From the beginning of oil and gas industry to carbon reverse engineering: implications for mining and petroleum-engineering education

Abstract

Transitions have based on historical episodes, including the ownership of mining rights, and the recent shale-oil and gas revolution. The evolution of the oil and gas industry from the 1870s, represented by Rockefeller, and the transition to a low-carbon society, is the focus of this article. The lives of three great entrepreneurs, Rockefeller, Edison and Ford, are important in the formation of major industries in the early 20th Century. The Japanese oil industry and market had a relationship with the global oil business from the 1920s. Mineral and energy resources have enriched human lives and become the basis for many industrial sectors. However, there is a growing fear that excessive fossil-fuel consumption and burning may cause global warming and climate change. The necessity to establish a new concept that integrates the terms, resources and environment is proposed to maintain global sustainability. Future curricula should focus on carbon reverse engineering required in mining and petroleum-engineering education.