A PASSION TO BUILD India's Quest for Offshore Technology A Memoir (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781430317371)

India has made major advances in science and technology in the last five decades -- from nuclear plants to the software revolution-- which have provided the foundation of its economic development. One of these advances was in offshore oil technology. This book provides an exciting account of how India obtained and mastered offshore oil technology.It gives an insider's account of the discovery and development of India's biggest offshore oil field, Bombay High, and of the strategies and efforts that made it possible to increase the country's oil self-sufficiency from 30 % to 70 % in a short span of ten years. Another facsinating project was the rural electricfication of Vietnam.The book provides insights on a number of issues including the creation and development of complex offshore technology, on leadership and management in the oil industry, and on innovative ways to develop energy infrastructure - many of which have contemporary relevance and application

Author: Anil Kumar Malhotra
ISBN-10: 143031737X
ISBN-13: 9781430317371
Publisher: Lulu.com
Language: English
Published: 03/17/2007
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d