Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 1593700644, Leather Bound)

The International Petroleum Encyclopedia is the choice research tool for hundreds of petroleum industry leaders. Each year, IPE readers get the kind of breadth and depth of reliable information they need for strategic planning. The 2005 International Petroleum Encyclopedia features:



• Bonus - Beautiful full-color fold-out map of Brazil



• Atlas country reports - Allows you to focus on only the countries or regions that interest you and features full-color maps and illustrations (some showing new discoveries) throughout each section.



• Key Stats - A collection of full-color illustrations featuring the year’s most important industry trends—this year, the Deepwater Supply, Energy Demand Growth, Oil Price Factors, LNG, The Natural Gas Picture, Peak Oil Debate, World oil and Gas Trade, Global Refining Operations, Petrochemicals Outlook



• Statistics from the Oil & Gas Journal and BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2004 and other sources gathered in one section. The data includes oil and natural gas production, consumption, imports/exports, and prices, as well as oil refineries, capacities, margins, and throughput.



• Chronology of Events - Gives you a quick refresher of the past year’s major developments.



• Guest Essay - written by a special industry executive.



• Directory of national oil companies and energy ministries - No other place will you find this listing together in one source.



Available in print or CD-ROM, the IPE contains more than 250 pages of information on important activities and developments concerning oilfields, pipelines, refineries, tanker terminals, and more.