Topics in the Oil Industry

Code: PGEN1075
Course: Master degree in Energy
Credits: 4
Hourly load: 60
Syllabus: General aspects involving petroleum, origin, exploration, production, refining, chemistry. Industrial Characterization of Petroleum. Composition of Petroleum. Treatment of petroleum. Analytical determinations and interpretation of analysis results. Evaluation and valuation of Petroleum. Topics in Separation of Macromolecules in Petroleum and Petroleum Research.
Bibliography: 1. TISSOT, B. P.; WELTE, D. H. Petroleum Formation and Occurrence. 2. ed. Softcover reprint of the original 2nd ed. 1984. ISBN-13: 978-3642878152; ISBN-10: 3642878156.

2. WIEHE, I. A. Process Chemistry of Petroleum Macromolecules. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2008. ISBN-13: 978-1574447873.

3. PETERS, K. E.; MOLDOWAN, J. M. The Biomarker Guide: Interpreting Molecular Fossils in Petroleum and Ancient Sediments. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2003.

4. DAWE, R. A. Modern Petroleum Technology. Vol. 1 e 2. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 2000.

5. MCCAIN, W. D. The Properties of Petroleum Fluids. 2. ed. Tulsa, OK: PennWell Books, 1990.

6. SPEIGHT, J. G. Handbook of Petroleum Product Analysis. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Interscience, 2002.

7. RIAZI, M. R. Characterization and Properties of Petroleum Fractions. Philadelphia, PA: ASTM International, 2005. (ASTM Manual Series, MNL50).

8. THOMAS, J. E. Fundamentos da Engenharia do Petróleo. 2. ed. Rio de Janeiro: Interciência/Petrobras, 2024.