目 录Pre-Class ActivitiesActivity One Get to Know the Role of Petroleum....... 02Activity Two Get to Know the Significance of 　　　　　 Petroleum................................................. 02Reading A: Petroleum: A Commodity Essential to 　　　　　 Our Very Way of Life.............................. 02While-Class ActivitiesActivity One Enrich Your Knowledge Cooperatively.... 04Activity Two Review Your Findings Collaboratively.... 04Activity Three Map out the Consequences................ 04Reading B: Imagining a World Without Oil............... 04Activity Four Plan Your Own Oil-Free World........... 06After-Class ActivitiesActivity One Enhance Your Perception..................... 07Reading C: A World Without Oil: The Aftermath..... 07Activity Two Watch the Videos for More 　　　　　 Perspectives......................................... 12Activity Three Maintain Your Own Stand................. 12Integrated Exercises.................................................... 12Pre-Class ActivitiesActivity One Search for the Definitions........................ 20Activity Two Read the Price Chart................................. 20Activity Three Read the Price Components................. 21Activity Four Watch the Videos About Oil Price Determinants.......................................... 21While-Class ActivitiesActivity One Broaden Your Views................................. 21Reading A: What Affects Oil Prices? Three Critical 　　　　　 Factors...................................................... 22Activity Two Analyze the Difficulty in Forecasting Oil Prices..................................................... 24Reading B: Why Are Oil Prices So Hard to 　　　　　Forecast?.................................................... 25Activity Three Understand the Impact of Oil Prices on Economy........................................... 28Reading C: How Oil Prices Impact the U.S. 　　　　 Economy.................................................... 28After-Class ActivitiesActivity One Get to Know Literature Reviews Cooperatively............................................ 30Activity Two Practice Summary Writing....................... 31Reading D: How to Handle Oil Price Volatility......... 32Integrated Exercises............................................................. 33 Unit 3Petroleum and Geopolitics Pre-Class ActivitiesActivity One Search for the Definitions........................ 40Activity Two Watch the Video About 1973 Oil Crisis and Its Impact............................................ 40While-Class ActivitiesActivity One Make a Seminar Discussion.................... 40Activity Two Get to Know Petroleum Politics............. 41Reading A: Oil, Politics, and Power............................ 41Activity Three Embrace a New Perspective................. 43Reading B: Eight Reasons Why the Politics of Oil 　　　　　 Have Changed........................................... 43Activity Four Approach the Geopolitics of Oil and Gas............................................................... 45Reading C: Forty Years of Oil and Gas Geopolitics..... 46After-Class ActivitiesActivity One Conduct a Mini-Research Cooperatively.... 48Activity Two Practice Summary Writing..................... 49Reading D: The Oil Industry and Its Effect on Global Politics.......................................... 49Integrated Exercises ............................................................ 52 Unit 4Petroleum and Technology Pre-Class ActivitiesActivity One Search for the Definitions...................... 60Activity Two Watch the Video About Oil Drilling Innovation.............................................. 60While-Class ActivitiesActivity One Make a Seminar Discussion .................. 60Activity Two Get to Know Technological Advances..... 61Reading A: How Technology Is Saving the Oil 　　　　 and Gas Industry....................................... 61Activity Three Get to Know Key Technological Drivers............................................ 63Reading B: Five Trends in Oil and Gas Technology....... 64After-Class ActivitiesActivity One Watch the Video About the Emerging Trends.................................................... 67Activity Two Practice Summary Writing..................... 67Reading C: The Future of Oil and Gas: Eight Bold 　　　　　　 Industry Predictions................................. 67Integrated Exercises............................................................. 72Pre-Class ActivitiesActivity One Search for the Definitions...................... 80Activity Two Watch the Videos About Oil Spills........ 80While-Class ActivitiesActivity One Make a Seminar Discussion................... 81Activity Two Get to Know Petroleum and the Environment..................................... 81Reading A: Petroleum and the Environment: An Introduction............................................ 81After-Class ActivitiesActivity One Read, Review, and Report...................... 86Activity Two Watch the Video About the Environmental Impact.......................... 86Activity Three Practice Summary Writing.................. 86Reading B: Petroleum and the Environment.............. 87Activity Four Address Petroleum-Induced Environmental Issues......................... 89Reading C: Oil and the Environment—What Are Oil 　　　　 Companies Doing to Clean up Their Act.... 89Integrated Exercises............................................................. 92Pre-Class ActivitiesActivity One Search for the Definitions.................... 100Activity Two Watch the Videos About Top Qualities..... 100While-Class ActivitiesActivity One Analyze the Figures.............................. 101Activity Two Make a Seminar Discussion................. 105Reading A: What Are the Education Requirements to Become a Petroleum Engineer?........ 106Activity Three Get to Know the Essential Qualities.... 107Reading B: Six Skills Oil and Gas Companies Are 　　　　 Seeking in Employees............................ 107After-Class ActivitiesActivity One Watch the Video About Petroleum Education.......................................... 110Activity Two Practice Summary Writing................... 110Reading C: Looking Ahead: Challenges for 　　　　 Petroleum Engineering Education........ 111Integrated Exercises........................................................... 116 Unit 7 Petroleum and CulturePre-Class ActivitiesActivity One Search for the Definitions.................... 122Activity Two Watch the Video About the Petroleum Safety Culture...................................... 122While-Class ActivitiesActivity One Analyze the Need to Get Culture Right..... 123Reading A: The Cultural Mismatch in the Oil and Gas Industry...................................................... 123Activity Two Do Further Reading for Facts or Data.... 125Reading B: Why Culture Is Key?................................. 126After-Class ActivitiesActivity One Watch the Video About Business Ethics................................................. 132Activity Two Approach Petroleum Organizational Culture.................................................. 132Reading C: How Organizational Elements Influence 　　　　 Performance in Oil and Gas Companies.... 132Activity Three Practice Summary Writing................. 135Reading D: Five Ways the Oil and Gas Industry 　　　　 Promotes a Strong Safety Culture............ 135Integrated Exercises........................................................... 137Pre-Class ActivitiesActivity One Search for the Definitions.................... 146Activity Two Watch the Video About EnergySources................................................. 146Activity Three Search for Scientific References About Energy Transition................... 147While-Class ActivitiesActivity One Comment on Literature Study About Energy Transition................................. 147Reading A: Balance of Power Tilts from Fossil 　　　　 Fuels to Renewable Energy................... 147Activity Two Balance Renewables and Petroleum Energy.............................................149Reading B: When Renewables Meet the Oil and 　　　　 Gas Industry, Opposites Attract........... 150After-Class ActivitiesActivity One Watch the Videos About the Energy Future................................................ 154Activity Two Practice Summary Writing................... 154Reading C: What’s the Recipe for Tomorrow’s 　　　　 Energy Mix?............................................ 155Integrated Exercises........................................................... 159