Researches on the development of China's modern petroleum industry & periodicals of petroleum science and technology
WU Wen-zhen · Journal of Northwest University · 2008
Aim To study the development of China's modern petroleum industry and periodicals of petroleum science and technology.Methods Literature document research.Results The result of the study shows that until now there have been 117 kinds of periodicals of petroleum science and technology since the Geology,the first periodical of petroleum science and technology,was published in the 1950s in China.It is also found that it is still a question whether the Special Journal of China Petroleum Company is the earliest periodical of petroleum science and technology.Meanwhile the periodical Geology Reports is confirmed to be the earliest one we have found now together with the Special Journal of Fuels,one of the earliest petroleum journals.Then it is pointed out that the hosts of the early periodicals of petroleum science and technology are organizations engaged in petroleum geological exploration.Conclusion Finally,it is concluded that these periodicals have experienced three development stages including initial,developing and prosperous stages;that the periodicals of petroleum science and technology have stepped into the new rapid development period,considered as the most prosperous period of their development;and that the establishment of petroleum science and technology periodicals are closely related to the development of China's petroleum industry and the progress of science and technology.