Energy : Singapore Chronicles / Tilak Doshi and Lin Fangjun

By:

Doshi, Tilak [author]

Contributor(s):

Fangjun, Lin [co-author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Singapore : Institute of Policy Studies, c2016Description: 107 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmISBN:

9789814747318

Subject(s):

POWER RESOURCES

LOC classification:

TH 7715 .D67 2016

Contents:

1. Birth and early years -- 2. Coming of age: oil and economic growth -- 3. growing up in a tough neighborhood -- 4. Attaining maturity in a volatile environment -- Conclusions.

Summary: Starting with a condensed history of the beginnings of Singapore’s oil industry since 1870, this book describes how Singapore emerged by the early 1980s as the “East of Suez” hub for oil refining, petrochemicals manufacturing and trading, and an important supplier of offshore vessels, equipment and services for the oil and gas industries in Southeast Asia and beyond. By then, it had also consolidated its position as the oil price discovery centre for the Asia-Pacific time zone, attaining an importance to global oil markets comparable to New York and London. Critical policy issues facing government planners in energy security, energy efficiency and environmental sustainability are also discussed to inform the reader of the key issues related to the story of oil in Singapore.

Item type:

Books

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	National University - Manila	LRC - Architecture General Circulation	COA General	GC TH 7715 .D67 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	c.1	Available		NULIB000016238

Browsing LRC - Architecture shelves, Shelving location: General Circulation, Collection: COA General Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)

Previous	No cover image available		No cover image available					Next
Previous	GC TH 7703 .J66 1972 c.2 The art of light and color : featuring mobile color expression, lumia, kinetic light--with instructions for the creation of dramatic color and light instruments /	GC TH 7703 .K37 2012 Lighting design basics /	GC TH 7703 .S35 1992 Simplified design of building lighting /	GC TH 7715 .D67 2016 Energy : Singapore Chronicles /	GC TH 845 .D33 2012 c.1 Structure for architects : a primer /	GC TH 845 .D33 2012 c.2 Structure for architects : a primer /	GC TH 845 .D33 2012 c.3 Structure for architects : a primer /	Next

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Birth and early years -- 2. Coming of age: oil and economic growth -- 3. growing up in a tough neighborhood -- 4. Attaining maturity in a volatile environment -- Conclusions.

Starting with a condensed history of the beginnings of Singapore’s oil industry since 1870, this book describes how Singapore emerged by the early 1980s as the “East of Suez” hub for oil refining, petrochemicals manufacturing and trading, and an important supplier of offshore vessels, equipment and services for the oil and gas industries in Southeast Asia and beyond. By then, it had also consolidated its position as the oil price discovery centre for the Asia-Pacific time zone, attaining an importance to global oil markets comparable to New York and London. Critical policy issues facing government planners in energy security, energy efficiency and environmental sustainability are also discussed to inform the reader of the key issues related to the story of oil in Singapore.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.