Index
Abiogenic formation of oil, 35
Abiotic theory, 36
Accumulation in reservoirs, 38
Acidizing, 75
Achnacarry Agreement, 146
Acquisitions, 210
Alteration
Microbial, 43
Water-washing, 43
Alternative energy sources, 226
Analysis of oil prices, 168
Anatomy of crude oil prices, 65,
172,227
Outlook, 187
Seasonal swings, 203
Anatomy of gasoline
prices, 175
Anglo-Persian Oil Company, 141
Anthracite, 253
Anticline, 37
API gravity, 44,104
Aquifer, 75
Arabian light crude oil, 186
Aramco, 143
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, 174
Asphalt, 4
Medicinal use, 9
Associated gas, 25
Athabasca bitumen, 25
Baku (Caucasus), 139
Basement rock, 42
Benchmark crude oil, 103,126,
132,137
Bergius process, 254
Big oil companies, 15
Biodegradation, 43; see Microbial
alteration
Biodiesel, 263
Biofuels, 137, 247,248
Biogenic formation of oil, 35
Biomass, 260,262
Bitumen, 4,22,26, 32,189; see
Tar sand bitumen
Combustion, 12
Destructive distillation, 10
Mastic, 9
Medicinal purposes, 9
Properties, 61,109
Recovery, 86
Reserves, 62
Solvent extraction, 89
Transportation, 96
Bitumen mastic, 9
Bitumen recovery, 86
Mining methods, 86
Non-mining methods, 88
Bituminous coal, 253
Bituminous mortar, 9
BNOC, see British National Oil
Corporation
Bonnie light crude oil, 186
Breakup of Standard Oil, 146
Brent blend crude oil, 128,165
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An Introduction to Petroleum Technology, Economics, and Politics
by James G. Speight
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