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These videos cover articles over the last decade and may contain information and ideas which are not necessarily current. |
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WAG: A Journey Through Pore Space - 2000
The joint industry project undertaken at Heriot-Watt University gives reservoir engineers the opportunity to observe the dynamics of water and gas displacing oil in a pore space micromodel and shows how this aids oil recovery optimisation. 12 min. |
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Miscible Gas Projects Around the World - 1998
Introduction to the theory of miscible gas displacement with interviews from reservoir engineers working on BP Miscible Gas projects. 40 min. |
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Miscible Gas Injection from Theory to Practice - 2000
Design of an efficient miscible gas process is covered by Charles Christopher with a detailed theory description by Professor Lynn Orr of Stanford University. Pete Salino describes laboratory studies in support of miscible gas processes and Andrew Foakes provides the link to predictive reservoir modelling. 43 min. |
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Gas Injection: Many Ways to Recover More Oil - 1999
This video details eight different ways BP uses gas to recover more oil with examples drawn from its operations. This film shows how BP uses all the properties of gas to achieve world-class recoveries. It also shows the other benefits of gas injection, such as reserves protection in fields with a gas cap or with condensates. 27 min. |
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The Prize - The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, & Power
The Prize recounts the panoramic history of oil and the struggle for wealth and power that has always surrounded oil. This struggle has shaken the world economy, dictated the outcome of wars, and transformed the destiny of men and nations. The canvas of this history is enormous -- from the drilling of the first well in Pennsylvania through two great world wars to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and Operation Desert Storm. |
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Part 1: Our Plan
Trace the turbulent, rapid rise of the world's biggest business, how a visionary but ruthless John D. Rockefeller controlled it -- and how reporter Ida Tarbelll took him on in one of the most famous muckraking exposes ever. A fascinating look at Rockefeller's controversial legacy, the rise of modern business, and how Tarbell served as the role model for the modern investigative journalist. Produced by PBS & WGBH. 50 min. |
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Part 2: Empires of Oil
Witness capitalism on a grand scale: how Shell Oil and Royal Dutch merged, then challenged the supremacy of Rockefeller's Standard Oil. A compelling talk of how oil transformed everyday life in the farthest corners of the globe, made Russia a great oil power, and helped the Allies win World War I. Produced by PBS & WGBH. 50 min. |
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Part 3: The Black Giant
It's the Roaring Twenties, and the magic of oil touches everyone, from millions of new car owners to hopeful Texan wildcatters. The American oil industry wrestles with shortage and surplus, as flamboyant entrepreneur Calouste Gulbenkian stakes his claim in Iraq. Produced by PBS & WGBH. 50 min. |
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Part 4: War and Oil
The untold story of World War II unfolds: how oil dictated strategy to Hitler; how lack of oil slowed Japan's war machine; how oil ultimately determined victory or defeat. Features rare footage on the critical impact of oil on decisive military events. Produced by PBS & WGBH. 50 min. |
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Part 5: Crude Diplomacy
Post-WWII America awakens to the strategic importance of oil, and witnesses a key moment in history when oil production shifts from the US to the Middle East. An extraordinary cast of characters paint a global portrait of how oil shaped the world economy and politics. Produced by PBS & WGBH. 50 min.
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Part 6: Power to the Producers
It's the heyday of cheap oil, the dawn of the Hydrocarbon Society, and the introduction of a prosperous new automobile culture for Americans. Follow the heroes and antiheroes, plots and counterplots, as the producing countries and the independent oil companies challenge the "Seven Sisters" - and open a new era in world oil. Produced by PBS & WGBH. 50 min. |
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Part 7: The Tinderbox
Relive 2 decades of upheaval that shook the world and changed our lives as power shifted, and nations and companies jockeyed for position - midst embargoes, shortages, and surpluses. A unique view of the rise of the OPEC era, beginning with the British withdrawal from the Persian Gulf and ending with the burning oil wells of Kuwait. Produced by PBS & WGBH. 50 min. |
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Part 8: The New Order of Oil
The Gulf War marked the beginning of a new era for the Hydrocarbon Society. This program explores the relation of oil and environmental conscience, and the technological race to balance energy, economic, and ecological needs in the Information Age. Produced by PBS & WGBH. 50 min. |
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The Alaskan Oil Pipeline
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline opened in 1977, carrying crude oil from Prudhoe Bay to Prince William Sound, a distance of 800 miles. It is one of the most important and impressive engineering projects of the modern age. This program shows extensive footage of the construction, where men labored in subzero temperatures and had to overcome constant challenges. Hear of the behind-the-scenes battles and explore the troubling questions about man's impact on the planet that huge projects like this inevitably raise. Produced by The History Channel. 50 min.
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Oil
From wildcatters to visionaries, geopoliticians to geologists and capitalists to union organizers, few real-life dramas feature such colorful characters, fluctuating fortunes, and worldwide high stakes as the story of oil. From the days of the dinosaur to a behind-the-scenes tour of a modern rig, this is the saga of the fuel that drives the world. Produced by The History Channel. 50 min. |
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Gasoline
Without gasoline, life in the modern world would grind to a halt. Like many pervasive things, the average person really knows very little about it. This program goes far beyond the pump to document the complete story of gasoline, showing what it really is and how it is refined, transported and used. There is also a look at the future of fuel, where alternative sources like hydrogen fuel cells and biodiesel may eventually replace gas at the top of the power pyramid. Produced by The History Channel. 50 min. |
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Spiral to Disaster: Piper Alpha Disaster
This stunning programme which recreates the disaster of the oil rig 'Piper Alpha' is used by health & safety professionals all over the globe. The catastrophe was not the result of a sudden, unpredictable explosion. Poor safety training, basic communication failures, and inadequate emergency decision-making procedures created an environment in which tragedy was inevitable. Produced by BBC. 30 min. |
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Hellfighters
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Phase Behavior I
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Phase Behavior II
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The New Technology of Hydrofracture
Produced by the Gas Research Institutue. |
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The Quest: Oil & Gas - Past, Present, & Future
Produced by SPE. |
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Geothermal Energy in Iceland
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Geothermal Energy: A Renewable Option
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