Petroleum Production and Transportation: Avoiding Environmental Problems in Transportation of Oil
In 1989, a breakdown in communications and a lapse in procedure caused the Exxon Valdez to run aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, spilling 11 million gallons of Alaska crude. In the wake of this costly disaster, Congress enacted the Oil...
The Controlling Function
The most brilliantly conceived strategic plan is only likely to be achieved if the organization has an effective controlling process that monitors performance and keeps the company on target.
Look Out Below: Monitoring Sea Level Changes
Monitoring sea level change has not been easy because of difficulties in measuring sea level in some places. Improvements in satellite technology, however, have enabled scientists to cover a much greater area than ever before as part of the measurem...
Surf's Up: Monitoring and Predicting Wave Processes
Wave monitoring and prediction is important not only for anticipating wave energy on the coast, but out at sea as well. With that in mind, oceanographers have devised a number of highly innovative techniques and devices.