employees whose assistance was so essential to the success and functioning of the Commission. In particular‚ we would like to thank Christopher Smith‚ Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oil and Natural Gas‚ who acted as the Commission’s Designated Federal Officer‚ as well as Elena Melchert‚ Petroleum Engineer in the Office of Oil and Gas Resource Conservation‚ who served as the Committee Manager. But most importantly‚ we are deeply grateful to the citizens of the Gulf who shared their personal experiences
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English 102 Monday 6pm 2/13/2012 Domestic Oil Drilling: Benefits and Risks. Senator Everett Dirksen once noted “The oilcan is mightier than the sword”. In today’s world‚ it is easy to see why oil can be considered the most important resource to hold. Without oil‚ many of the common day occurrences we take for granted would be impossible. Oil is used for almost everything; from the fuel used to drive our vehicles‚ to the plastics used in every facet of life‚ and providing the heat needed to live
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to control everything that a person is doing. Is not their chose to tell people to lose weight. I’m guessing they know what they are doing. Banning sodas and putting how many calories the food has is not really going to change their option. The government is making it seem like everyone need to lose weight. Who do they think they are‚ by telling and banning candy machines and soda from people. Plus‚ if you break that rule‚ they will have to pay $200. They are exaggerating with the power they have
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The Coastal Plain of the Arctic Refuge is one of America’s last great wilderness areas. It is home to many animals such as polar bears‚ wolves‚ and grizzly bears‚ caribou herds‚ snow geese‚ musk oxen‚ and dozens of other species. If your oil companies keep drilling in the Arctic‚ most of these beautiful creatures will die‚ and some will become extinct. The Coastal Plain is home to these animals. Annually‚ a herd of 129‚000 caribou gather on the Coastal Plain to bear and nurse their young. Polar bears
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Oil Drilling in Alaska There is believed to be between 5.7 and 16 billion barrels of recoverable crude oil in Alaska. The only thing holding us back from drilling there because it would damage a protected national wildlife refuge in the act killing many animals. The controversy of whether to drill there or not has been going on since around 1977. The last two presidents we had were on different sides of how they felt about the drilling. There are many positives to drilling in Alaska but for every
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National Commission on the BP Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling released a report in January 2011 to the President of the United States indicating that the April 20th‚ 2011 Deep Water Horizon’s explosion and the resulting oil spill at the Macondo well was a foreseeable and preventable disaster. The Commission’s report indicated that a number of easily identifiable mistakes by British Petroleum‚ Transocean‚ and Halliburton ultimately led to the devastating oil spill which lasted 87 days
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every month or so as a result of the scarcity of oil. Some people just shrug the price increase off and cope with it‚ but the economic effect is far greater than it first appears. As the price of oil increases‚ so does the price of all other products that are transported. There is‚ however‚ an opportunity for the United States to increase the supply of available crude oil by drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The idea of drilling in the Arctic has been controversial and to the present
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in the long run‚ then what’s the point? They would just assume the risk and move on. And why wouldn’t they‚ they are a for-profit business. Its only after an accident happens that they look to safety to save them money. British Petroleum’s Deep Water Horizon oil spill is a prime example. A friend of mine actually worked for BP as a fire protection supervisor leading up to this accident. He told me that on an inspection of that rig a year earlier‚ he recommended 3 million dollars in upgrades. Of course
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degradation. An example that sheds light on the conflict between human interests and environmental responsibility is the controversial approval of the oil drilling in the Northern Slope region of Alaska and the drilling that has already began‚ in the Tar Sands of Alberta. In this paper I will firstly explain the situation regarding why the drilling for oil is up for debate to take place. Secondly I will assess the benefits and the irreparable damage that could possibly bring forth devastating effects
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Offshore Oil and Gas Facilities Predicting revenue stream using complex logistics to meet cost and schedule The Agbami and Greater Plutonio FPSOs are two examples among many that showcase KBR’s project execution from the shallow water of the Niger Delta to the deep waters of West Africa and Brazil. 2 Offshore Oil and Gas Facilities Predicting and Maintaining Revenue Stream Offshore and subsea projects are complex. Risk can occur at anytime‚ anywhere – from politics to public relations
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