Perhaps you know the answers to some of the basics:
- What is a barrel of oil?
- Where does it come from?
- How does it get into the gas tank?
- Why is oil so political?
Pumped: Everyone’s Guide to the Oil Patch |
| Seasoned petroleum historian David Finch engages and entertains as
he acquaints us with the basic vocabulary and mechanics of Canada’s oil
industry right through its most complex issues. Perhaps you know the answers to some of the basics:
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From descriptions of the Geological Survey crews that searched for oil by canoe, to Hibernia’s east-coast off-shore drilling technology, the North’s controversy-rich Mackenzie Pipeline, and Alberta’s crucial tar sands, Pumped gives readers a firm foundation in petroleum’s history and future. But Finch provides more than facts. He also insists that it is in our interest to be well informed about this vital industry so that we can form knowledgeable opinions about how the Canadian oil patch is governed, developed, and how we consume its products. With short chapters, illustrations, maps, photographs, and a user friendly index-glossary, Pumped makes the complicated, jargon rich, high-stakes world of petroleum exploration, excavation, and consumption easy to understand. Written by David Finch. Published by Fifth House Ltd., 2007. |
| Catalogue No. | 978-1-897252-09-3 |
| Price | $22.95 |
| Format | Softcover |
| Pages | 194 |
| Language | English only |
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