Energy supply and pipeline transportation: challenges and opportunities

Focusing on the economic and global issues pertaining to delivery of energy resources, particularly fossil fuels such as oil, gas, and coal, this book contains a wealth of data and graphical materials based on many years of research in the energy supply and transportation field. The book will cover four major topics: Energy Sources and Supplies, Market Demand by Region, Energy Transportation Modes & Issues, and Pipeline Transportation. The primary audience for this book includes engineering designers, planners, managers and executives in the pipeline, oil & gas, and coal industries, including both energy suppliers and producers, as well as researchers in the field who are concerned with current and future economic and global trends. Graduate students and early-career engineers may also find this to be a useful overview and introduction to the energy supply industry