleum Reservoir FluidsBest Price: $122.36 Understanding the phase behavior of the various fluids present in a petroleum reservoir is... |  Pocket Guide to Flanges, Fittings, and Piping Data, Third EditionBest Price: $42.82 this book is nothing that couldn't be found in any piping book, and at $(...), it is not worth... |  Stratigraphic reservoir characterization for petroleum geologists, geophysicists, and engineers, Volume 6 (Handbook of Petroleum Exploration and Production)Best Price: $144.58 Reservoir characterization as a discipline grew out of the recognition that more oil and gas... |  Basin Analysis: Principles and ApplicationsBest Price: $78.61 I bought this book as a reference to refresh my mind on Basin Anaysis before returning to work.... |
 Petroleum Refining for the Non-Technical Person (PennWell Nontechnical Series)Best Price: $228.89 I am a non-chemist in a market analyst's position previously occupied by a Chemical Engineer. I... |  Carbonate Depositional Environments (AAPG Memoir) (Aapg Memoir)Best Price: $88.80 This is the book you need to improve your interpretations of carbonates. Using a systematic... |  Surface Production Operations, Volume 1, Third Edition: Design of Oil Handling Systems and FacilitiesBest Price: $101.54 The latest edition of this best-selling title is updated and expanded for easier use by... |  Blood Money: Wasted Billions, Lost Lives, and Corporate Greed in IraqBest Price: $6.11 I recommend you read this book if you are interested in government contingency contracting or... |  The Petroleum Industry: A Nontechnical GuideBest Price: $53.20 For 60 bucks, I expected something better than a book slightly larger than a paperback and... |
 Pipeline Risk Management Manual, Third Edition: Ideas, Techniques, and ResourcesBest Price: $96.50 Here's the ideal tool if you're looking for a flexible, straightforward analysis system for your... |  Above Ground Storage TanksBest Price: $87.40 This is an excellent resource for the engineer, ispector, designer, or maintenance manager. It... | |||
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