petroleum: Bibliography

See K. K. Landes, Petroleum Geology of the United States (1970); S. Schackne and N. D. Drake, Oil for the World (2d ed. 1960); L. Mosley, Power Play: Oil in the Middle East (1973).

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• History and Development of Petroleum
• Composition and Refining of Petroleum
• Exploration and Drilling of Wells
• Origin and Natural Occurrence
• Bibliography

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