TNK-BP is an oil company that was created by the international oil company BP and Russian consortium AAR (Alfa Group and Access-Renova Group). It’s a scope alliance since: 1. BP and AAR’s relationship is partners‚ they are not competitors. According to the passage‚ although AAR has some business to do with oil‚ namely Sidanco. But it was mainly focus on banking‚ retailing‚ telecommunications‚ media and vodka‚ but BP is the oil company‚ which obviously is doing oil business for living. So they
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Challenges Facing the Implementation of Local Content in Ghana Oil and Gas Industry By Gilbert Azaah This article looks at the problems being faced by Ghana in implementing local content and local participation as a developing country with limited capacities and also dealing with IOCs and sub-contractors which are well established and are well connected globally. As a developing country with very little experience in the oil and gas industry‚ one of the main obstacles faced by the implementation
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close look at my Resume will indicate that I majored in the exploitation of oil and gas fields in my undergraduate program and specialized in petroleum engineering‚ a similar specialty‚ in my Master’s program. It may well be asked why I maintain such a close affinity with petroleum. The answer is simple and straightforward—because I was born and I grew up on an oil field and I have cherished a deep love for all that it represent. Even as a child‚ I had a habit of watching for hours how beam-pumping
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spot for oil and petroleum. The potential drilling spot is a small area known as the 10-02 Area. It is only 1.5 million acres‚ or 8%‚ of ANWR‚ would even be considered for development (What is ANWR). The controversy surrounding ANWR is whether to drill or not to drill into the 10-02 area. Some people want to preserve the wilderness and to find more fuel-efficient technologies. Others want to lower gas prices and to create more job opportunities. If the government decides to drill for oil‚ it could
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Tubal Uriah “Buzz” Butler was born on Grenadian soil in 1897. Of all Butler’s contributions to Trinidad and Tobago‚ his contributions and political ambitions to trade unionism during the 1930s and 1940s was the greatest and to date it is still evident. His major contributions evolved around the riots of 1937 and has affected major changes within industries‚ workers and colonial authority. By 1921 when Butler decided to migrate to Trinidad‚ he had already distinguished himself in his homeland‚ Grenada
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Abstract In the world of business‚ maintaining a profit on the edge of ethics is always a difficult issue. Union Oil Company of California (Unocal) has invested in an international project outside of America. This project requires the construction of a pipeline to transport natural gas to Thailand. Though the corporation mentioned the benefits the local people would get‚ this project would violate numerous human rights abuses indirectly affecting Unocal’s reputation. Let’s further analyze the situation
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Nigeria. The conference brings together professionals in oil and gas field‚ professors and faculties from the universities‚ students of various geosciences disciplines as well as other stakeholders servicing the oil industry in one capacity or the other. No doubt‚ opportunities for professional development and credibility enhancement within the profession exist at the conference. My areas of strength and skills enhancement I have over twenty years oil and gas experience spanned over four continents –
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APPLICATION OF EXPLORING LICENCE FOR OIL AND NATURAL GAS The exploring operations for natural gas and oil are regulated in Turkish Petroleum Law and exploration licence is given by the General Directorate of Petroleum Affairs. Exploration licence is issued in an aim to perform exploration activites within the land that the exploration licence covers‚ to undertake investgations around the land covered by the exploration licence‚ to develop the land where petroleum is found and to produce petroleum
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Ofon Field‚ Oil and Gas Field‚ Nigeria Ofon Field is an oil and natural gas field located in the Oil Mining Lease (OML) 102‚ about 65km offshore in the south-eastern coast of Nigeria. The reserves lie at a water depth of 40m (131ft). The OML 102 is owned by state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC - 60%) and is operated by Total Exploration-Production Nigeria (TEPNG - 40%)‚ formerly Elf Petroleum Nigeria. The proved and probable reserves at Ofon are about 350 million barrels
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General Oilfield Safety Supply General Safety and Health[ Safety and Health Program ] | | | 1. General Safety and Health Resources 2. Slips‚ Trips‚ and Falls 3. Strains and Sprains General Safety and Health Resources : * Crane‚ Derrick‚ and Hoist Safety. OSHA Safety and Health Topics Page * Electrical. OSHA Safety and Health Topics Page. * Fire Safety. OSHA Safety and Health Topics Page. * Hand and Power Tools. OSHA Safety and Health Topics
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