A practical guide to all facets of modern financial management and strategic planning. Contents: Oil industry financial accounting Integrated management system Competitive comparison Cost management Capital budgeting and investment theory Cash flows in the oil industry Capital structure Financial reporting and investor/stockholder relations ......
To the casual observer, the oil business seems constant and unchanging. The familiarity of the oil industry's retail outlets masks extraordinary changes in how the industry engages in its four primary sectors of activity: finding and producing crude oil, transportation, refining, and marketing. In his new book, noted energy economist Dr. Samuel A. ......
A manager is not always a leader. Are you a leader? Would your team run through a wall for you? Do you feel like you are out on an island? You may manage but do you lead? You should be asking yourself these questions daily. If your goal is to lead your team to operate at the highest possible level, It's Time to Step Up! will help you achieve that ......
Offering complete coverage of natural gas local distribution companies (LDCs), Local Distribution Pipelines in Nontechnical Language begins with a basic overview of pipelines and the history of "town gas" used to light city streets as an alternative to whale oil, and takes the reader right up to present-day industry. Along the way it discusses ......
The technology...how it operates...and a history of the development of the technology is all here in this introductory handbook to cutting edge microturbine applications. The author directs a microturbine generator testing and assessment program for a major utility, working closely with governmental agencies, industry organizations, and ......
An overview of the natural gas process from well head to burnertip, from futures trading to exploration, and the latest cogeneration issues and other product use. Contents: Origins and history of natural gas Exploration principles, tools, and techniques Drilling, production and processing Gas transmission pipeline network Natural gas storage ......
In this important new book, Mohan Kelkar, a respected author and professor, presents the quintessential guide for gas engineers, emphasizing the practical aspects of natural gas production. Readers will learn to: incorporate cutting-edge research in estimating reserves, evaluating the performance of fractured wells, processing gas, and material ......
With over 100,000 copies sold, the new 4th edition joins this series to provide the most complete upstream petroleum guide for students and professionals. Dr. Norman Hyne guides you through the upstream segment of the value supply chain. Commonly used in universities, this easy-to-read and interpret book provides insight into the nature of gas and ......
The nuclear industry has quietly evolved over the past 30 years to become one of the safest and most reliable low-cost producers of electricity. Mary Jo Rogers's new book, Nuclear Energy Leadership: Lessons Learned from US Operators, provides helpful suggestions as well as useful tools drawn from the best of the nuclear industry. This timely book ......
