The OIL INDUSTRY includes the global processes of exploration‚ extraction‚ refining‚ transporting (often by oil tankers and pipelines)‚ and marketing petroleum products. The largest volume products of the industry are fuel oil and gasoline (petrol). Petroleum is also the raw material for many chemical products‚ including pharmaceuticals‚ solvents‚ fertilizers‚ pesticides‚ and plastics. The industry is usually divided into three major components: upstream‚ midstream and downstream. Midstream operations
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INTRODUCTION:- IndianOil is India’s flagship national oil company with business interests straddling the entire hydrocarbon value chain – from refining‚ pipeline transportation and marketing of petroleum products to exploration & production of crude oil & gas‚ marketing of natural gas and petrochemicals. It is the leading Indian corporate in the Fortune ’Global 500’ listing‚ ranked at the 83rd position in the year 2012. With over 34‚233-strong workforce‚ IndianOil has been helping to
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Table of Contents Crude oil......................................................................................................................................1 Ancient Civilisation ...................................................................................................................1 Politics of Black Gold.................................................................................................................1 Physical attributes of crude ...........................
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Oil from Jackfruit Seeds In partial fulfillment of the requirement Research Submitted To: Mrs. Linda Mahomoc Submitted By: Lucy Mae R. Mendoza Chapter I Introduction Background of the Study Oil is a smooth‚ thick liquid that is used as a fuel and for making the parts of machines move smoothly. Oil is found underground. Oil has many uses. It helps the machines to work like vehicles‚ agricultural equipment and generators. Oil price hike is the
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JAVEDUMER SALEEMSAJID MUSHTAQ | BCS01113326BCS01113341BCS0111 | TOPIC: “EFFECT OF PETROLEUM PRICES ON ECONOMY” LITERATURE REVIEW: A literature review is a text written by someone to consider the critical points of current knowledge including substantive findings as well as theoretical and methodological contributions to a particular topic. Critical points: * history * History: Petroleum‚ in one form or another‚ has been used since ancient times‚ and is now important across society
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BP Gulf Oil Spill 1 Running Head: BP GULF OIL SPILL The Legal Issues and Ethical Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Explosion and British Petroleum Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico 2010 Terry D. Bollman Park University BP Gulf Oil Spill 2 British Petroleum’s Roll in the Gulf Oil Spill This paper will explain some of the effects of three legal issues and three ethical issues surrounding the London-based British Petroleum Company’s involvement in the explosion of the offshore oil
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source issues‚ everyone shows concern because the oil prices are increasing all the time. In addition‚ energy sources are depleting and will be exhausted one day. This phenomenon is called “the global oil crisis”. According to a theory by King (1956)‚ all nations around the world will face an oil production crisis following a bell shaped curve based on the limits of exploitability and market pressure. Of course‚ not every nation will be faced with “Peak Oil”‚ it is based on the individual nation’s perspective
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OPEC Oil Embargo The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was created in 1960 with the idea of unifying and protecting the interests of petroleum-producing countries. The members of this organization include: Iran‚ Iraq‚ Kuwait‚ Saudi Arabia‚ Venezuela‚ Qatar‚ Indonesia‚ Libya‚ The United Arab Emirates‚ Algeria‚ and Nigeria. Their goal was to slowly take over the function of the companies‚ at least in production‚ and then increase the amount of revenues they could retain. Despite
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study The petroleum industry in Nigeria is the largest industry and main generator of GDP in Africa’s most populous nation. Since the British discovered oil in the Niger Delta in the late 1950s‚ the oil industry has been married by political and economic strife due to a long history of corrupt military regimes and the complicity of multinational corporations‚ notably Royal Dutch Shell. However it was not until the early 1990s‚ after the Nigerian
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Midstream Gas Processing Frac Spread What is it? Why is it important? The Midstream Value Chain Gathering / Processing NGLs Fractionation Transportation Storage Marketing Chemicals‚ fuels‚ blend stocks Residue Gas Transportation Storage Marketing Utilities‚ industrial Most Raw gas produced at the wellhead is not pipeline quality Must be processed Ethane Propane Normal Butane IsoButane Natural Gasoline How midstream companies make money Gathering – fee/ commodity based Processing
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