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" Drilling down "
Joseph A. Tainter, Tadeusz W. Patzek
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BL
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601314
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b430533
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| Main Entry
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Tainter, Joseph A
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| Title & Author
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Drilling down : the Gulf Oil debacle and our energy dilemma /\ Joseph A. Tainter, Tadeusz W. Patzek
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Copernicus Books :: Springer,, c2012
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1 online resource (ix, 242 p.) :: ill. (some col.), col. map
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9781441976772 (e-book)
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: 1441976779 (e-book)
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9781441976765
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1441976760
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Introduction -- The significance of oil in the Gulf of Mexico -- The energy that runs the world -- Offshore drilling and production, a short history -- The energy-complexity spiral -- The benefits and costs of complexity -- What happened at the Macondo Well -- Why the Gulf disaster happened -- Our energy and complexity dilemma: prospects for the future -- Appendix A. Glossary -- Appendix B. Offshore Production -- Appendix C. Operating an offshore platform -- About the authors -- Index
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Energy policy-- United States
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Petroleum industry and trade
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BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010
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Oil spills-- Mexico, Gulf of
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Drilling platforms-- Accidents-- Mexico, Gulf of
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Offshore oil industry-- Mexico, Gulf of
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HD9502.U6T35 2012eb
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HD9502.U6T35 2012eb
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Patzek, Tadeusz W
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