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Oil Cover Image Book Book

Oil

Farndon, John. (Author).

Summary: Provides information about oil and other petroleum products, explaining what they are and how they are used; discussing oil exploration, drilling, and refining; and looking at the problem of pollution and alternatives to oil as a fuel source.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780756629700 (trade bdg.)
  • ISBN: 0756629705 (trade bdg.)
  • Physical Description: print
    72 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 29 cm. + 1 clip-art CD (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
  • Publisher: London ; New York : DK, c2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
At head of title: Eyewitness.
Formatted Contents Note: King oil -- Ancient oil -- Oil for light -- Dawn of the oil age -- Oil bonanza -- What is oil? -- Where oil comes from -- Natural gas -- Coal and peat -- Oil traps -- Solid oil -- How oil is found -- Getting the oil out -- Offshore oil rigs -- Piped oil -- Oil on the ocean -- Refining oil -- Energy and transportation -- Materials from oil -- Plastics and polymers -- Big oil -- Struggle for oil -- Dirty oil -- Saving oil -- Oil substitutes -- Wind power -- Solar energy -- Water power -- Nuclear power -- Production and consumption -- Timeline -- Find out more -- Glossary.

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Subject: Petroleum -- Juvenile literature
Genre: Adult easy reading.
Topic Heading: Books with accompanying CD-ROM.

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  • 3 of 3 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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King oil
6(2)
Ancient oil
8(2)
Oil for light
10(2)
Dawn of the oil age
12(2)
The oil bonanza
14(2)
What is oil?
16(2)
Where oil comes from
18(2)
Natural gas
20(2)
Coal and peat
22(2)
Oil traps
24(2)
Solid oil
26(2)
How oil is found
28(2)
Getting the oil out
30(2)
Offshore oil rigs
32(2)
Piped oil
34(2)
Oil on the ocean
36(2)
Refining oil
38(2)
Energy and transportation
40(2)
Materials from oil
42(2)
Plastics and polymers
44(2)
Big oil
46(2)
The struggle for oil
48(2)
Dirty oil
50(2)
Saving oil
52(2)
Oil substitutes
54(2)
Wind power
56(2)
Solar energy
58(2)
Water power
60(2)
Nuclear power
62(2)
Production and consumption
64(2)
Timeline
66(3)
Find out more
69(1)
Glossary 70(2)
Index 72

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