Selected Web Resources for Engineering
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American Petroleum Institute
Contains information about oil and natural gas for the general public; plus information for oil
and natural gas professionals and policy makers, and the latest news, reports, testimony, and
journalists' resources.
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DMOZ Open Directory: Business/Energy/Oil and Gas
Comprehensive list of web sites devoted to petroleum engineering, from operating
companies to news and media sources. See also DMOZ Open Directory Science/Earth
Sciences/Geology/Petroleum.
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Drilling Waste Management Information System
An online resource for technical and regulatory information on practices for managing
drilling muds and cuttings, including current practices, state and federal regulations, and
guidelines for optimal management practices. Funding provided by the U.S.DOE's National
Energy Technology Laboratory.
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Energy Resources Program: Oil and Gas Resources
This USGS Web site contains extensive information on oil and gas resources and the
potential for future development in the United States, including a special emphasis on Alaska
and the Gulf Coast.
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EngNet Engineering Network
Powerful directory-search engine-buyers guide service aimed specifically at the engineering
industry.
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Engineering.com
Excellent online source for engineers of all disciplines. Extensive directory, educator's
resources, free tools, forum, career center, directories, and even textbook rentals.
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Eng-Tips Forums
Popular web site for engineering professionals to exchange ideas and assistance. Online
forums include specific disciplines from aeronautics engineering to structural engineering;
other forums include hot topics, careers and even a section on proper language usage.
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Ein.net--Engineering and Technology
A comprehensive subject list of web sites, vendors, and organizations. Directory is divided
into very specific areas.
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GlobalSpec
A leading specialized vertical search, information services and e-publishing company
serving the engineering, manufacturing and related scientific and technical market segments.
Newletters, product listings, broad range of proprietary and aggregated Web-based content.
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Infomine: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections
InfoMine is a virtual library of Internet resources relevant to faculty, students, and research
staff at the university level. It contains useful Internet resources such as databases, electronic
journals, electronic books, bulletin boards, mailing lists, online library catalogs, articles,
directories of researchers, and many other types of information. Academic librarians and
other professionals contribute their expertise to InfoMine.
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LAGCOE
Information about the conference and exhibition of the Louisiana Gulf Coast Oil Exposition,
held every two years in Lafayette, LA.
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Louisiana Oil & Gas Association (LOGA)
Wealth of information on the independent and service sectors of the state’s oil and gas
industry.
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OilOnline.com—Your Global Resource for the Oil Industry
News, resources, magazines, e-newsletters, events, etc about the worldwide oil industry.
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Petroleumengineer.com
Online portal which connects job seekers in related professions with employers and
employment recruiters.
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Society of Petroleum Engineers
International professional organization that is the technical and professional home for all
those engaged in all aspects of the upstream oil and gas industry.
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Scirus
A scientific web search engine for web content, journal content, scientist’s individual
homepages, courseware, patents, institutional repositories and more.
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TechXtra
TechXtra is a free service which can help you find articles, books, the best websites, the
latest industry news, job announcements, technical reports, technical data, full text eprints,
the latest research, thesis & dissertations, teaching and learning resources and more, in
engineering, mathematics and computing.