BP By: Anna DeHart About BP “BP is one of the worlds leading international oil and gas companies‚ providing its customers with fuel for transportation ‚ energy for heat and light‚ retail services and petrochemical products for everyday items” In 1908 oil was found in a rugged part of Persia after a long search. Things we do are: • Find oil and natural gas • Extract it from hard to reach places • Move it to sea or land • Make what is needed from it • Generate low carbon power • Build construction
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The nuclear accident that happened in Fukushima in 2011 is the worst miserable thing that happened in the past‚ and this disaster have leaked significant amounts of radiation that have affected ecosystems in the region. On March 21‚ 2011‚ TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company) investigated the seawater near the southern discharge port of the Fukushima Daiichi NPS‚ revealed that radioactive substances significantly exceeding safety standard values were detected. According to National Geographic‚ Joseph
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April 20‚ 2010‚ an explosion on the Deep-water Horizon /BP MC252 drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico caused the rig to sink and killed 11 workers. As the result‚ the oil began leaking into the Gulf creating the largest spill in American history to date. Over the course of 87 days an estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil were released into the Gulf. Although research continues to determine the full extent of the damage‚ we know that this spill impacted wildlife‚ habitats‚ fishing communities‚ and
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1. Henry smiled self-consciously. like a politician before a camera. 3. At this point the Chesapeake is over a hundred feet deep. Deeper than it is anywhere else in its course. 5. Everything stopped in mid-air. All eyes turned to my father. 7. A construction crew has started work on the foundation of the new building. Which will be paid for by state tax revenues. 9. My father always planting a spring vegetable garden. 11. Mainly because it rained everyday. We had a miserable camping trip. 13. Sarah
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Introduction An oil spill is the release of oil to the environment which may either be intentional or accidental‚ and it is a form of pollution. Oil spillage on water bodies has adverse effects on marine life. There are diverse aquatic habitats. They differ in terms of their level of sensitivities to the harmful effects of oil contamination‚ and in their abilities to recover after oil spillage. Oil spillage in aquatic environments results in floating oil on the water bodies‚ which in turn blocks
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Deepwater Horizon Study Group Working Paper – January 2011 3 A High Reliability Management Perspective on the Deepwater Horizon Spill‚ Including Research Implications Emery Roei and Paul R. Schulmanii Abstract Looking back on events leading up to the Deepwater Horizon Spill raises questions about how the Spill is currently portrayed. We run the risk of focusing too narrowly on a sequence of particular events as the main culprit when the accidents and failures that did not happen are
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Kylee Luckett BIO 106 Dr. Harper 4/10/2012 “The World is Blue” Sylvia Earle Review and analysis by: Kylee Luckett “It is our choices...that show what we truly are‚ far more than our abilities.” -Albus Dumbledore They say only a few will ever speak loud enough to be heard over the other seven billion voices on the planet. Today someone is shouting. Screaming off of the pages of “The World is Blue” is Sylvia Earle
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to exploit our oil via means of fracking‚ isn’t it? How much do people really know about fracking? How much do you know about fracking? The truth is‚ not much. Adjudicator‚ members of the audience‚ facking is apparently becoming a big problem in New Zealand. Major oil companies like TAG Oil and Apache are interested in the promise of oil and the opportunities that are foreseeable. As oil is becoming more scarce and more of a necessity‚ companies are finding new ways to access oil that was previously
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A Research Study On Natural Science – Biology “Is Hair Effective in Cleaning Oil Spill?” Presented by: Sistual‚ Sese Mamaril‚ Jen Introduction Why Human Hair? Is it really effective in cleaning oil spill? The goal of this paper is to show whether or not Human hair is an effective material in cleaning an oil spill. We will try answering it by gathering data‚ facts‚ videos or any available material that could help us in our study. Human hair as we know it
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BP and Consolidation of the Oil Industry‚ 1998-2002 Executive Summary BP should sell its business and start a new business‚ a clean energy production‚ because it would lose profits from oil supply. Oil industry had not developed in perfect competition; oil price was easily controlled since oil industry was oligopoly‚ many consumers exist and the government protected oil industry from competition. However‚ oil industry is facing perfect competition; oligopoly formation of oil industry
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