part Part I CLASSIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF CRUDE OIL -- chapter 1 Nature and Classification of Crude Oil -- chapter 2 Modern Characterization and Analysis Techniques for Crude Oil -- part Part II REGIONAL PETROLEUM INDUSTRY -- chapter 3 Petroleum Producing Countries: OPEC and Non-OPEC -- chapter 4 International Petroleum Companies -- part Part III MAIN PROCESSES IN THE PETROLEUM REFINING INDUSTRY -- chapter 5 Crude Oil Distillation -- chapter 6 Processing of Light and Heavy Distillates -- chapter 7 Environmental Issues Facing the Refining Industry -- part Part IV Heavy Oil Processing�Chemistry of Asphaltenes -- chapter 8 Chemistry of Crude Oil Asphaltenes -- chapter 9 Processing of Heavy Crude Oils and Crude Oil Residues.