1.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991000386169707536

Autore

Ruzsa, Imre Z.

Titolo

Algebraic probability theory / Imre Z. Ruzsa, Gabor J. Szekely

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester [etc.] : Wiley, c1988

ISBN

0471918032

Descrizione fisica

xii, 252 p. ; 23 cm

Altri autori (Persone)

Szekely, Gabor J

Disciplina

512

Soggetti

Algebra

Probabilità

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910279585803321

Autore

Deffeyes Kenneth S.

Titolo

The future of fossil fuels / / Kenneth S. Deffeyes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Woodstock, Oxfordshire : , : Princeton University Press, , 2011

©2001

ISBN

9786612501579

9786613831828

9781282501577

1282501577

9781400829071

1400829070

9781283519373

1283519372

Edizione

[Princeton shorts edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (33 p.)

Collana

Princeton Shorts

Disciplina

333.823211

Soggetti

Petroleum reserves

Petroleum industry and trade - Forecasting

Petroleum reserves - Forecasting



Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"The future of fossil fuels comprises chapters 9 and 10 from Hubbert's Peak : the impending world oil shortage (New edition), by Kenneth S. Deffeyes. Copyright 2001 by Princeton University Press"--Title page verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface to the 2008 Edition -- Acknowledgments -- CHAPTER 1. Overview -- CHAPTER 2. The Origin of Oil -- CHAPTER 3. Oil Reservoirs and Oil Traps -- CHAPTER 4. Finding It -- CHAPTER 5. Drilling Methods -- CHAPTER 6. Size and Discoverability of Oil Fields -- CHAPTER 7. Hubbert Revisited -- CHAPTER 8. Rate Plots -- CHAPTER 9. The Future of Fossil Fuels -- CHAPTER 10. Alternative Energy Sources -- CHAPTER 11. A New Outlook -- NOTES -- INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

In 2001, Kenneth Deffeyes made a grim prediction: world oil production would reach a peak within the next decade--and there was nothing anyone could do to stop it. Deffeyes's claim echoed the work of geophysicist M. King Hubbert, who in 1956 predicted that U.S. oil production would reach its highest level in the early 1970s. Though roundly criticized by oil experts and economists, Hubbert's prediction came true in 1970. In this updated edition of Hubbert's Peak, Deffeyes explains the crisis that few now deny we are headed toward. Using geology and economics, he shows how everything from the rising price of groceries to the subprime mortgage crisis has been exacerbated by the shrinking supply--and growing price--of oil. Although there is no easy solution to these problems, Deffeyes argues that the first step is understanding the trouble that we are in.