After the tragic BP oil spill in 2010‚ Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal was quoted saying “the day that we’ve been fearing is upon us.” It is obvious that oil spills are a major concern throughout the world and pose a menacing threat to our environment and our public health. When hearing the phrase “oil spill‚” many immediately think about death‚ destruction and disaster. Unfortunately‚ a majority of people only acknowledge the devastating and highly publicized oil spills‚ but what they don’t see
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11 2.2 Global Scenario 11 2.3 Indian Scenario: 17 3 Performance Review of X Plan Period 25 3.1 Introduction 25 3.2 Hydrocarbon Reserve Position 25 3.3 Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production 26 3.4 Implementation of New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP) 28 3.5 Implementation of Coal Bed Methane (CBM) Policy 28 3.6 Equity Oil and Gas from Abroad 29 3.7 Consumption of Petroleum Products during X Plan 31 3.8 Refining Capacity 32 3.9 Investments 33 4 Review of Policy Measures 36 4.1 Marketing
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I. OIL SPILL Oil spill is the release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment‚ especially marine areas‚ due to human activity‚ and is a form of pollution. The term is usually applied to marine oil spills‚ where oil is released into the ocean or coastal waters‚ but spills may also occur on land. Oil spills may be due to releases of crude oil from tankers‚ offshore platforms‚ drilling rigs and wells‚ as well as spills of refined petroleum products (such as gasoline‚ diesel) and their
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exploring Queensland and gives them the option to visit any family or relatives. These components have been chosen since statistics (from Tourism Queensland) state that the top 5 activities undertaken for families in the Gold coast are to eat out at restaurants‚ visit friends or relatives‚ go to the beach‚ go shopping and general sightseeing‚ the components and options of this tour consist of all these activities making it very suitable for the majority of families who visit the Gold cost. Tourists
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Why Water Is Called The New Oil? Ashley Buckhanon Bethel University Abstract This paper is about providing safe drinking water to the world’s 6.9 billion and growing population is one of the greatest challenges of the century. Consideration of the global water cycle‚ however‚ shows that the available renewable freshwater resources exceed the current human demand by roughly a factor of 10. Scarcity results from the uneven spatial and
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ISIS and the Oil Industry The oil industry became a key source of revenue for ISIS following the 2003 onset of the Iraqi insurgency. In 2007‚ AQI was making roughly 100-200 million dollars per year from oil smuggling‚ with much of the smuggled product stolen from the Bayji refinery. In 2008‚ AQI made 50-100 thousand dollars or 18.25-36.5 million per annum through its Bayji rackets. AQI operatives were also known to drill holes in oil pipelines‚ syphon the oil into trucks‚ and sell it to various
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Executive Summary. B-Well Grapeseed Oil is i a pure grape seed oil imported from South Africa. This report investigates and analyses the market for edible oil in China‚ grape seed oil in particular‚ to find out whether it would be profitable to sell it in China and find out the best channel of distribution. The study consists of both macro and microenvironment analysis based on secondary research of industry research reports and local government statistics. Moreover‚ this report aims to provide
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Acid: by steam or hot water‚ and make fat hydration‚ and then to remove impurities‚ the steam import oil‚ free fatty acids with steam distilled out‚ remove after condensation;Or get hot water mixed with oil emulsification and clarified in a centrifuge to remove phospholipids‚ free fatty acid and plant materials such as mucus.And vacuum drying‚ the product is called crude oil. Alkali refining: by alkali refining‚ can further remove most of the free fatty acids‚ phospholipids‚ pigment‚ iron and copper
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The OIL INDUSTRY includes the global processes of exploration‚ extraction‚ refining‚ transporting (often by oil tankers and pipelines)‚ and marketing petroleum products. The largest volume products of the industry are fuel oil and gasoline (petrol). Petroleum is also the raw material for many chemical products‚ including pharmaceuticals‚ solvents‚ fertilizers‚ pesticides‚ and plastics. The industry is usually divided into three major components: upstream‚ midstream and downstream. Midstream operations
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BP Oil Spill By: Kerrie Neff MGT 480 Due Diligence: Facts: I am focusing on Tony Hayward‚ former CEO of BP and I am here to address the issue regarding the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that exploded and ultimately caused one of the nation’s worst environmental disasters in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. To begin‚ there are many facts that led up to the incident‚ and then for many years after. BP and Hayward had already been questioned on their ethical conduct. The questions include fraud‚ environmental
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