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Sidney Powers
Sidney Powers (September 10, 1890 – November 5, 1932) was an American scientist and petroleum geologist for whom the Sidney Powers Memorial Award is named. Born in Troy, New York on September 10, 1890, Sidney Powers was of English descent, and was the only child of A. W. Powers, a businessman, and his wife, Matilda Wheeler Page. Sidney enjoyed reading travel books as a young boy, and utilized his family's resources to gain knowledge of the world. Powers was a student at the Troy Academy college preparatory school, and entered Williams College in 1907. In the summer of 1910, he spent time at the Yale Forestry School, but after his graduation from Williams in 1911, geology was a stronger calling to him. From 1911 to 1913, Powers studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which resulted in a Master of Science degree. From 1913 to 1915, he studied at Harvard University, from which he received Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. Powers passed the civil servic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petroleum Geologist
A petroleum geologist is an earth scientist who works in the field of petroleum geology, which involves all aspects of oil discovery and production. Petroleum geologists are usually linked to the actual discovery of oil and the identification of possible oil deposits, gas caps, or leads. It can be a very labor-intensive task involving several different fields of science and elaborate equipment. Petroleum geologists look at the structural and sedimentary aspects of the stratum/strata to identify possible oil traps or tight shale plays. Profile Petroleum geologists make the decision of where to drill for petroleum. This is done by locating prospects within a sedimentary basin. Petroleum geologists determine a prospect's viability looking at seven main aspects in conventional petroleum geology: * Source: the presence of an organic-rich source rock capable of generating hydrocarbons during deep burial. * Reservoir: the usually porous rock and permeable unit that collects the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amerada Petroleum Corporation
Hess Corporation (formerly Amerada Hess Corporation) is an American global independent energy company involved in the oil exploration, exploration and production of Petroleum, crude oil and natural gas. It was formed by the merger of Hess Oil and Chemical and Amerada Petroleum in 1968. Leon Hess was Chief executive officer, CEO from the early 1960s through 1995, after which his son John B. Hess, John B Hess succeeded him as chairman and CEO. The company agreed to be acquired by rival oil company Chevron in October 2023. Headquartered in New York City, the company ranked 394th in the 2016 annual ranking of Fortune 500 corporations. In 2020, the Forbes Global 2000, ''Forbes'' Global 2000 ranked Hess as the 1,253rd largest public company in the world. The company had exploration and production operations on-shore in the United States (North Dakota) and Libya; and off-shore in the United States (Gulf of Mexico), Canada, South America (Guyana and Suriname) and Southeast Asia (Malaysia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
