Petroleum Shipping Industry, Volume 1

A Nontechnical Guide covers the history of energy imports as well as important characteristics of oil tankers, liquefied petroleum gas carriers, and liquefied natural gas carriers.

Contents

• Oil: an introduction to shipping
• Why tanker owners?
• Pre-Onassis era
• Onassis era
• Post-Onassis era: Creating and dealing with the surplus
• Refinery operation
• Tanker demand
• Tanker design and employment patterns
• Forecasting tanker rates
• Oil pollution liability
• LPG carriers
• LNG carriers

Audience

• Field level personnel
• Management
• Energy lending and finance professionals
• Anyone who seeks to understand how, or relies upon, energy markets
• Students

About the Author

Michael D. Tusiani joined Poten & Partners in 1973. From 1983 to 2016 he served as its chairman and chief executive officer. He is currently the chairman emeritus. During his career he has been active in all aspects of oil and gas trading and transportation. He has written numerous articles on energy and shipping matters and four books: The Petroleum Shipping Industry, Vol I: A Nontechnical Overview (PennWell 1996), The Petroleum Shipping Industry, Vol II: Operations and Practices (PennWell 1996), LNG: A Nontechnical Guide (PennWell 2007, coauthor), and LNG: Fuel for a Changing World, A Nontechnical Guide, 2nd Edition (PennWell 2017, coauthor). He received a BA from Long Island University and an MA in economics from Fordham University.

Details
Type: Hardcover
Size: 6 x 9 inches
Pages: 313
Published: 1996
ISBN: 9780878146703