Offshore pioneers : Brown & Root and the history of offshore oil and gas /

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"Fifty years ago, in November 1947, Brown & Root helped Kerr-McGee build the first out-of-sight-of-land offshore platform that produced oil." "This history puts a human face on the process of technological change. Using the words of many of those who took part in Brown & Root&...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pratt, Joseph A.
Other Authors: Priest, Tyler, Castaneda, Christopher James, 1959-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Houston, Tex. : Gulf Pub. Co., �1997.
Subjects:
Brown & Root (Firm) > History.
Offshore oil field equipment industry > United States > History.
Offshore gas field equipment industry > United States > History.
Ocean mining > History.
Ocean engineering > History.
P�etrole offshore > Appareils et mat�eriel > Industrie > �Etats-Unis > Histoire.
Mer > Exploitation mini�ere > Histoire.
Oc�eanographie appliqu�ee > Histoire.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Corporate & Business History.
Ocean engineering
Ocean mining
Offshore gas field equipment industry
Offshore oil field equipment industry
Offshore-industrie.
Oliewinning.
Gaswinning.
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. The first challenge : creation of the modern offshore industry in the Gulf of Mexico
  • pt. 2. The challenge of new and extreme environments : depth, earthquakes, ice, and fire
  • pt. 3. The challenge of the North Sea : rough waters, hostile conditions.

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