Essays on Petroleum

The institutional affiliation

Chevron Corporation is an American publicly traded international energy corporation with a headquarters located in San Ramon, California. Chevron is considered to be one of the largest oil and gas conglomerates operating in about 180 countries all over the world (Chevron, 2015). In the year 2015, the Chevron’s revenues reached $129.92 billion, while the operating income was estimated at $158 million (Chevron, 2015). The company is divided into three technology companies, namely, Chevron Energy Technology, Chevron Technology Ventures, and Chevron Information Technology. The major technology centers are situated in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The ...

British Petroleum Deepwater Horizon disaster

Deepwater Horizon disaster is the largest marine oil spill in the history. The oil spill resulted in hazardous chemicals in the seawater and killed thousands of marine creatures. The oil spill occurred in the Gulf of Mexico region on 20 April 2010 due to Deepwater Horizon rig that was operated by Transocean and leased by British Petroleum. In response to the oil Deepwater Horizon oil spill, British Petroleum took actions to overcome the after effects of the disaster and made further changes in the code of conduct to avoid oil spills in future. Veil, Sellnow and Wickline (2013) criticize ...

Guinea Bissau is one of the world’s smallest economies (World Bank). This is largely due to political and economic instabilities that have affected the country’s development. Despite these challenges, the economy has shown growth over the years with a gross domestic product growth at the rate of 4.9% (World Bank). According to the Africa Development Bank, Guinea Bissau’s imports grew to 377 million dollars in 2016 while exports were at 244 million dollars, leading to – 153 million dollars in trade revenue (Africa Development Bank). 32% of Guinea Bissau’s export is in gold, followed by crude ...

Introduction

David Rockefeller is among the richest people in the world, but his wealth is connected to the family empire that was established by his parents. He is the last born in the family, and his success started when he was working as the chair of the Manhattan Chase Bank. His family’s investment in the fossil industry has immensely contributed to the growth of the Rockefeller Empire. Although he has managed to amass significant amounts of money, his organization has been criticized for engaging in unethical practices by influencing the country’s policy making process. A good example is ...

Energy has played an important role in building the world economy today. From enabling man to perform daily activities to enhancing the functioning of many industries, it is sensible to state that energy is of great importance to the world. Due to its importance, fossil fuels such as coal have thus been burnt down to create energy. However, different negative effects are associated with burning such fuels to the environment. For instance, global warming gasses are emitted thus, causing global warming as a result of carbon monoxide, which is emitted while burning coal. Despite their disparities, both developed and ...

Nowadays, as the world continues to embark in the transitioning from the industrial era to the information era, more and more fields of practice and study have emerged to address the different needs of the society. One of the fields that has definitely established its importance in society, is the field of Engineering. Upon hearing the word “Engineering”, it cannot be denied that one of the most common ideas and perceptions that come to mind, is that they are responsible for building things. However, it is important for people to recognize that Engineering is one unique field for it ...

Question #1

Hazards posed when one interacts with hazardous materials available at the refinery and related facilities, including the by-products, incident fire and release of acidic gas. Crude oil consists of petroleum hydrocarbons. When the products are discharged into the environment through leakage, spillage, or combustion; physical, chemical as well as biological activities occur. The aliphatic compounds in crude oil react with oxidizing compounds like nitric acid, oxygen or heat; they burn to generate carbon II Oxide and water. Sulfur in crude oil burns in air to produce sulfur dioxide. At about 400 – 500 ppm, exposure to sulfur oxide is considered ...

Sustainability Report: FIA Formula E Hong Kong

Introduction In the modern business world, the issue of sustainability has been a major concern owing to the increased need to ensure environmental conservation. This has been amidst the need to lower costs for the purpose of improving profit and meetings the varying needs of different stakeholders in the business. Moreover, individuals, business organizations, and governments have continually prioritized the economic, social and environmental sustainability of business over any other business goals (Sebastian, 2015). Notably, sustainability has gained importance in the wake of various economic and ecological challenges. Traditionally, corporations around the world have merely been legal entities and ...

