The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill The largest marine oil spill in United States history began on April 20‚ 2010‚ with an explosion at the Deepwater Horizon offshore oilrig in the Gulf of Mexico. Millions of barrels of oil flowed into the water over the next 87 days‚ much of which washed up on shore along the Gulf coast region of the United States and Mexico. The accident was the result of numerous shortcuts undertaken by BP‚ and resulted in both environmental destruction and legal action. The events
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Michael T. Klare‚ Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America’s Growing Dependency on Imported Petroleum (New York: Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt‚ 2004). Preface How to explain the post-Cold War violence? Some attribute it to identity politics (xi-xii). Pace Samuel Huntington‚ the cause is a struggle for resources (xii). Oil as special resource: 2001 and since revelatory of the consequences of oil dependency (xiii-xv). Goal of book: “Tracing the evolution of U.S. oil policy and weighing its
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Definition of Terms The following terms were defined for the readers to have a better understanding of the reserch paper. Active constituent. It refers to the component of the plant responsible for the exhibitory activity of the drug.1 Agar. It is gelatinous colloidal extractive of a red alga (as of the genera Gelidium‚ Gracilaria‚ and Eucheuma) used especially in culture media or as a gelling and stabilizing agent in foods.2 Agar-well diffusion method.3 It is a method of bioassay wherein
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TYPES OF OIL AND GAS AGREEMENT a. Concessions b. Joint Ventures c. Service Contracts d. Production Sharing Contracts/Risk Sharing Contracts e. Hybrids CONCESSION This is a kind of contract that creates the greatest distance between the government and oil operators. Under this agreement‚ the Contractor has exclusive rights to explore‚ develop‚ sell‚ and export oil/gas from a specified area for a fixed period of time. The Company is responsible for all decisions concerning production‚ although
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Oil/ Petrol Research Project In the modern world we use oil every second of the day‚ whether we realise it or not. We use oil to fuel our cars‚ our public transports‚ etc. Without oil our daily lives would be the same. Oil is a natural resource that comes from beneath the earth’s crust; it is trapped in pockets under the earth. Finding oil trapped underground is very complicated and costly‚ it takes millions of dollars to drill a well and only a few are successful. Oil travels upwards from the
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Adam Oufkir 3/26/12 Nigeria: Shell Oil Crisis In the early 20th century Britain colonized Africa and created false borders through out the continent. The creation of such false countries as Nigeria caused the grouping of people that didn’t get along well. This action by Britain caused severs instabilities in the country of Nigeria. This may have made the country unstable at first but now the problem is caused by Shell. The problem in Nigeria is not caused currently on going not because of imperialism
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Contents | Page | Introduction and background | 3 | | | ExxonMobil Oil Corporation - Environment destruction | 3 | | | ExxonMobil Oil Corporation - Animal suffering | 3 | | | Total Oil Company - Exploitation of workers | 4 | | | Total Oil Company - Supporting oppressive regimes | 4 | | | Royal Dutch Shell Oil Company- Supporting oppressive regimes | 4 | | | Royal Dutch Shell Oil Company- Environment destruction | 5 | | | Conclusion | 5 | | | Recommendation
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Research The spectrums of oil spill issues are diverse and large. They range from environmental issue to economic‚ ecological‚ ethical‚ politics and policies. Among many other oil spills‚ the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico‚ occurred on April 20‚ 2010 was recorded as the greatest environmental disaster in our history (BP leak the world’s worst accidental oil spill‚ 2010). The goal of our research is to seek possible solutions to reduce the risks of offshore oil spills. To attain this goal
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had a headline about the BP oil spill? Do you think if America would have started converting to another resource such as wind‚ this would’ve still happened? Are oil and oil based products are taking over the economy? Think about everything you used today that uses or is made with oil such as gas‚ plastic‚ ink‚ and tires. Americans consume petroleum products at a rate of three-and-a-half gallons of oil and more than 250 cubic feet of natural gas per day each! However‚ oil brings in 331 billion dollars
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Miraculous Healing Powers of Emu Oil Do you know about the amazing health benefits of Emu oil? It’s almost magical indeed. Okay‚ just spend a few minutes with me here to know about it. Have you any idea of Emu? It is a pre historic bird and a native of the continent of Australia. It existed millions of years ago but it is still found today. For centuries the native Australians are using its oil to treat a large number of diseases and symptoms like coughs‚ bruises‚ cuts‚ sunburns‚ sores‚ fevers
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