Petroleum products are used widely in our everyday lives. They are used to power automobiles produce containers and to keep us warm. Petroleum‚ or crude oil is liquid composed of various organic chemicals. It is found in large quantities below the surface of Earth and is used as a fuel and as a raw material in the chemical industry. The word petroleum comes from the two Latin words "petro" and "leum" "petro" meaning rock and "leum" meaning oil. The chemical composition of all petroleum is principally
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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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Current Situation: In the last fifteen years‚ Shell International has undergone many changes in their organizational structure. Three major events‚ the Brent Spar incident‚ human rights problems in Nigeria‚ and shareholder activism moved Shell to do a thorough examination of their company. After many attacks by activists‚ Shell first‚ changed from a complicated matrix form of organization to five worldwide business units. These units were exploration‚ production‚ oil products‚ chemicals‚ gas
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TITLE: MW Petroleum Corporation: A Valuation Approach on Real Assets ABSTRACTOR SUMMARY Valuation is the estimation of an asset’s value‚ whether real or financial‚ based on variables perceived to be related to future investment returns‚ on comparison with similar assets‚ or‚ when relevant‚ on estimates of immediate liquidation proceeds (Pinto‚ Henry‚ Robinson‚ Stowe; 2010). Correct valuation of real assets can present challenges to financial analysts. Different models can be used to arrive at
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Graduation Project 10 December 2012 Petroleum Engineering: The Impact on Today’s Society The United States’ dependency for foreign oil is at its all-time high with the demand for oil continuing to grow. Americans depend on oil for transportation‚ heating‚ and power. Within the last five to ten years‚ the growing desire for more efficient ways of fueling has skyrocketed. Petroleum engineering has sparked a revolution throughout the nation. It has made a strong influence on the whole nation but
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The Satyam Computer Services scandal was a corporate scandal that occurred in India in 2009 where chairman Ramalinga Raju confessed that the company’s accounts had been falsified. The Global corporate community was shocked and scandalised when the chairman of Satyam‚ Ramalinga Raju resigned on 7 January 2009 and confessed that he had manipulated the accounts by US$1.47-Billion. Contents [hide] 1 Role of Auditors 2 Aftermath 3 New CEO and special advisors 4 Acquisition by Mahindra Group
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separation of brand equity and brand value: Keywords: brand equity; brand value; marketing strategy Brand equity is a priority topic for both practitioners and academics. This article presents a new conceptual framework that establishes brand equity and brand value as two distinct constructs. Brand equity moderates the impact of marketing activities on consumer’s actions‚ implies a consumer based focus‚ and represents one of many factors that contribute to brand value‚
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INTRODUCTION Background Pioneer Petroleum was founded in 1924‚ through a merger within industrial‚ pipeline transportation‚ and refining fields. PP has evolved over the last 60 years into a company that now also works with agricultural chemicals‚ plastics‚ and real estate development concentrating in gas‚ oil‚ petrochemicals‚ and coal. In 1990‚ PP improved their coker and sulfur recovery facility to make their refining process more efficient and in turn has become one of the lowest cost refiners
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2008 Brand Perception & Brand Equity of Baby Accessory Products in Working Moms’ Perspective A paper is aiming to investigate how to create brand perception and brand equity by using the different marketing communication tools. It also studies the relationship between brand perception and brand equity. This study is focused on baby accessory product in order to realize what working moms think‚ conceive‚ feel‚ and learn upon brands. Brand perception is consumers’ ability to identify the brand under
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Petroleum Exploration and Production consists of four major processes of exploration‚ well-development‚ production and site abandonment. In this assignment‚ we had chosen the major process of exploration and production. Petroleum Exploration is conducted to find and detect the site which contains oil or natural gas. Visible surface features such as oil seeps‚ natural gas seeps‚ pockmarks provide basic evidence of hydrocarbon generation. However‚ most exploration depends on highly sophisticated
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