This 11th edition provides accurate and concise definitions of more than 5500 oil and gas terms. There are annotations that reference statutes, cases, secondary sources, along with notation of ambiguities or regional differences in terminology. This eleventh edition contains over 100 new terms, with updates to hundreds of others and the price quoted includes three months of updates.
Manual of Oil and Gas Terms is an easy-to-use softcover desk reference that defines the words and phrases most useful to lawyers, landmen, accountants, investors in oil and gas properties, students and others involved in the industry. For example, a petroleum engineer might find the book helpful on the meaning of the "Unless" clause in an oil and gas lease; a landman might refer to the Manual to clarify the purpose and meaning of various lease clauses; a lawyer, accountant, or investor might use it to define financing terms and tax consequences. The Manual features: Close to 6,000 precise definitions of legal, engineering, and tax terms (including acronyms) relating to the oil and gas industry, with definitions based--wherever possible--on actual cases; A comprehensive survey of new terms and recent colloquialisms; Annotations that include useful references to statutes, cases, books and law review articles; Entries listed in alphabetical order to easily locate a desired term; and ample cross-references to the 8-volume treatise, Williams & Meyers, Oil and Gas Law.
Handbook of Offshore Oil and Gas Operations is an authoritative source providing extensive up-to-date coverage of the technology used in the exploration, drilling, production, and operations in an offshore setting. Offshore oil and gas activity is growing at an expansive rate and this must-have training guide covers the full spectrum including geology, types of platforms, exploration methods, production and enhanced recovery methods, pipelines, and envinronmental managment and impact, specifically worldwide advances in study, control, and prevention of the industry's impact on the marine environment and its living resources. In addition, this book provides a go-to glossary for quick reference. Handbook of Offshore Oil and Gas Operations empowers oil and gas engineers and managers to understand and capture on one of the fastest growing markets in the energy sector today. - Quickly become familiar with the oil and gas offshore industry, including deepwater operations - Understand the full spectrum of the business, including environmental impacts and future challenges - Gain knowledge and exposure on critical standards and real-world case studies