Abstract

The risk management approach refers to the techniques, processes tools and the team roles and responsibilities that are employed on a general scale or on specific issues to help address issues such as loss of lives, destruction of property, financial losses and any other relate losses. This essay compares the organizational approaches between private entities as represented by BP and the public entities as represented by Minnesota State’s Department of Administration. The risk management by the State government of Minnesota is operated through its insurance program as well as the programs that cover the safety of the state’ ...

According to Berger (1977), editorials are articles written to reflect the opinions of the newspaper and the majority stakeholders of the newspaper. Rocco & Hatcher (2011), therefore, provided the guidelines for this essay.

Editorial for The Voice of Enterprise: What the Critics Won’t Tell You

We at The Voice of enterprise support the government’s pipeline project that will not only go a long way in meeting the country’s petroleum needs but also generate additional revenue through export of the surplus oil and natural gasses. The government is proposing to construct a 2000 km crude oil pipeline that will traverse from the mines in the remote frontier through the largely uninhabited ...

Introduction

Environmental concerns have created significant interests from various stakeholders with criminologists playing a critical role in responding to environmental harms. Environmental criminology applies to wide range of environments comprising of air, water, and land, and major issues such as overexploitation of natural resources and the emission of high volumes of toxic wastes in air, water, and soil. Multidisciplinary approaches have been adopted to help in curbing such environmental crimes whereby ecological, legal, economic, and social implications of the crimes have been analyzed by various stakeholders. Interventions have also led to extensive methods including monitoring, assessing the damage, enforcing legal ...

A critical Evaluation of the response to Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Introduction The oil industry plays a significant role in providing the oil used as fuel in other major industries that drive the economy. Due diligence and utmost care are among the guiding principles that regulate the industry as any problem may have adverse effects on the environment as well as human and animal life. However, due to unavoidable circumstances, the oil spillage sometimes occurs with devastating results on the seabed and the animal life that lives under the waters. The Deepwater Horizon is one of the worst accidents that happened in the oil production and processing industry. It happened ...

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Groundwater contamination by toxic metals and organic compounds is a serious environmental and public health problem (Crini 39). Many of the common contaminants in wastewater are known to be toxic or carcinogenic. Common groundwater contaminants include heavy metal ions, aromatic compounds, and dyes. Additionally, heavy metals are not biodegradable and tend to bioaccumulate, leading to various diseases and disorders. Mercury and cadmium are among the most toxic metals and are very damaging to the environment. Additionally, chromium (VI) is a wide-spectrum toxin, as it is toxic to bacteria, plants, animals, and humans. Organic compounds in groundwater are ...

British Petroleum is a multinational corporation that was founded in 1908. It initially had its single wells in the remote parts of Persia. The company slowly grew and within eight years it became one of the largest businesses in the world. It has been broadly divided into three main subsections that include oil exploration and production; gas, power, renewables and oil refining; and marketing section. All these departments work together to ensure that the company achieves its objectives. Since 1995, the company has been in the capable hands of John Browne, who has been its CEO until his untimely ...

Investing in Saudi Arabia Market: Oil and Gas Services

Dissertation Proposal Rationale of the Study The rationale of the study is stipulated by the necessity to extend the analysis of the investment opportunities in Saudi Arabia market, the greatest oil, and gas supplier on the Arab Peninsula. The role of Saudi Arabia in the global economy is determined by the significant amounts of raw hydrocarbon deposits – the explored volumes of oil and gas equal to 40,3% and 22,7% of the world deposit accordingly. The experts estimate the financial assets of public and private Saudi Arabian structures in around $4 trillion. Economic and political processes taking place ...

Imperial Oil is a giant Oil and gas producing company based in Calgary, Canada. It is the second largest integrated petroleum company in Canada and has employed profitable strategies which stimulated its growth since its establishment in1880. Its operations include exploration and extraction of oil and gas, manufacture and distribution of petroleum products, production of chemicals for industrial and domestic use through innovative and sustainable technology. It has been paying dividends to its shareholders for 21 consecutive years. The success of IOL can be attributed to the efficient deployment of its resources, capitalizing on its strengths and using the ...

CONCLUSION

5. Conclusion The research was conducted complying with a predefined set of tools, techniques, and methods. It was accomplished without exceeding the limit of time and other resource allocated for this purpose. This chapter sets out to throw light as to what degree the study has succeeded in meeting research objectives and how it can be applied to managerial level. It is followed by detailed identifications of future prospects of research based on the current study. Finally, the researcher draws attention to some of the drawbacks of the research project along with an assessment of their impact on overall ...

