 The title of this publication is quite self-explanatory.... this official release by the National Research Council is dedicated to one of the catastrophic offshore disasters in the history - the blowout of the Macondo Well which has eventually resulted in the huge oil spill in the Mexican Gulf.
The authors of this document are the recognized experts in the various offshore related fields including petroleum engineering, marine systems, geophysics, risk analysis and others - they have tried to perform the analysis of the reasons and consequences of what actually occurred in order to provide a series of valuable recommendations for the offshore oil and gas industry; this would really help to avoid the future losses or at least to reduce their likelihood to the minimum.
Obviously, their efforts and the importance of the present report to the safety of the offshore workers and protection of the environment is highly appreciated and can never be overestimated. That was a terrible case and participants of the offshore activities shall learn a lesson.
 The present offshore handbook was specifically prepared to empower the practicing engineers working in the offshore oil and gas industry to better understand the rapidly growing markets of today's energy sector. They will have a chance to get familiar with the industry including complicated deep-water operations, properly understand the full range of this business, with particular attention being paid to the potential environmental aspects as well as future challenges; they will also be able to get new technical knowledge and exposure on the standards and real life case studies.
Brief contents below - Introduction; Offshore oil and gas; Formation, accumulation and composition; Definition of oil and gas - conventional crude oil, natural gas, gas condensate, gas hydrates, opportunity crudes, high acid crudes, foamy oil, heavy oil, extra heavy oil, tar sand bitumen, resources and reserves. The go-to glossary of the special terminology used in the industry has also been included for quick and easy reference. Recommended to all people engaged in any offshore exploration and/or production activities because of the amount of the information provided and the way it is presented.
 The content of the present publication shall definitely be treated as a very valuable training asset in the technical library for absolutely all petroleum engineering students; in the meantime, it will also be of great interest to the offshore industry veterans continuing to work in the oil fields.
Two authors of this publication did their best to combine a rigorous (but still easily understandable) approach with its application to the environmental and, in particular, engineering in order to get important engineering problems that the engineers and geologists face on the daily basis solved.
The book covers the aspects of the oil/gas occurrences in the various regions, hydrogeochemical field, geobaric and geotemperature field, geo-fluid-dynamics, generation and migration of hydrocarbons together with their accumulation, qualitative criteria, geologo-mathematical models, and other important information expected to be useful for the drilling engineers.
 This textbook was released with the intention to help all interested readers get better picture and properly examine the engineering ideas and offshore exploration and production platforms, providing comprehensive coverage of the offshore platform design concepts.
The authors of this publication have tried to offer a clear and informative demonstration of both theoretical concepts and practical application of virtually all relevant procedures and tried to highlight best engineering applications for the design, research and further development of the offshore structures so that the readers of the book may have a very detailed overview of the structures as well as of the costing factors influencing their choice for the particular site.
The book is perfectly written and features an absolute consistency in the equations; the language used by the author is very simple making it a good choice even for the not experienced persons. It is really easy to follow and understand and the book contains many useful examples illustrating the theoretical part and allowing for easier understanding of the basic principles.
 This publication is presenting a thorough and comprehensive study for the determination of various environmental load factors applied to the jacket platforms operating in Malaysia and an effective methodology of determination of the service life extension of the platforms that are aging.
The author of the book explains some of the simplified methods that could actually be used to determine not only the structural reliability of the platforms but also cover the safety factors. The content of the volume is expected to present particular practical interest to the engineers engaged in the design and maintenance of the offshore and onshore structures.
The platforms commonly act as foundation for the overall structure used for the extraction of the hydrocarbons from the ocean shelf. They are considered effective for the intermediate and shallow waters though some of them are used for the greater depths exceeding half thousand meters, for instance Bullwinkle platform operating in the Mexican Gulf. The methodology of the structural design has changed from allowable stress to limit state design, and the applicable structural codes are in the process of being changed accordingly.
 One of the best publication on drilling engineering available today. According to the reviews by professional drillers, the content of the volume shall be recommended in the first turn to the roughnecks willing to learn more about the job they do to succeed in the offshore industry. Though focusing mainly on drilling engineering, the book will also be appreciated by all petroleum engineers.
It is also a perfect source of information and general technical knowledge for the people requiring some oil field familiarization. Written by the leading industry experts in collaboration with the drilling research advisors, the book is explaining the basics as well as the established oil field practices. A real treasure for the drilling engineers and supervisors.
Among the topics covered there are such important topics as selection and evaluation of the drilling rigs and applicable requirements, functions and types of the drilling fluids, applicable selection criteria, evaluation of the fluid and rheology, hydraulics of the drilling fluids and design requirements, well control, drill bit and drill string mechanics, different real-life drilling problems and their solutions, and so many others.
The readers will get full understanding of the drilling process including its engineering fundamentals, be able to recognize the problems associated with drilling and determine correct solutions, and even develop and execute the drilling programs...
 This is the second edition of this publication by Steve Devereux. The author has significantly updated and actually completely rewritten the whole content of the volume presenting the overview of the drilling technology and operations performed both offshore and onshore.
He is taking the readers though the entire process of drilling a well starting from a very basic geology through managing very complicated drilling operations. This updated release of the book is covering key management matters, for instance safety of the drilling, environmental impact, costs incurred and regulations to be complied with.
There is a new chapter offering valuable advice to the people who only consider working in the drilling industry. The book is really ideal for anyone with the interest in drilling, students, non-engineer specialists and industry veterans. The author has paid particular attention to the new technologies, i.e. drilling technologies introduced in the period since the release of the original edition of the publication.
As the title implies, the content of the book is expected to be easily understood even by the people with little to no technical knowledge, skills and experience. A truly indispensable training source suitable for everyone, from newcomer to expert.
 This is a second release of this authoritative publication. The authors have managed to retain all features of their best-selling original book. The volume explains the challenges of the offshore oil and gas exploration in a very understandable manner which has already made it so popular among the non-professionals in the industry and even non-technical people.
This new edition of the guide contains several completely new chapters covering the service vehicles, geophysics, offshore rigs and other important aspects not covered in the first edition. In addition to that, the scientific and engineering schemes included in the volume are now much more detailed. There are numerous informative case studies providing real-life practical examples.
The book has already been named one of the best introductory publications specifically aimed at non-technical persons enabling them to duly understand all petroleum processes and deep water petroleum, in particular. Not too overwhelm, the book is still enough details to provide a full picture of the subject.
In short, it gives you all required information and even more in a very easy-to-follow manner, clear, precise and remarkably thorough. A must-have one for all people with the interest in the offshore oil exploration.
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