Deep challenge! : the true epic story of our quest for energy beneath the sea. - Includes index

Content: Foreword , Pages vi-vii Chapter 1 - Building Character: Hurricane Camille , Pages 1-12 Chapter 2 - In the Beginning: From Titusville to the Deep Blue , Pages 13-31 Chapter 3 - Off the Land and into the Water , Pages 33-45 Chapter 4 - The Tidelands Issue: The Fight for a Fortune in Offshore Oil , Pages 47-54 Chapter 5 - CUSS and the World's First Drillship , Pages 55-68 Chapter 6 - Into Gulf Waters , Pages 69-84 Chapter 7 - Project Mohole: Tripping to Hell and Back , Pages 85-100 Chapter 8 - A Fleet of Drillships , Pages 101-111 Chapter 9 - A Time of International Growth and Innovation , Pages 113-121,I-VIII Chapter 10 - A Global Scientific Challenge , Pages 123-133 Chapter 11 - To Go Where No One Had Gone Before, Then Do the Impossible , Pages 135-147 Chapter 12 - From Boom to Bust in the Oil Patch , Pages 149-175 Chapter 13 - Into the Next Cycle — Genesis , Pages 177-188 Chapter 14 - The Deep Frontier — Looking Forward , Pages 189-195 Appendix - How to Drill an Oil Well in the Middle of the Ocean: A Quick Primer , Pages 197-203 A Very Warm Thanks , Page 205 Index , Pages 207-219 Content: Foreword, __Pages vi-vii__Chapter 1 - Building Character: Hurricane Camille, __Pages 1-12__Chapter 2 - In the Beginning: From Titusville to the Deep Blue, __Pages 13-31__Chapter 3 - Off the Land and into the Water, __Pages 33-45__Chapter 4 - The Tidelands Issue: The Fight for a Fortune in Offshore Oil, __Pages 47-54__Chapter 5 - CUSS and the World's First Drillship, __Pages 55-68__Chapter 6 - Into Gulf Waters, __Pages 69-84__Chapter 7 - Project Mohole: Tripping to Hell and Back, __Pages 85-100__Chapter 8 - A Fleet of Drillships, __Pages 101-111__Chapter 9 - A Time of International Growth and Innovation, __Pages 113-121,I-VIII__Chapter 10 - A Global Scientific Challenge, __Pages 123-133__Chapter 11 - To Go Where No One Had Gone Before, Then Do the Impossible, __Pages 135-147__Chapter 12 - From Boom to Bust in the Oil Patch, __Pages 149-175__Chapter 13 - Into the Next Cycle — Genesis, __Pages 177-188__Chapter 14 - The Deep Frontier — Looking Forward, __Pages 189-195__Appendix - How to Drill an Oil Well in the Middle of the Ocean: A Quick Primer, __Pages 197-203__A Very Warm Thanks, __Page 205__Index, __Pages 207-219__ "Deep Challenge! is the story of our venturing beneath the sea to recover deposits of oil and gas. It is a book which captures the spirit and excitement of a perilous business that has become a massive and vital industry."--BOOK JACKET. "This book is about dauntless individuals who possess guts, vision, and dedication. It reveals the excitement, suspense, elation, and hazards of prospecting for oil in the ocean depths and undertaking other dangerous marine operations."--BOOK JACKET. Deep Challenge blends oil-patch history, eyewitness accounts of disasters, and open access to the official files of Global Marine Inc., the recognized leader in offshore drilling, to tell a true and exciting story.


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