EngineeringThe Petroleum Industry – Oil Supply

The Petroleum Industry – Oil Supply

SKU: RV-10525
Duration: 1.00 Hr

In this course we will cover conventional and non-conventional oil sources, especially the impact of heavy oil and tar sand bitumen. We will also cover past and present technological, economic, and geopolitical factors of oil. These will be viewed in light of the expectance of peak oil, which is the peaking and subsequent decline of the production rate of oil, and the knowledge that oil is a limited resource.

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Course Details

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:
  • Identify conventional and nonconventional sources of oil.
  • Summarize the peak oil theory and identify the effects and consequences of peak oil.
  • Differentiate between the characteristics of tar sand bitumen versus heavy oil.
  • Recall the production process of tar sand bitumen.

Specs

Course Level Fundamental
Languages English
Compatibility Audio, MobileReady

Dr. James G. Speight C. CChem., FRSC, FCIC, FACS

Author

Dr. James G. Speight C. CChem., FRSC, FCIC, FACS earned his B.Sc. and PhD degrees from the University of Manchester, England – he also holds a DSC in The Geological Sciences (VINIGRI, St. Petersburg, Russia) and a PhD in Petroleum Engineering, (Dubna International University, Moscow, Russia). Dr. Speight is the author of more than 50 books in petroleum science, petroleum engineering, and environmental sciences. Formerly the CEO of the Western Research Institute (now an independent consultant), he has served as Adjunct Professor in the Department of Chemical and Fuels Engineering at the University of Utah and in the Departments of Chemistry and Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Wyoming. In addition he has also been a Visiting Professor in Chemical Engineering at the following universities: the University of Missouri-Columbia, the Technical University of Denmark, and the University of Trinidad and Tobago. Dr. Speight was elected to the Russian Academy of Sciences in 1996 and awarded the Gold Medal of Honor that same year for outstanding contributions to the field of petroleum sciences. He has also received the Scientists without Borders Medal of Honor of the Russian Academy of Sciences. In 2001, the Academy also awarded Dr. Speight the Einstein Medal for outstanding contributions and service in the field of Geological Sciences.

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