Unit 1 An Introduction to Petroleum
Text A Arguments on Petroleum Origin
Engineering Communication Focuses
Text B Has Petroleum Production Peaked, Ending the Era of Easy Oil?
Text C A Brief Introduction to Crude Oil
Unit 2 Petroleum Industry
Text A The Three Subdivisions of Oil Industry
Engineering Communication Focuses
Text B The Chemistry of Life: Oil's Many Uses
Text C Opportunities Arise for New Midstream Companies like Kanata Energy Group
Unit 3 Regional Development of Petroleum Industry
Text A The Globalized View of Petroleum Market
Engineering Communication Focuses
Text B Trends in Russia's Oil and Gas Sector Development
Text C Oil and Natural Gas Prospects: Middle East and North Africa
Unit 4 Petroleum Company and Organization
Text A National Oil Companies: Oil's Dark Secret
Engineering Communication Focuses
Text B The Future of OPEC
Text C The Era of Oil Abundance
Unit 5 Petroleum Science and Technology
Text A Big Data, Microseismic Imaging and the Smart Drilling Oil and Gas Revolution
Engineering Communication Focuses
Text B Introduction to Geology and Exploration
Text C Introduction to Drilling and Completion
Unit 6 Environmental Impact and Alternative Energy
Text A Fossil Fuels' Environmental Impacts and Renewable Energy
Engineering Communication Focuses
Text B Going All In with Renewable Energy
Text C Vigorously Developing New and Renewable Energy
Unit 7 Petroleum Economy and National Security
Text A Oil Dependency: The Real Threat to National Security
Engineering Communication Focuses
Text B Controversy on Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Text C The Political Economy of Petroleum Industry
Unit 8 Petroleum Diplomacy and International Cooperation
Text A China Oil & Gas Industry: International Cooperation
Engineering Communication Focuses
Text B Petroleum Diplomacy
Text C International Cooperation of China's Petroleum Industry
Appendix I The World's Top 50 Oil Companies in 2008
Appendix II World's Largest Oil and Gas Companies
Appendix III OPEC Member Countries
Appendix IV Oil Company Positions in Iraq
Appendix V Major Geologic Events
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