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11petroleum production — Introduction recovery of crude oil and, often, associated natural gas from the Earth. petroleum is a naturally occurring hydrocarbon material that is believed to have formed in deep sedimentary (sedimentary rock) beds from animal and …
12Drilling fluid — This article is about fluids used when drilling a well. For fluids used with drill bits during metal working, see cutting fluid. Driller pouring a foaming agent down the rod string on a drilling rig In geotechnical engineering, drilling fluid is… …
13Oil sands — The Athabasca oil sands in Alberta, Canada, are a very large source of bitumen, which can be upgraded to synthetic crude oil. Bituminous sands, colloquially known as oil sands or tar sands, are a type of unconventional petroleum deposit. The… …
14Peak oil — A logistic distribution shaped production curve, as originally suggested by M. King Hubbert in 1956 …
15Kola Superdeep Borehole — Coordinates: 69°23′46.39″N 30°36′31.20″E / 69.3962194°N 30.608667°E / 69.3962194; 30.608667 …
16Petroleum politics — Argentine president Néstor Kirchner and Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez discuss the Gran Gasoducto del Suran energy and trade integration project for South America. They met on November 21, 2005 in Venezuela. Petroleum politics have been an… …
17Pipeline transport — An elevated section of the Alaska Pipeline …
18Submersible pump — A submersible pump is a pump which has a hermetically sealed motor close coupled to the pump body. The whole assembly is submerged in the fluid to be pumped. The advantage of this type of pump is that it can provide a significant lifting force as …
19Energy development — Schematic of the global sources of energy in 2006 2007 …
20Nationalization of oil supplies — The nationalization of oil supplies refers to the process of deprivatization of oil production operations, generally in the purpose of obtaining more revenue from oil for oil producing countries. This process, which should not be confused with… …
