Overview
- Describes the historical development of oil and gas exploration and exploitation over the span of two centuries
- Presents a recent, updated analysis on a booming subject
- Focuses on national and international contexts over three continents
Part of the book series: Historical Geography and Geosciences (HIGEGE)
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The search for oil for industrial uses began in the nineteenth century, the first drills made in Azerbaijan and the United States. This intense search for a substance to become one of the most important energy sources was, many times, based on skill as well as luck, resulting in knowledge and the development of prospecting and exploration technologies.
The demand for oil improved expertise in geological science, in areas such as micropaleontology, stratigraphy or sedimentology and informed different disciplines such as geophysics. These contributions made possible not only the discovery of new oil fields but also new applications and methods of exploration. Beyond the scientific and technological aspects, an industry that grew to such considerable size also impacted the political, economic, social, cultural, environmental and diplomatic issues in history. The book approaches these changes in different scales, countries, areas, and perspectives.
This edited book appeals to researchers, student, practitioners in various fields from geology and geophysics to history. It is also an important resource for professionals in the oil and gas industry.
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Book Title: History, Exploration & Exploitation of Oil and Gas
Editors: Silvia Fernanda Figueirôa, Gregory A. Good, Drielli Peyerl
Series Title: Historical Geography and Geosciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13880-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-13879-0Published: 02 May 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-13880-6Published: 02 April 2019
Series ISSN: 2520-1379
Series E-ISSN: 2520-1387
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 109
Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour
Topics: Historical Geology, Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture), History of Science, History of Technology, Historical Geography, Geophysics and Environmental Physics