Ebook: Ralph. Oil. An Introduction for New Zealanders

New Zealand Ministry of Economic Development, 2008. — 95 р. — ISBN 978-0-478-31670-4 (paper); ISBN 978-0-478-31671-1 (PDF); ISBN 978-0-478-31672-8 (HTML). — Язык - английский.Приведено общее описание нефтедобычи от состава нефти до приемов добычи и пеработки, описания геологии.
В большей степени описание дано с учетом особенностей Новой Зейландии.
Приведено большое количество ссылок на интернет-ресурсы по нефтегазовому делу.The author owes a special debt to Barrie Wilkinson of East Harbour Management Services, whose initial draft of a ‘New Zealand Oil Primer’ in 2006 provided the starting point and inspiration for this book. The author is also grateful to the many individuals and organisations that provided information and gave generously of their time to assist with the work reported here. These include Roger Fairclough, Tony Fenwick, David Buckrell, Pene Burton Bell, Richard Cook, Mark Aliprantis, Joanne Canavan, Sarah Price, David Wilkinson, Simon Lawrence, and my colleagues in the Energy Information & Modelling Group at MED, Craig Wadsworth and Trevor Johnson at EECA, Stuart adger at MoT, Ian Twomey at Hale & Twomey and Linda Guinness of Wordset Enterprises. However, the responsibility for the material in this book, including any errors of fact, interpretation or analysis, remains with the author.Oil is New Zealand’s largest and arguably most problematic energy source. Policies related to oil have wide impacts, including those on the economy, the environment, consumers, foreign relations, and transport planning. Because of their wide impact, issues related to oil frequently attract great public interest and, sometimes, contentious debate. Yet oil is also a sophisticated business, and to usefully contribute to the dialogue requires a certain level of technological, economic, and institutional knowledge that can appear daunting to the newcomer.
The original concept for this book was to provide a background briefing for policy analysts at MED and other New Zealand government agencies who were going to be dealing with oil-related policy issues. However, we at MED quickly realised that the material would also be useful to elected officials, industry leaders, non-governmental organisation leaders, researchers, students, and concerned citizens. Although the potential audience has broadened, the goal remains the same: to provide the needed background, for those who want to better understand the oil-related policy ssues facing New Zealand. This book does not attempt to analyse any policy issues, but rather to provide basic information that will be useful to anyone who does.We at MED believe this publication is unique in providing an introduction to the oil industry from a policy perspective. While most of the material here should be common knowledge to those who have been exposed to oil policy issues for some time, it has not been very accessible to newcomers. By drawing the material together in one place, we hope to make it possible for newcomers to build their knowledge more quickly and with greater confidence.Although this publication is designed to be read as a freestanding document, it complements the introduction to New Zealand energy provided in the Ministry of Economic Development’s New Zealand’s Energy Outlook to 2030.1 The author has sought to minimise the overlap between the two publications. As the title implies, Energy Outlook focuses on the future outlook for all forms of energy, and the choices that New Zealand faces. Energy Outlook Chapter 4 on Climate Change, Chapter 5 on Transport Demand, and Chapter 6 on Oil and Transport Fuel Supply are especially
recommended for those interested in oil, and are not duplicated here.