Global Oil and Gas Resources: Potential and Distribution

2024
ISBN: 978-981-97-4755-9
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore

Buch, Englisch, 247 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 632 g

This open access book presents the evaluation of undiscovered oil and gas resources and reserves growth in 468 basins around the world, as well as the potential of unconventional recoverable resources of seven types, including shale oil, heavy oil, oil sands, oil shale, shale gas, coalbed methane, and tight gas. The evaluation methods used are innovative, incorporating both conventional and unconventional oil and gas resources evaluation methods that utilize plays as the fundamental evaluation unit based on various exploration maturity levels. The evaluation results obtained independent intellectual property rights and provide an overview of the future exploration potential and prospects of different regions. It is a valuable reference for researchers, practitioners, and students involved in petroleum exploration.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dou, Lirong

Wang, Zhaoming

Wen, Zhixin

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Technologien für Fossile Energieträger
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Geologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

History and outlook of evaluation on global oil and gas resources.- Methods for evaluating global hydrocarbon resources.- Characteristics and distributions of global hydrocarbon resources.- Distribution of oil and gas resources in North America.- Distribution of oil and gas resources in Central and South America.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Dou Lirong is the Executive Director & President of Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development (RIPED), CNPC. He has joined China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) for over 30 years with both domestic and overseas working experience. Before RIPED, he was the Chief Geologist of CNODC, CNPC, Deputy General Manager of CNPC International (Nile), Sudan and Director General of Consulting Center of CNPC International.

Dr. Dou has been actively engaged in international organizations and conferences as the executive committee member of IPTC 2023, advisory committee member of OTC-Asia 2024 and panel speaker of ADIPEC 2015, OTC-Asia 2022 to name a few.

He holds a Ph.D in Geology with dozens of published academic papers and various awards including the 1st and 2nd Prize of Science & Technology Progress issued by the State Council of China and Jules Braunstein Memorial Award by American Association of Petroleum Geology etc.