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