Impact of Oil Price to the Country and Citizens

Abstract The above study seeks to explain the impact of the decline in oil prices in Sultanate of Oman with a focus on the country and the people as well. The research will concentrate on achieving the set objectives, which will require analysis of how the same influence the economy, the citizens and other Non-Oman individuals. The study outlines that Oman is a country that is heavily reliant on oil production and calls for a need to diversify income revenues. However, before stabilizing the country’s economy, there is the need to manage the worrying prices through enacting of ...

An Analysis of Merger & Acquisition Strategy

Introduction There has been a major fall in the oil prices in past two years from 2014-2016. The decline in oil prices has led to a major impact on the energy sector making it difficult for energy producer companies to survive. However, despite the falling oil prices and damp prospects, there has been a major announcement of merger and acquisition that touched the $300 billion dollar mark in 2016, while the deal announcements in 2015 were in the tune of $3.2 trillion across the globe. Most of the surge in the energy sector is attributed to some of the ...

Imperial Oil, founded in 1880 is a giant petroleum producing company, with its headquarters located in Calgary, Canada. It is the second largest integrated petroleum company in Canada and has registered a phenomenal growth since its inception. Its operations consist of exploring and producing oil, manufacturing and distributing petroleum products for energy sources, producing chemicals for industrial and domestic use through innovative and sustainable technology. ( Annual report, 2016) reports a cash generation of $22 bn from operations only during 2010-2015. Its performance can be evaluated from the growing dividends paid to its shareholders in last 21 consecutive years. Imperial ...

Literature Review

It is found that oil prices have undergone critical decline over past couple of years for several reasons at the bottom of this decline. However, reducing demand triggered by increased production of oil in USA, over production by OPEC, and shift towards renewable sources of energy is considered the most fundamental reason behind current downtrend of oil prices. It conforms to the simple theory of demand and supply according to which demand and price are in positive, while price and supply are in negative relationship with each other (Stafford, 2015; Scott, 2015; Goldenberg, 2016; Arnold, 2008; Hensher, Rose, & Greene, ...

Petronas, which is short for Petroliam Nasional Berhad, is one of the most profitable companies in Malaysia. The company is ranked among the largest corporations in the world on the Fortune 500 and is one of the most profitable businesses in Asia. Petronas was established in 1974 and is Malaysia’s fully integrated oil and gas company. Unlike other some countries where private individuals run the oil and gas companies, in Malaysia, the government (sole owner of Petronas), used its power and took control of the country’s natural resources. Since its inception, the company has grown and developed ...

Influence of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) 2

Economic growth of countries outside the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development 4 Bric: Brazil, Russia, India and China 5 Trade between non-OECD countries 5 Climate Change Policy 7 The greenhouse effect 7 Strengthening the greenhouse effect 8 Global climate change 8 Oil reserves in the world 10 Influence of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) OPEC long ago lost its hegemony in the world oil market but remains a major influence on prices against the formidable challenge of US oil shale. OPEC decided she decides to continue producing in abundance not to give more ground to ...

Executive Summary

Fossil fuels are the predominant source of energy for industrial and transportation consumption. It is however expected that in a few more decades, fossil fuels will have lesser role to play than non-conventional oil and gas sources and renewable energy sources. This paper presents an overview of some of the socioeconomic factors that are driving the global oil industry and their implications for the UK industry. Four key influences are studied to understand the implications for the industry in terms of economic and environmental factors. The steady influence of OPEC is a significant factor in the pricing of crude ...

Introduction

Contemporary business, political and social environments have changed under the influence of globalization, consequent internationalization of business portfolios, size and scale of the activities and even the tremendously increased international mobility of individuals. It is difficult to argue that the future of the Oil and Gas industry have changed with the growing influence of OPEC, economic growth, observed in non-OECD countries and climate change policies and legislation around the globe (Martin, 1995). The access to the new fossil reserves and the changes in the distribution of these resources also have had a significant impact on the ways the future ...

