Fossil Resources
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Major sources of fossil fuel are oil, coal, and natural gas. Tar sands and oil shale are also in large supply, but because of their high cost of production and their major adverse environmental impacts they have so far been largely ignored. As other resources deplete, these resources may prove to be a prominent source of fuel in the 21st century.
References
(1) Toossi Reza, "Energy and the Environment:Sources, technologies, and impacts", Verve Publishers, 2005
Further Reading
Berkowitz, N., Fossil Hydrocarbons: Chemistry and Technology, Elsevier Academic Press, 1997.
Deff eyes, K. S., Hubbert’s Peak: Th e Impending World Oil Shortage, Princeton University Press, Princeton, N. J., 2001.
Campbell, C. J., Th e Coming Oil Crisis, Multi-Science Publishing Company, 2004.
Tariq Ali, Th e Clash of Fundamentalisms: Crusades, Jihads and Modernity, Verso, 2002.
Pelletiere, S., Iraq and the International Oil System: Why America Went to War in the Gulf, Praeger Publishing, 2001.
Oil and Gas Journal, Technology, news, statistics, special reports, and analysis (http://ogj.pennnet.com).
Journal of Petroleum Technology, The official journal of Society of Petroleum Engineers, Dallas.
The Petroleum Engineer, Petroleum Engineer Pub. Co.
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Elsevier, covers the fields of petroleum (and natural gas) exploration, production and flow.
External Links
National Energy Technology Laboratory: Th e Strategic Center for Coal (http://www.netl.doe.gov/coal).
National Petroleum Technology Office (http://www.npto.doe.gov).
US Geological Survey (http://www.usgs.gov).
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) (http://www.opec.org).
Society of Petroleum Engineers (http://sae.org).