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OIL AND GAS - ENERGY FOR THE WORLD


This resource has been produced by the Institute of Petroleum to help secondary school and college students in a wide variety of subjects. Just as the products of the industry (from petrol to plastics, paint and pharmaceuticals) affect all our lives, so knowledge of the industry can contribute to the study of most subjects in the school curriculum. See the subject icons in each section to find out exactly how.

ScienceMathematicsGeographyGeologyDesign & TechnologyHistoryCareersBusiness Studies & EconomicsPolitics

Contents

  The uses of oil through the ages

  How oil and gas were formed

  The science and technology of searching for oil and gas

  Drilling: from exploration to production

  The technology of producing oil

  The chemistry of oil and gas

  The business and economics of oil

  The politics of oil

  Oil and our environment

  Oil: the facts and figures

  Opportunities in oil and gas

Written by Ted Lister

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