<p>A marine engineer will need to have a broad background of knowledge within several aspects of marine design and operations. These aspects relate to the design of facilities for offshore applications and evaluation of operational conditions for marine installation and modification/maintenance works. Such needs arise in the marine industries, in the offshore oil and gas industry as well as in the offshore renewable industry.Developed from knowledge gained throughout the author's engineering career, this book covers several of the themes where engineers need knowledge and also serves as a teaser for those who will go into more depth on the different thematic aspects discussed. Details of qualitative risk analysis, which is considered an excellent tool to identify risks in marine operations, are also included.The book is the author's attempt to develop a text for those in marine engineering science who like a practical and solid mathematical approach to marine engineering. It is the intention that the book can serve as an introductory textbook for master degree courses in marine sciences and be of inspiration for teachers who will extend the course into specialisation courses on stability of vessels, higher order wave analysis, nonlinear motions of vessels, arctic offshore engineering, etc. The book could also serve as a handbook for PhD students and researchers who need a handy introduction to solving marine technology related problems.</p>

Marine Technology and Operations

Engineering & Transportation

Gudmestad, O.T.

Engineering

WITPRESS

Lessons learned and experience gained from mature Norwegian offshore projects form the cornerstone of this timely new book, whose principle aim is to increase the reader's general understanding of the 'upstream' part of the petroleum industry - the locating of underground resources and their conversion to valuable products. Starting with Chapter (1): The Geology of Petroleum Resources, the text follows the hydrocarbons from their origin in reservoirs through Chapter (3): Drilling, Well Design and Well Completion to Chapter (6): Hydrocarbon Off Take. Against the backdrop of Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico, Chapter (7): Overall Field Design and Support Facilities has beneficial advice for the industry, and the authors did not shy away from their responsibilities and devoted subsequent chapters to: ÃƒÂ‚Ã‚Â· DecommissioningÃƒÂ‚Ã‚Â· Safety ManagementÃƒÂ‚Ã‚Â· Environmental ManagementÃƒÂ‚Ã‚Â· Licensing and Fiscal RegimesÃƒÂ‚Ã‚Â· The Economics of Petroleum Operations and InvestmentsÃƒÂ‚Ã‚Â· Responsibilities to Society and Business Ethics The book s interdisciplinary approach and the links between different parts of the value chain make it a useful contribution to the published literature. Its emphasis on the need for careful handling of natural resources, the safety of the development in the most environmentally friendly way, and business ethics and responsibility to society make it especially relevant today.The book is intended for readers who have a professional or student interest in the petroleum industry, and a modest level of prior knowledge of the technical and commercial aspects of the industry, including university students specializing in petroleum sciences; specialists from the industry who want to upgrade their competence; engineers in oil and gas companies and governmental bodies and institutions who would like to have a desktop reference book; people in the contracting industry serving the offshore market who want to understand how their contribution fits into the totality of developing oil and gas resources; and interested readers from the general public, such as teachers and policy decision makers.

Petroleum Resources: With Emphasis on Offshore Fields

Zolotukhin, A. B.

Jarlsby, E. T.

Wit Pr/Computational Mechanics

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