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Singapore, the Energy Economy : from the First Refinery to the End of Cheap Oil, 1960-2010.

Singapore might not have survived the 1960s and prospered thereafter had it not built its economy on the foundations of oil refining, trading and support for oil and gas exploration and production. Cheap oil, sound policies and strong government combined to produce the Singapore economic miracle in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ng, Weng Hoong
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Francis, Taylor & amp ; 2012.
Colección:Routledge studies in the modern world economy.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Singapore, the Energy Economy From the first refinery to the end of cheap oil, 1960-2010; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Oil refining: the launchpad of the economic miracle; 2 The regional oil trading and pricing center; 3 Petrochemical's wild ride; 4 Upstream, marine and offshore; 5 Electricity and power; 6 Natural gas and LNG; 7 Bunker and marine fuels; 8 Sustainable development: clean energy, climate change, energy efficiency, smart grid; 9 Conclusion: the underrated threat; Notes; Selected bibliography; Index.