M. R. Islam & A. B. Chhetri 
The Greening of Petroleum Operations 
The Science of Sustainable Energy Production

The Future of Petroleum Operations

This state-of-the-art text analyzes some of the most contentious
issues in the energy industry, covering new and greener processes
for engineers and scientists and urging them to move petroleum
operations closer to sustainability. Although petroleum is still
the world’s most diverse, efficient, and abundant energy source,
there is a growing initiative from global political and industry
leaders to ‘go green, ‘ because of climate concerns and high
gasoline prices. This book investigates and details how to do
that.

This groundbreaking new volume:

* Explains why current petroleum industry practices are
inherently unsustainable and offers unique new solutions for
‘greening’ the petroleum industry

* Discusses hot-button issues, such as global warming, carbon
sequestration, zero-waste management, and sustainability

* Shows engineers and scientists how to implement the processes
necessary to be more environmentally conscious

* Offers, for the first time, a new theory that certain carbons
do not contribute to global warming, but their origin and the
processes involved do

Praise for The Greening of Petroleum
Operations

‘The book proposes a paradigm shift in energy management. It
correctly identifies root causes of environmental impact of current
petroleum production operations. With proper science, the book
shows that fossil fuel production and utilization are inherently
sustainable as long as natural materials and energy sources are
used…. This book has the potential of revolutionizing energy
management practices.’

–Farouq Ali, Honorary Professor of Oil and Gas
Engineering, University of Calgary

About the author

M. R. Islam is Professor of Petroleum Engineering at the
Civil and Resource Engineering Department of Dalhousie University,
Canada. He has over 700 publications to his credit, including 6
books. He is on the boards of several scholarly journals, and, in
addition to his teaching duties, he is also the director of Emertec
Research and Development Ltd. and has been on the boards of a
number of companies in North America and overseas.

M. M. Khan has recently been a lecturer in chemical
engineering at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and
Technology before recently moving to Canada. He has written a dozen
papers and co-authored a book on zero-waste engineering and
sustainable technology.

A. B. Chhetri is a Carbon and Energy Analyst with Golder
Associates Ltd. in Victoria, B.C. Canada where he delivers
consulting services in carbon and energy management. He has over 12
years of experience in energy development and management.