Petroleum Production and Transportation: Avoiding Environmental Problems in Transportation of Oil
. In the wake of the Valdez incident, petroleum organizations have instituted a broad range of safety and training measures.
Subject: petroleum
Transcript: incident... before the shoreline is threatened. in the wake of the valdez incident, petroleum transportation organizations have instituted... a broad
Petroleum Production and Transportation: Extraction of Crude Oil
Oil production typically starts with exploration that uses seismology and drilling to locate geological formations that contain oil. To access an oil reservoir, a drilling platform is placed over the site. At the bottom of the rotating drill pipe l...
Subject: petroleum
Petroleum Production and Transportation: Petroleum Production Waste Streams
Because petroleum sources can be found in vastly different regions, producers must mitigate the impact of crude oil production on its surrounding
Subject: petroleum
Transcript: [ narrator ] because petroleum sources can be found... in vastly different regions, producers must mitigate the impact of crude oil production on
Petroleum Production and Transportation: Transportation of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
Transportation of crude and petroleum products via pipeline and marine vessels is an integral part of the oil industry. The products are also stored
Subject: petroleum
Transcript: [ narrator ] transportation of crude and petroleum products... via pipelines and marine vessels... is an integral part of the oil industry. the
Petroleum Refining and Waste Minimization: Petroleum Refining
The first step in optimizing the refining process is determining the composition of the crude. The analysis identifies undesirable trace metals and minerals, like sulfur, which are detrimental to equipment. Since the various hydrocarbon chains foun...
Subject: petroleum
Transcript: volatile materials And also to make coke. [ narrator ] petroleum coke is pure carbon... that will burn at high temperatures. it can be used as a fuel for
Petroleum Refining and Waste Minimization: Crude Oil, Hydrocarbons and Refineries
Carbon, the building block of life, can bond with itself and hydrogen in an infinite number of ways to form molecules called hydrocarbons. Crude oil is a mixture of all lengths of carbon chains, depending on the source. It can be viscous and conta...
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Running Out of Energy
Paul Ehrlich, best known for his work on population growth, explores the issue of energy and availability of fossil fuels. According to Dr.Ehrlich, the biggest threat posed by reliance on such fuels is not running out of them but, rather, their nega...
Subject: petroleum
Transcript: lot of fossil fuels of various kinds Out there, not just remaining petroleum, But huge amounts of coal, A lot of natural gas, Gigantic amounts of tar
Petroleum Refining and Waste Minimization: Waste Minimization
Environmental professionals constantly monitor, analyze and audit the treatment and disposal of both hazardous and non-hazardous wastes--a challenging assignment given the number of solid, liquid and gaseous waste streams created at a refinery.
Subject: petroleum
Transcript: american petroleum institute, separator. in this large settling tank, oil floats to the top... where it is skimmed and reprocessed. dirt and heavy sludges