Abstract

The current discussion is aimed at the dissection of ethics, corporate social responsibility and sustainability of British Petroleum (BP) by taking the case of Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill in to consideration. By commencing the discussion with an overview of the externalities present in the oil industry, the pressures on oil companies are examined which is further evaluated through the application of stakeholder theory and the theory of utilitarianism. In the case of BP, it is revealed that the resort to CSR was primarily a reactive measure to correct its tainted brand image and save it from reputational risks. ...

Executive Summary

British Petroleum (BP) has to design and implement a change management program with immediate effect. This is to convince the workforce that the proposed massive job cut is vital for the survival of the organization. As part of this program, the BP management has to make some key changes to its HR policies and practices. The organization should rely specifically on mobile-based e-learning platforms and social media learning in order to promote HR training and development. In addition, the company may use tools such as recognition, perks, and gifting for rewarding employees who go beyond their responsibilities. Finally, the ...

Saudi Arabia, being the largest Arab nation both in physical size and the size of the economy, was ranked as the 15th largest exporter and the 20th largest importer in the world in 2014. The country is ranked high in the foreign trade market because of its great participation in the global market. Shoult (2006) argues that, being the largest economy in the region, Saudi Arabia plays a crucial role in the Arab world economy, accounting to more than 25% of Middle East’s G.D.P (Gross Domestic Product). The nation’s strong economy and a rapid economic growth rate ...

Introduction

A discussion among the classical economists and the Keynesian economists continues on the government intervention in the free markets. According to the classical economists, the free market mechanism can develop solutions for the crisis in the market if there is no external influence on the markets. The Keynesian economy merely expresses that the free market economy carries the risk of generating crises and undesired deficit or surplus in the economy when the demand cannot clear the supply (Posner 234-252). The discussion on the government intervention is changing direction each time the world economy suffers from a global crisis becomes ...

Introduction

The Middle East id the motherland of all the petroleum products in the world that comes in the form of crude oil undergoes fractional distillation and hence refined in various industries to get the petroleum products. Pollution involves the interference of either the soil, air, sound or even water. Some of the causes of pollution in the region are as discussed below. 1. Air Pollution The air is affected by the emission of the exhaust fumes from the industries, facilitating the drilling of oil. (Shuval and Hassan 14) Air pollution is also facilitated by the emergence of some of ...

Global warming is the excess greenhouse effect caused by various factors that rise earth’s temperature beyond an optimum level, causing adverse impacts to the biosphere. Earth’s temperature is determined by the amount of solar radiation received from sun, radiation reflected or absorbed by various gases in the atmosphere as well as various surface features such as snow, water bodies, built environment etc. (US Environmental Protection Agency, 2016). Natural as well as anthropogenic factors contribute to global warming and associated climate change.

Natural Vs. Anthropogenic Causes of Climate Change

Global surface temperature increases occur due to natural causes such as sunspots and Milankovitch cycles. Milankovitch ...

Fuel Cell Technologies in Passenger Cars

Fuel Cell Technology The last decade is characterized by the rapid development of research activity in the field of fuel cells, thus, creating the conditions for their uptake in electric systems. The basic fuel cells’ operating principle has been known for 150 years. However, a variety of technical and financial problems had kept them on the margins of technological applications (Brandon & Hart, 1999). The basic difference between a fuel cell and batteries is that while batteries store energy, fuel cells directly convert a fuel’s chemical energy into electricity by an electrochemical reaction (i.e. Without requiring combustion or movement ...

ANALYSIS- A SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS SCENARIO IN 2060

Analysis- A Sustainable business Scenario in 2060 3 Introduction 3

Business Scenario 2060 5 Relating the 2060 Scenario to today 8

References 10

Analysis- A Sustainable business Scenario in 2060 Introduction A scenario is a consistent and orderly description that has a logical flow of different hypothetical characteristics about the past, present and future developments activities of an organization. The definition infers that a scenario gives business the basis on which management would take the robust actions to sustain the business operation. Rosneft Company based in Russia is my selection company. The scenario indicates the future situation of the business. Rosneft ...

Environmentalism ought to be examined in a philosophical context to develop an understanding of the different factors at play and even the viability of some strategies of environmentalism. The issue of public land leased to coal mining companies by the Department of Interior provides a perfect case scenario to explore the philosophical aspects of this issue with an emphasis on the factors that are at play in a tussle. A lawsuit has been filed against the Department of Interior because it leases public land to coal mining companies despite the well-documented evidence that coal mining is the world’s ...

