TOP TEN REASONS TO BECOME AN ENERGY CONSULTANT

 

What do you think ...about being an Energy Consultant?

80% drop in Petroleum use for Automobiles?

 

What are the likely scenarios?

Gasoline - Modern Marvels - History Channel Documentary

 

Traces the history and evolution of the world's most important fossil fuel. Without gasoline, modern life would grind to a halt. Americans use about 360-million gallons of gas every day. And though most of us could not function without gas, very few understand what it really is, how it is made, what all those different octane numbers really mean, and how researchers developed cleaner-burning gasoline. All these questions will be answered as we look at the history of this "supreme" fuel.

Gasoline is a transparent, petroleum-derived liquid that is used primarily as a fuel in internal combustion engines. It consists mostly of organic compounds obtained by the fractional distillation of petroleum, enhanced with a variety of additives. Some gasolines also contain ethanol as an alternative fuel. In North America, the term gasoline is often shortened in colloquial usage to gas, while petrol is the common name in the UK, Republic of Ireland and in some Commonwealth countries. Under normal ambient conditions, its material state is liquid, unlike liquefied petroleum gas or natural gas.
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Getting inside a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Super Tanker

How close have you got to one of these? Follow BBC's Richard Hammond on this insightful exploration of an LNG Super Tanker

Offshore Oil Drilling - Modern Marvels -

Do we concentrate on finding new oil or producing the existing reserves we have in a better way?

PodCast4U: The technology behind offshore oil drilling.

An oil platform, also referred to as an offshore platform or, somewhat incorrectly, oil rig, is a large structure with facilities to drill wells, to extract and process oil and natural gas, and to temporarily store product until it can be brought to shore for refining and marketing. In many cases, the platform contains facilities to house the workforce as well.

Depending on the circumstances, the platform may be fixed to the ocean floor, may consist of an artificial island, or may float. Remote subsea wells may also be connected to a platform by flow lines and by umbilical connections; these subsea solutions may consist of one or more subsea wells, or of one or more manifold centres for multiple wells.

Gas Rig Strip-Down - Decomissioning at Work

PodCast4U: Engineer turned comedian Tom Wrigglesworth and Rob Bell, rising star of mechanical engineering, tell the story as an entire North Sea Gas installation, the Lima Platform, is pulled from the sea by floating cranes, brought back to Newcastle, and then torn into tiny pieces for recycling.

But the platform is not just thousands of tons of steel. It was once home to the men and women called the North Sea Tigers. They pioneered gas and oil exploration in the UK and now some of them are ending their careers as part of the decommissioning process. As the gas platform is stripped down, these engineers reveal the secrets of this vital part of our energy supplies, but they also reveal the emotional bonds to the engineering marvel that formed such an important part of their lives.

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2013 Nuclear Energy Institute: Wall Street Briefing

What are the trends, developments, learning points and policy priorities for Nuclear Energy?

Economic Lifeline for the Nigerian Oil Sector

NSE listed company MRS is one of several that import refined petroleum products into Nigeria. In 2011 its tanks stored over $2 billion worth of refined petroleum products. On Economic Lifelines we take you through the highs and lows of this strategic sector in Nigeria economy and take you through how the Asset management corporation of Nigeria has provided a lifeline that many feel still needs to be extended to keep this very important industry in business. Watch the second half of the video after the jump break.