Handbook of Offshore Oil and Gas Operations

The Handbook of Offshore Oil and Gas Operations: Methods, Technologies, and Environmental Impacts, 2nd Ed. offers a comprehensive overview of offshore energy extraction. This updated and expanded edition highlights the latest scientific advancements, technological innovations, safety protocols, and environmental considerations shaping current offshore practices. Covering foundational topics like geology, resource formation, exploration, drilling, and production, it emphasizes environmentally responsible operations and sustainable development strategies to support the reduction of carbon emissions.Authored by an industry expert, this reference explores the occurrence and formation of oil and gas, offshore geology, exploration techniques, platform types, and production methods, with insights into environmental impact mitigation. The final chapters address critical issues such as corrosion, oil spill response, legal regulations, and future industry trends. Notably, this edition introduces new chapters on oil spills and cleanup methods that bolster health, safety, and environmental (HSE) initiatives while promoting sustainability. Additionally, multiple chapters examine how offshore operations can help reduce carbon emissions, aligning industry practices with global climate goals. Rich with real-world case studies and current technical data, the book provides a thorough understanding of the entire offshore lifecycle.Designed for engineers, geologists, environmental scientists, safety managers, policymakers, and students, The Handbook of Offshore Oil and Gas Operations: 2nd Ed. equips readers with the knowledge to navigate emerging technologies, legal frameworks, and environmental challenges, making it an indispensable reference for industry professionals, students, and researchers alike.
- Provides readers a quick pathway to familiarize with offshore operations- Clarifies fundamentals-including basic geology, procedures, technological, safety, and environmental considerations, and future challenges- Includes updated and expanded coverage of the latest technological developments, safety protocols, and maritime environmental protections- Equips readers with knowledge of critical standards and opportunities to learn through real-world case studies- Addresses the role that offshore operations can play in the reduction of carbon emissions with new, focused content

Dr. Speight has more than fifty years of experience in areas associated with the properties and processing of conventional and synthetic fuels. He has participated in, as well as led, significant research in defining the use of chemistry of tar sand bitumen, heavy oil, conventional petroleum, natural gas, coal, oil shale, and biomass as well as work related to corrosion and corrosion prevention. He has founded and/or edited several international journals, most recently the Proceedings of the Oil Gas Scientific Research Project Institute, Azerbaijan, and Petroleum Science and Technology (Taylor & Francis, until 2020). Dr. Speight is an author/editor of several databases and encyclopedic works. He has also authored more than 95 books as well as more than 400 publications, reports, and presentations detailing these research activities, and has taught more than eighty related courses.

Part 1: Occurrence of Oil and Gas1. Occurrence and Formation of Oil and Gas 2. Offshore Geology and Operations Part 2: Offshore Operations3. Offshore Platforms 4. Exploration 5. Drilling Technology and Well Completion6. Production7. Transportation8. Worldwide ActivitiesPart 3: Corrosion and Environmental Issues9. Corrosion in Offshore Structures10. The Nature of Oil Spills11. Evaluation of Oil Spill Cleanup Methods12. Assessment of the Environmental Impact 13. Legislation14. The Future