The Camesia gas pipeline‚ which runs from the amazon‚ over the Andes‚ to the pacific coast has been raising a lot controversy in the past decade with its destruction of the Peru rainforest. It has ruptured 4 times with at least three major spills in the first 18 months since it was constructed in 2004. With 22 indigenous communities living in a state reserve in isolation‚ a contractor by way of helicopter has made contact with these isolated communities and is pressuring them to abandon their ancestral
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The history of Alternative fuels‚ or at least the concept of it‚ has been around since the early days of the automobile. Alternative fuels such as biodiesel‚ ethanol and methanol‚ have been produced and used on a small scale for decades. They are now being rediscovered due to the rising cost of oil and the instability of world politics. The discovery of these fuels changed the face of the planet‚ but since day one people have looked for other fuels that improved over the course of history. Alternative
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Alternative Fuels – Data By: Denise Claire Tan Yet Nee Structure and physical properties of Molecules Nowadays‚ there are a lot of alternative fuels which have discovered by human beings in order to replace the depleting non-renewable fossil fuels supply. In fact‚ organic chemistry has successfully proved that organic compounds can be served substitution of fossil fuel supply. The structure and physical properties of organic molecules are characteristics that aid them to become useful fuels
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city‚ heard a commotion outside his window early in the morning at about 3 a m. It was a chill December and all the windows of Chitre’s house were closed. As Chitre and his wife Rohini‚ seven months pregnant‚ opened the window‚ they got a whiff of gas. They immediately felt breathless and their eyes and noses began to stream with a yellow fluid. Sensing danger‚ the couple grabbed a bedsheet and ran out of the house. Unknown to them‚ all the neighbouring bungalows‚ which had telephones‚ had already
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Bayelsa‚ Cross River‚ Delta‚ Edo‚ Imo‚ Ondo and Rivers); being made up of 185 local governments of over 800 communities from 12 major ethnic groups‚ with a population of about 30 million people. The country is richly endowed with crude oil and natural gas deposits which are the main source of energy and foreign exchange earnings. “Blood may be thicker than water‚ but oil is thicker than both”‚ - Perry Anderson‚ New Left Review‚ 10‚ 2001‚ p.30. The exploration of oil in Nigeria started in 1908 with the
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The global oil and gas industry also involves the exploration and production of commodity and energy trading‚ pipeline monitoring and renewable energy. Petroleum is proved to be one of the most valuable commodities in the world today and a vital factor in the sustenance of industrial civilization. Crude oil production accounts for a significant amount of the world’s oil consumption‚ approximately 53% in the Middle East‚ 32% in Europe and Asia‚ 44% in South and Central America‚ 41% in Africa and
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into the gas that fuels our economy. That is what keeps the gas prices high. When gas supplies are short‚ due to an “inability to refine crude oil into gas efficiently‚” prices increase. This is a component of supply and demand economics. In a positive aspect‚ rising gasoline prices do serve a purpose; they curtail usage so that we do not eventually run out of fuel. If gasoline continued to retain its cheap price‚ despite how much was available‚ people may pull up to their favorite gas station
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Page 1: Introduction OPITO is the focal point for skills‚ learning and workforce development in the oil & gas industry. It aims to deliver the right skills for the industry now and in the future. OPITO was established to meet industry demand for a competent and competitive workforce. To achieve this it works with industry employers‚ training providers and higher education providers. Careers for life are now relatively rare in the UK. Individuals now have more varied career options‚ career progression
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Fracking for Natural Gas—Legal‚ Political‚ Environmental and Ethical Issues Daniela Vega‚ Ebony Daughtry‚ Ericka Koussi‚ Frederick Gibbs & Paul Payway This paper is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for Business Ethics BUS 5933 49 Texas Woman’s University School of Management Professor H. Guy Smith December 9‚ 2012 Table of Contents |Introduction....................................................................................................
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implemented methods‚ which are both common tools utilized by a system analyst. The Petron Gas Station Gapan Branch started the business way back 1995. Almost a decade and a half had passed and this gas station is standing still. The technology evolves fast but this gas station doesn’t seem to evolve with regards to the technology. The gas station wasn’t that aware of the computerized system other company is using. They are not aware yet of computerized inventory system‚ that is much faster‚ accurate
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