Letter of Transmittal

Richard Albert Sylvester Management Consultant Lamplighters Corporation Ottawa K I P 5B5 Phone: 613-563-1509 www.lamplightres.ca The Right Honorable Justin P.J. Trudeau

Office of the Prime Minister

80 Wellington Street

Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2

RE: Project Suitability Report on the Proposed Trans Mountain Expansion Pipeline Project Dear Right Honorable Prime Minister, It is with great pleasure and honor that I submit this report on the suitability of the proposed Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline project. The Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline project proposal by Kinder Morgan aims at increasing the current capacity of the existing Trans Mountain oil pipeline. Currently, the existing infrastructure has a capacity of 300,000 barrels per ...

Oil is one of the rare mineral commodities that sustain livelihoods, transportation and industrial processes across the world as one of the major sources of global energy. It is mainly produced by countries located astride ocean floors and also desserts, mostly Arab states in Africa, Asia, and some parts of Europe and Americas. In its crude form as a naturally occurring substance, it is found embedded in particular rocks on beneath the earth’s crust. It is from these crude oil that more refined petroleum products such as gas oil, naphtha, gasoline, kerosene, liquefied petroleum gas and petrol are ...

The welfare of a country and its position among other world nations is hugely determined by its economic policy. Saudi Arabia is one such country with a consistent and stable economy and is one of the most important international players. It is the largest oil exporter among the OPEC countries, its de facto leader, an influential player among the GCC countries and the most important partner of the USA in dealing with Middle East issues. In this essay, the economic policies and exchange rate policies of Saudi Arabia are discussed in detail. Also the foreign investments and operations of ...

Introduction

On the 11th of May, Nigeria topped the BBC news headlines with the headline that Nigeria had decided to raise the petrol prices in order to ease the shortages in the country. For an economist, this kind of a news headline is bound to trigger your thoughts as to why this particular nation had decided to increase the prices having in mind the fact that the country is Africa’s largest producer of oil and also it has a fair share of the international oil market. The country’s legislative arm stated that it had found it wise to ...

Based on the OPEC website (n. p.) the countries with the lowest industry margins, which indicates the profitability for companies involved in retail oil sales are countries of the G7, which have on average lower industry margins as the countries in the OECD. In comparison the average industry margins are lower in the countries of the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, France, Japan, Canada and United State of America, but also among those there are differences. In Italy, Germany and France the net margins are the highest and in the United Kingdom, France and Canada the lowest.

The high and low prices for a liter of oil have an impact on the consumer behavior

and investment in ...

Question one

The country with the highest industry margin is the USA, which gets 60.6% from every litter of oil, followed by Canada and Japan, which acquire 53.5% and 47.9% per litter respectively. On the other hand, the countries with the lowest industry margin are Italy and the UK which in every litter, they get 29.0% and 29.7% respectively (OPEC statistics Data/Graphs). The high prices of oil in the UK, Germany, and Italy, will most likely lower consumers’ demand for the product since as the price per litter goes up, the quantity of oil demanded decreases. In addition, individuals’ investment in ...

Question one

Elcogas is an entire financing project that is expected to become limited after the construction stage. In this project, the lenders such as banks needed a guarantee from the guarantors because the gasification of coal technology was being applied for the first time in a power plant. Additionally, the lenders also wanted a change of law to protect them against the variations in the way the state determines the tariffs of electricity. Regarding the financial arrangements, the project had 35 lenders that include large and small banks in Spain, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom (Elcogas Case Study, 2016). ...

The phenomenon of pollution is not a new one as there are different forms of pollution prevailing in our environment. There are various types of pollution and most of them are interrelated. This paper will delineate some of the major types of pollution and the remedial measures to minimize the pollution. Some of the major types of pollution that would be expounded are as follows: air pollution, specifically, caused by the burning of fossil fuels and coal, and water pollution. As such, measures to minimize and control these types of pollution, including the concepts of “Green Transportation” and “Renewable ...

