WHAT IS AN OIL SPILL? An oil spill is the discharge of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment‚ especially marine areas‚ due to human activities‚ and is one form of pollution. An oil spill occurs when a vehicle‚ vessel‚ pipeline or drilling rig releases petroleum products into the environment uncontrollably. The first major oil spill on record happened when the Thomas W. Lawson schooner became beached in the Isles of Scilly in 1907‚ spilling 58‚000 barrels of paraffin oil into the
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INTRODUCTION Pakistan State Oil (PSO) is the oil market leader in Pakistan enjoying over 78.2% share of Black Oil market and 54.3% share of White Oil market. It is engaged in import‚ storage‚ distribution and marketing of various POL products‚ including Mogas‚ Diesel‚ Fuel Oil‚ Jet Fuel‚ Kerosene‚ LPG‚ CNG and petro-chemicals. This blue chip company‚ the winner of "Karachi Stock Exchange Top Companies Award" and a member of World Economic Forum‚ has been a popular topic of case studies in Pakistan
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something different? We’ve made a few improvements to Wikipedia. Learn more. | [Hide] [Help us with translations!] | Indian Oil Corporation Indian Oil Corporation Limited | | Type | State-owned enterprise Public (BSE: 530965) | Industry | Oil and Gas | Founded | 1964 | Headquarters | New Delhi‚ India | Key people | Brij Mohan Bansal‚ Chairman | Products | Oil Petroleum Natural gas Petrochemical Fuel Lubricant | Revenue | ▼ $54.287 billion (2009)[1] | Net income | ▲ $2.258
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does the price of oil and gas have on the economy? How does this affect the daily lives of the entire population? The preceding questions are the basis for the enclosed report. The primary objective of this report is to give a few reasons as to what causes prices of oil and prices of gas to rise. Among these reasons‚ speculation of things that may or may not happen‚ like a terrorist strike‚ is one of the leading factors. Another reason for the continued rise in prices of oil and gas is the constant
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_____________________________ Climate Policy _____________________________ Climate Change and Conflict (Oil) Aleksandra Petkina Master’s Development Economics and International Studies‚ Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen Nurnberg _____________________________________________________________________________ Abstract Lack of resources has become one of the key points causing conflicts in the Middle East‚ North Africa and other regions. Competition for natural resources
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supply and demand in United Kingdom oil retail outlet in general and in Deptford area in particular‚ the petrol station in UK market went to lots of changes in the last decades‚ nowadays petrol station are not only fuel‚ but become also convenience store‚ meaning that now we can do more than just feel up our tank‚ we can now also buy different things like food and even toys for children‚ just to name a few examples of the change. Background of the Supply and Demand in Oil Price Effects of Supply and Demand
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U.S.-China Trade History 1980-Present Introduction U.S.-China relations became a breakthrough in history in 1979 when both countries came together and diplomatically ensued a positive political and economic future. A small but well beginning started in 1980 when U.S.-China trade was $2 billion‚ which was the summation of both imports and exports. At the time China was the United States’ 48th largest source of imports and 23rd largest export market. U.S.-China trade in the past 30 years has dramatically
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Energy is an important accelerator for growth of economy and at present oil and natural gas is the main source of energy India has limited oil and natural gas so it is dependent on Arbian and African Countries for supply of the energy Indian industry is at present intransformation period and is growing at around 14% per annum which is not sufficient to meet the increasing requirement of energy. India has 18 refineries -- 17 in the public sector and one in the private‚ with an installed capacity
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There have been many events throughout my life that have shaped and defined the person I am today. The most impactful moment of my life transpired when I was pursing my B.S. in Physics & Mathematics at Morehouse College in Atlanta‚ Georgia. Like any college year each year presents its onset of obstacles and challenges to overcome. My third year of undergrad was without question the most odious of my four year matriculation. Between four hour labs and courses such as Quantum I‚ Thermodynamics and
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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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