Drilling Down: The Gulf Oil Debacle and Our Energy Dilemma

by Joseph A. Tainter and Tadeusz W. Patzek

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1. Introduction
2. The Significance of Oil in the Gulf of Mexico
3. The Energy that Runs the World
4. Offshore Drilling and Production: A Short History
5. The Energy-Complexity Spiral
6. The Benefits and Costs of Complexity
7. What Happened at the Macondo Well
8. Why the Gulf Disaster Happened
9. Our Energy and Complexity Dilemma: Prospects for the Future
Appendix A. Glossary
Appendix B. Offshore Production
Appendix...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1441976760

ISBN13:9781441976765

Release Date:September 2011

Publisher:Springer

Length:242 Pages

Weight:1.02 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"

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