Ben suddenly finds himself alone, his mother in court, their house sold. He is sent to stay with his aunt, a woman he has never met, deep in the Sussex countryside. In the strange ancient woodlands, Ben is attacked by the very force of nature itself, as he struggles to understand what is happening, and come to terms with his loneliness. Ben is plagued by visions of the past, attacked by the very woods themselves. Helped by a local boy he explores the Sussex countryside and learns of the old ironmasters and is drawn into an ancient battle of betrayal and murder. In a race through woods and...

This book provides a roadmap for sustainable development and growth of petroleum industry with respect to water usage and discharge. Water and energy are intricately tied with each other. As a major source of conventional energy, petroleum industries—upstream, midstream, and downstream—are collectively large consumers of water. Increasing water stress in major parts of the world has made the industry aware of the impact of usable water on different sectors of petroleum industry, e.g., exploration and production, refining and fuel processing, and petrochemicals. Treatment of wastewater...