petroleum

Color photos and simple text show how gasoline is made, covering each step of the process after oil is found in the ground.

An introduction to oil covering its origins, recovery from the earth, refining, and present and future uses.

This book traces how a car starts with a key back to the process of producing gas from crude oil.

Illustrates the complex workings of the system of checks and balances by examining the building of the Alaska pipeline which involved the federal government, a state government, and the actions of private citizens.

Text and illustrations describe the physical layout, operations, and personnel of a drilling platform or oil rig, production platform, and oil tanker.

Text and pictures explain how plastic is made from oil, the problems with this nearly indestructible material, and its future.

Traces the history of oil, discussing how it has been used and collected throughout history, its impact on the modern world, the possible crisis diminishing supplies pose, and other related topics.

Desribes petroleum and its uses, examines the harmful affects of oil spills, and discusses how such environmental disasters can be cleaned up or prevented.