Part 1: Company Selection and Analysis:

Introduction The company selected for our management analysis is the Saudi Arabia’s National Oil Company, Saudi Aramco. This is a company that does its operations by doing an exploration and also producing of petroleum products. Moreover, the firm has a fully integrated refining plant that works in collaboration with the marketing department of the company to ensure that customers are aware of their products. The company was founded in the late 1930s after Saudi Arabia became a concerted nation ("Saudi Aramco - Profile"). After the unification was successful, around 1933, the Government was able to grant the Standard ...

An Assignment Submitted by

Abstract This research paper studies the problem of choice between tap and bottled water, and the reasons why most people in the developed countries prefer bottled water over tap water. For this research paper 5 external sources of information were used. "Most Plastic Products Release Estrogenic Chemicals: A Potential Health Problem That Can Be Solved" by PubMed Central (PMC) presents the results of a study of plastic bottles in which bottled water is contained after packaging. Under certain circumstances like hot weather such plastic bottles can release dangerous chemicals into the water. “Thirst for bottled water may hurt environment” ...

Introduction

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill started in April 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico on the British Petroleum-owned Macondo Prospect. Taking after the blast and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil fix, an ocean depths oil gusher streamed for almost 90 days, polluting the sea water with crude oil and killing off most of the plant and animal life in that ecosystem. Current BP authorities wouldn't remark on the record for this story. Be that as it may, individuals acquainted with within BP's emergency control exertion and outside specialists say at an early stage, BP didn't have an advertising ...

Saudi Arabia is a peninsula found in South Western Corner of the Asian Continent with its capital city in Riyadh. The country has the largest desert in the world known as Rub’al-Khali among other outstanding things about Saudi Arabia. The form of currency is known as Saudi Riyal, and they rule under the kingdom form of government. Saudi Arabia is rich in traditional values, culture, religion, cuisines and the hospitality of the citizens who are of Islamic Religion. The culture and traditions of Saudi Arabia appear unique as they ensure it is passed on from one generation to ...

Movie Review (Virunga, 2014)

Q1.) The documentary, Virunga, is made effective by the fact that it combines advocacy with immediacy. It is directed by Orlando von Einsiedel and focuses on a national park called Virunga, located in eastern Congo. The various issues it seeks to cover make it a unique documentary. It advocates for natural conservation and concern for a rare breed of gorillas, who face the threat of existence from armed poachers and SOCO International, which is an international oil exploration firm in Congo. The park, formerly known as Albert National Park, also faces a threat from mining interests. (Scheib) Virunga gives ...

The western intervention into the Middle East is one that has been seen to cause an unending debate of whether the move is of great help to the region or a source of problems. Many will agree with the statement that western intervention, or westernization for that manner, though showing countless evidences of force and spite, has in its process brought many positive changes and been hugely beneficial in a manner that without it, the Middle East would never have been where it is today. However, there are many who still have the belief that the countries would have ...

Algae are a diverse group of organisms that are mainly autotrophs. Autotrophs are organisms that mainly produce complex organic compounds by using simple inorganic molecules and light or in other instances by chemical reactions. Algae can be broadly classified into two main groups which are unicellular or multicellular. Seaweeds form the largest and most complex marine type of algae (Olanrewaju, Wan Nik, & Kader, 2013). It should, however, be noted that algae can further be classified in many different ways. Below is an illustration of some of these classification representations. Green algae are classified into the Plantae kingdom and are, ...

My Name

Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Lab Report Objectives Introduction A heat exchanger refers to a gadget that aids the transfer of heat from one fluid to another. The fluids involved can either be in direct contact or separated to avoid mixing (Ramesh & Sekulic, 2003). They are in common use in sewage treatment, natural gas processing, petroleum refineries, petrochemical plants, chemical plants, power stations, air conditioning, refrigeration, and space heating. A perfect example of a heat exchanger is in the internal combustion engine (ICE) (Hiereth & Prenninger, 2010). In such a situation, a circulating fluid called engine cooler flows over the ...

Impacts of Pollution on Wildlife

Introduction Impacts of pollution on wildlife has been a controversy and a contradicting issue since it has been experienced in the world and specifically in the united States of America for a long period of time. There are environmental laws which are hard on some manufacturing and production industry in North America and this makes them to be held responsible of various wildlife cases. The environmental laws in the United States of America have enacted endangered species Act in which it is a general rule which has held several companies responsible of the reduction of Wolverines in Montana glacial ...

