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    Penn West Petroleum Penn West Petroleum (PWE) has been going through a lean patch since long. Even before the most recent oil price collapse started last year‚ Penn West was in trouble. Its balance sheet has been laden with debt as a result of some grave acquisition mistakes that it made in 2008. Now‚ the company is left with the sole option of selling off some its assets to reduce that debt burden. But it is not going to get a fair price for those assets in the current environment. Consequently

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    The new school lunches: Harmful or helpful? Are you tired of eating disgusting school lunches? Since the moment Michelle Obama first enforced the new health standards‚ kids have been fighting back‚ and they have a good reason to. No one wants to eat a pile of peas or a whole grain tortilla. The issue is the changes made towards school lunches have been made for the worst. We’ve already established that kids are being served healthy lunches. “But just because children are being served healthy lunches

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    Pioneer Petroleum is a multinational corporation that is in position to capitalize on investments all around the World. Within the industry Pioneer’s gasoline are among the cleanest burning fuels. They are better position than most to meet strict environmental guidelines as they currently have clean efficient running plants positioned to capitalize on less polluted products. Also Pioneer Petroleum is heavily involved in exploration and devilment. From 1924 to the present‚ pioneer has been able

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    Helicopter Parenting is Harmful to a Child Nowadays‚ helicopter parenting is more and more common‚ while raising a child. It is so as parents become more aware of dangers that may surrender their offspring. Moreover‚ new threats are appearing like the Internet‚ where it is hard to protect a kid. That is why parents become deeply obsessed with protecting a child‚ and try to keep him safe from possibly everything‚ almost wherever and whenever. This method of raising a child may cause serious issues

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    Issue briefing bp.com/sustainability Oil sands Issue briefing How we operate BP recognizes that we need to produce energy responsibly – minimizing impacts to people‚ communities and the environment. BP’s systems of governance‚ management and operation are designed to help us conduct our business while respecting safety‚ environmental‚ social and financial considerations. Across all BP international operations‚ established practices support the management of potential environmental

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    TAKEN TO AVOID THE IMPORTATION OF PETROLEUM PRICING IN NIGERIA. | MAT NO: SSC0905121 | OWOYOMI OLUWATOSIN ADEDAPO 2/4/2013 | Oil products are derived from crude oil and they include petrol‚ diesel‚ kerosene‚ natural gas‚ bitumen. Oil was discovered in Nigeria in 1956 at Oloibiri in the present Bayelsa State‚ after a century of searching (Dharam‚ 1991)‚ Nigeria is the largest oil producer in Africa and has been a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) since

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    findings on the topic of petroleum. For this specific assignment‚ please do the following: Identify a topic or a problem faced by the global petroleum industry. Once the problem has been identified‚ your goal is to solve it. Provide an overview of the problem and a solution that is supported by current research. Tips for Selecting a Topic or Problem What subject within the global oil and gas industry peaks your curiosity? Reflect about what is known and unknown about the subject? Why is that subject important

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    Petroleum Jelly

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    Petroleum jelly‚ petrolatum‚ white petrolatum or soft paraffin‚[1] CAS number 8009-03-8‚ is a semi-solid mixture of hydrocarbons (with carbon numbers mainly higher than 25)‚[2] originally promoted as a topical ointment for its healing properties. Its folkloric medicinal value as a "cure-all" has since been limited by better scientific understanding of appropriate and inappropriate uses (see uses below). However‚ it is recognized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as an approved over-the-counter

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    ADEYEMI G.A OMEGA 2013  The petroleum industry has evolved over the years to become a gigantic industry.  Personnel in the areas of sciences & applied sciences are required: • Petroleum engineers • Mechanical engineers • Chemical engineers • Electrical engineers • Computer scientists • Physicists • Chemists • Marine biologists & • Geologists engineers • Others  There 2 broad classifications of global petroleum industry: • National Oil Companies (NOC)

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    Environment is what sustains the life of all the living things that exist in the world. This is the reason why the environment has to ne conserved by all the people irrespective of their social‚ economic‚ color of skin or religion. All the people in any given society have an obligation to make sure that the environment is well taken care of. Failure to take care of the environment means that the entire populations will not have a place to live in the future. The entire populations of all the species

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