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    Crude oil is a naturally occurring‚ unrefined petroleum product composed of hydrocarbon deposits. It is a fossil fuel‚ meaning that it was made naturally from decaying plants and animals. Crude oils vary in color‚ from clear to tar-black‚ and in viscosity‚ from water to almost solid. Crude oil can be refined to produce usable products such as gasoline‚ diesel and various forms of petrochemicals and as such‚ are a useful starting point for many different substances. Crude oil is also a naturally

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    Heather Myers iLab‚ Week #6 CRUDE OIL DISTILLATION Introduction The purpose of this lab is to distill crude oil and learn how the chemical properties influence the temperature. The distillation of a substance is based on the boiling points. When the crude oil is brought to a boil‚ at 275°C‚ the gasoline and kerosene are distilled‚ but the lubricant remains part of the crude oil. Procedure 1. From the Equipment menu‚ select Distillation Equipment and obtain a Round Bottom Flask (100 ml). 2. Select

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    Bleaching of crude palm oil (CPO) Bleaching of crude palm oil will be carried out using a mass ratio of 1 synthesized adsorbent to 11 CPO. The CPO in bottle is well shaken before pouring into beaker with an amount of 110 grams. Magnetic stirrer is put into the beaker contains CPO and continuously stirred until it reaches 100 °C. After that‚ 6 drops of phosphoric acid is added into CPO followed by the addition of 10 grams synthesized adsorbent. The adsorbent must be poured slowly to ensure it mixed

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    Oman Crude Oil Futures Contract 1. Exchange: Dubai Mercantile Exchange 2. Trading Unit: 1‚000 U.S. barrels (42‚000 gallons) 3. Contract Value: The contract value shall be the Final Settlement Price multiplied by one thousand (1‚000) multiplied by the number of Contracts to be delivered 4. Price Quotation: U.S. dollars and cents per barrel  5. Trading Symbol: OQD 6. Trading Hours : Electronic trading is open from 16:00 CST/CDT Sundays and from 17:00 CST/CDT Monday to Thursday and closes at 16:15

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    Using words around examples helps the reader understand why that particular example connects to the overall message (thesis) of this paper. * Here’s an example. Your text is in black and my suggestions are in blue font: As increasingly popular crude oil and coal is to produce energy‚

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    SUPPLY & ELASTICITY OF CRUDE OIL SUBMITTED BY Group -5 Karan Chopra (2012137) Manik Grover (2012155) Manish (2012156) Nancy Pande (2012178) Nayan Sharma (2012182) Nitya Agarwal (2012188) Introduction Crude oil is a naturally occurring substance (i.e.‚ “Fossil Fuel”‚ formed from organic remains over a period of millions of years) found in certain rock formations in the earth. It is a dark‚ sticky liquid which‚ scientifically speaking‚ is classified as a hydrocarbon. Crude oil is highly flammable and

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    combustion contribute to inner-city pollution. Its extraction around the world is a dirty process‚ despite some half-hearted efforts to convince us otherwise. And the global appetite for oil-based fuels makes the environment‚ or indigenous people‚ only a secondary consideration in the oil business. To cap it all‚ most oil production is from politically unstable regions of the world so that our foreign policy cannot help but be warped by a need to secure our fuel supply. `q1Qq Put in that light‚ our willingness

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    World Without Oil

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    Economic Effects of a World Without Oil. As oil prices keep increasing‚ many are looking to a future without oil. It is hoped that if oil prices keep rising‚ alternatives will be developed and this will enable a smooth transition. Already‚ car manufacturers have cars which run on hydrogen‚ natural gas‚ even solar panel. The longer oil prices rises‚ the more attractive these options will be. It is not unfeasible that in a decade‚ we will simply not need or want to consume oil any more. However‚ this

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    Introduction Commodity Trading: Commodity trading is the market activity‚ which links the producers of the commodities effectively with their commercial consumers. Commodity trading mainly takes place in the commodity markets where raw or primary products are usually exchanged. The raw commodities here are traded on regulated commodities exchanges‚ in which they are bought and sold in standardized forms of contracts. Many different factors affect the prices of commodities. This includes taxes

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    REFINING TANKRADAR REX 3950 Refinery improved crude oil inventory control with Rosemount Tank Gauging products RESULTS • Improved crude oil inventory control • Decreased operating and maintenance costs • Reduced safety risks APPLICATION Level and temperature measurement in crude oil storage tank CUSTOMER Refinery in South-East Asia CHALLENGE This refinery had a problem with the accuracy of crude oil inventory measurement. The inventory must be closely monitored so that the tanks are not overfilled

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