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    Oil Futures - India

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    Oil Futures Market in India There are primarily 3 major exchanges present in India * Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX) * India’s No. 1 commodity exchange (85% Market share)‚ 3rd largest in world in crude oil trades * Turnover of over Rs 90 Lakh Crore‚ daily turnover of Rs 10‚000 crore in crude alone * National Commodity and Derivative Exchange (NCDEX) * Ranked number 32nd in 2010 in the Futures Industry Association’s global list of top 53 derivatives exchanges

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    Exxon Oil Spill

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    Alex Bordeau P.6 3/27/16 Ms.Whittaker Exxon Oil Spill The Exxon Valdez oil spill occurred in Prince William Sound‚ Alaska‚ on March 24‚ 1989. Exxon Valdez‚ an oil tanker headed for Long Beach‚ California‚ struck Prince William Sound’s Bligh Reef at 12:04 am local time and spilled thousands of gallons of crude oil. Exxon Shipping Company failed to properly maintain the Raytheon Collision Avoidance System radar which‚ if functional would have identified that the ship was off course an heading

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    Opec Oil Embargo

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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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    Isolation of Clove Oil

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    steam distillation we can isolate eugenol at lower temperature than its usual boiling point of 248 degree Celsius. Eugenol belongs to a category called essential oil. Many of these compounds are used as flavoring and perfumes and in the past were considered the essence of plant from which they were derived. Structure of eugenol (clove oil) and eugenol acetate: Reagents: Eugenol‚ CH2Cl2‚ Br2‚ FeCl3‚ Methanol Procedure: Co-distillation We first combine 15 mL of water with 1 g of crushed

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    anti-mutagens and other reactions related to bio-organic issues. Her research was primarily focused around the chemicals found in fruits and vegetables. Her findings led to the popularization of the ’Coconut Oil’ diet. 3.) Felix Maramba Felix Maramba - Known For: Felix Maramba built a coconut oil-fueled power generator. He also is the developer of one of the world’s most profitable biogas systems. Felix Maramba - Other Achievements: Felix Maramba is the president of the Philippine Association of

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    Isolation of Essential Oils by Steam Distillation Procedure Part A Apparatus 1.) Using a 20- or 25-mL round-bottom flask (for distillation) and a 10-mL round-bottom flask (for collection) assemble a distillation apparatus 2.) Use an aluminum block to heat and insert a water condenser 3.) The collection flask may be immersed in ice to ensure condensation of the distillate Preparing the Spice 1.) Weigh approximately 1.0 g of your spice or herb onto a piece of weighing paper and record the exact

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    Synthesis Oil Banana

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    Purpose of this experiment is to synthesis Banana oil by mixture of the isopentyl alcohol and acetic acid . Banana oil smells like fruit mostly it smells like banana. This reasons that this compound uses in different perfume products as well as the gums for the flavor. The reaction that takes place in this experiment is a esterification. In this experiment‚ the carboxyl group of the acetic acid joins with the hydroxyl group of the isopently alcohol‚ catalyzed by the presence of sulfuric acid

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    Oil Crisis of the 1970s

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    Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) which in turn placed an embargo on oil exports upon the United States because of the aid and arms that the United States was supplying Israel. This embargo caused fuel shortages such as gasoline which in turn caused fuel prices to soar throughout much of the 1970s. This was further amplified due to the decline of domestic oil production and the reliance on imported oil from abroad. It only took three months for the embargo to cause massive change in

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    Foreign Direct Investment

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    Today’s Learning Objectives • Get familiar with the institutional  environment of foreign investment in China • Analyze the Chinese government’s initiative  from “open door policy” to “going out policy” • Evaluate optional market entry strategies  in  China by foreign firms • Discuss major criteria for entry mode selection Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in China China Overtakes US as Leading FDI Destination • In 2012‚ 44% of global FDI inflows USD 1.4 trilion were hosted by

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    Bp and Oil Spill

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    BP was the ªrst of these companies to change from a reactive to a proactive climate strategy formulation. In 1996‚ it withdrew from the oppositional Global Climate Coalition (GCC)‚ which was characterized as the most powerful lobby organization in climate policy.28 BP then accepted the climate change problem as diagnosed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and gave its support to the Kyoto Protocol. In 1998 BP’s strategy formu- lation developed further in a proactive direction

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