Drilling down : the Gulf oil debacle and our energy dilemma - Tainter, Joseph A.; Patzek, Tadeusz W. (New York, NY : Copernicus Books, 2012)
Introduction -- The significance of oil in the Gulf of Mexico -- The energy that runs the world -- Offshore drilling and production, a short history -- The energy-complexity spiral -- The benefits and costs of complexity -- What happened at the Macondo Well -- Why the Gulf disaster happened -- Our energy and complexity dilemma: prospects for the future -- Appendix A. Glossary -- Appendix B. Offshore Production -- Appendix C. Operating an offshore platform -- About the authors -- Index.
Includes bibliographic references and index.
Keywords: BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010; Oil spills -- Mexico, Gulf of; Drilling platforms -- Accidents -- Mexico, Gulf of; Offshore oil industry -- Mexico, Gulf of; Energy policy -- History; Energy policy -- Social aspects; Complexity (Philosophy) -- Social aspects; Electronic books (Form)