Oil 101 /

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, transport...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Downey, Morgan
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Wooden Table Press, [2009]
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Petroleum industry and trade. Petroleum as fuel.

Table of Contents:

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
Appendix 1 : more on two most important forward markets
Appendix 2 : conversion factors
References
Bibliography
Index.