Global warming refers to a system of climate changes that are responsible for causing an increase in the average temperature of the lower atmosphere which affects the average thermal gradient of the Earth. Global warming may have a great variation among the causes, but it is most principally associated with human interference, specifically with the release of excessive amounts of greenhouse gases”. The most popular and common definition of the global warming is “Warming caused by human activity.” (Weather Street) There are several gases in the Earth’s atmosphere which are responsible for the increase in the global temperature ...

Literature review

In the history of the construction of sea structures in oil exploration, load and corrosion together with how those structures will be maintained have always posed a scientific nightmare. Chamberlain, Adam and other authors in a scientific journal illustrate that for a good design of an onshore structure, there should be a right proportion of the ingredients in order for the structure to give maximum life service. They all agreed that in order to achieve this, keen interest should be paid to the permeability, strength, and durability of the mixture. Finally, they added that for effective control of corrosion, ...

How Oil Discovery Changed the Society of Gulf States

Introduction Gulf state is the name given to the six Arabian states within the Persian Gulf. The states within the Persian Gulf include Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Iraq, Qatar, United Arabs Emirates and Saudi Arabia (Vitalis 2004, p. 162). All these countries form the Gulf State except Iraq. Prior to the discovery of oil in the middle east, Saudi Arabia as well as other Gulf states were the countries with the lowest socioeconomic and political development in the whole world. With the climate condition in those area, they could do very little in the field of agriculture. However, after around ...

The company made an attempt to differentiate itself from the competitors in the industry; the company created a strategy that saw the change of the name from British Petroleum to Beyond Petroleum. Public relations and advertisement strategies were put in pace to ensure the company changed the image that people already perceived the company to be. Adequate planning was suitable in that the awareness of the company drastically grew from 4 % to 67% in the year 2007. The company was able to win the Gold Award from the American Marketing Association (Mejri & Wolf, 2013). In the previous years and ...

Introduction

In the winter prevalent nation, skiing is a sport as well as a leisure activity for many. This activity is favored by the snowy conditions, in particular on the continent of the extremes of the tropics. According to (SkiCanada.org, 2013), skiing is a sport that takes place by sliding down the snow covered mountains using fixed metallic rods to facilitate sliding. However, with the rapidly changing climate, the world is paying the price of the global warming. This, therefore, poses a challenge to the ancient skiing activities as the amount of snow keeps on decreasing at alarming rates. The ...

The Name of Class

The Name of the School The City and States where it is located The petrol industry in the United Kingdom – UK, has seen various changes in the last ten to five years. The market shares and market structure will be examined in more detail for the last five years with representing the main changes in the petrol industry and market shares. The UK petroleum market is composed of various brands. Over the five years similar names have been present in the market. The shares of the petrol companies and retail companies have been changing along with the different composition ...

Research Rationale

Although the recovery of energy from wastes is not a new idea, its implementation continues to be challenging in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Also, as a result of economic development, increasing population, and industrialization, the problems arising from expanded consumption and reduced resources have become more serious than ever (Tõnissoo, 2012). This paper provides a proposal for using recyclable waste as a transport fuel in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The rationale for this proposal is that if wastes are used to generate fuel for transport, there will be many advantages accrued from such a venture. ...

British Petroleum is a company that operates in a high risk industry with many factors having an impact on the revenues. A drop of the prices on the oil market can lead to significant financial losses that will result in the cut of dividends paid out to the shareholders. BP Oil Company is known for its strategy of having dividends paid out to the shareholders on a constant and regular basis as a top priority of the corporation, but current events in the oil industry have had an influence on some managerial decisions. According to the article published in ...

Deepwater Horizon was an oil platform built in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 50 miles from the Louisiana coast and the Mississippi River delta (Department of Justice). Deepwater Horizon was operated by the global petro-chemical giant British Petroleum. On April 20, 2010, the platform caught fire and exploded killing eleven workers on the platform. The explosion also significantly damaged the platform base and foundation. By April 22, the platform crumbed to the sea and sank. Consequently, the pipes the were pumping oil into the platform were severed and oil began flowing in the Gulf of Mexico. By the time ...