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    Case Analysis: Gulf Italia Nicolo Pignatelli and Gulf Italia: Case Analysis 1. Pignatelli should first and foremost properly assess the ethical dilemma he faces. The problem before him comes down to the decision between two outcomes both with their share of benefits and risks. He can follow guidelines by waiting several months to receive a response from the Italian government while losing millions of dollars and risking his reputation and fate of his company if the government decides to not allow

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    Changing the oil is a simple maintenance job that I usually do for my car every 3‚000 miles. There is only one reason why I love to do it by myself. That is the satisfaction of doing an important job with my own two hands and the fun of a weekend after a job well done. Many techniques I have read that show us how to change the motor oil is so complicated‚ or sometimes I don’t understand at all. Here are five easy steps to the process of changing the oil and filter. I hope my procedure will be easy

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    123 The Deepwater Horizon oil spill (also referred to as the BP oil spill‚ the Gulf of Mexico oil spill‚ the BP oil disaster‚ or the Macondo blowout) is an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico which flowed for three months in 2010. It is the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry. The spill stemmed from a sea-floor oil gusher that resulted from the April 20‚ 2010‚ explosion of Deepwater Horizon‚ which drilled on the BP-operated Macondo Prospect. The explosion killed

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    How to change your vehicle oil Informative Speech I. Introduction A. When you’re driving down the road and that mileage reading on your dashboard reaches 3000 what do you? The first thing that pops in your head is there goes another 50 dollars for an oil change. There are about 450 million cars that travel the streets and roads of the world (Automobile). B. Almost everyone that owns a vehicle has had to take their vehicle in to a mechanic to get their oil change on their car. But there’s another

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    Environmental Ethics Issue on Oil Spills Environmental Ethics Issue on Oil Spills The environmental ethics issue that I chose to examine in this paper is the petroleum industry and its long history of oil spills which damage the ocean’s ecology‚ runes beaches‚ kills animals‚ and threatens the fishing and shrimping industries. Even though the United States and many other countries depend on the oil carried by ships or drilled for on off shore drilling rigs‚ the damage done by this industry

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    problem: America is addicted to oil‚ which is often imported from unstable parts of the world. The best way to break this addiction is through technology. Since 2001‚ we have spent nearly $10 billion to develop cleaner‚ cheaper‚ and more reliable alternative energy sources -- and we are on the threshold of incredible advances.” -President George W. Bush‚ 2006 State of the Union Address. In the past five years we have seen the devastating effects of our dependency on foreign oil. The average price of a

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    BP REPORT OIL AND GAS

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    Module Name: Oil & Gas Management Module Code: POG210 Module Leader: James Milne Student Full Name: Desmond Guy Harvest Student ID: 31661 Resit Assignment Essay Abstract: The intention of this Essay is to examine about sufficient understanding BP‚ which is one of the biggest well known since 1908. However the saddest oil spill disaster has taken way the life of 11 BP Employees‚ but it also made an impact in the environment such as ecosystem‚ the ocean’s suffer from oil covering bodies‚ and

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    Ross Sinclair used‚ the literary device‚ irony in many ways throughout his short story "The Painted Door." This short story takes place in the great depression of the 1930’s in Saskatchewan during a horrific blizzard. Two of the three characters‚ Ann and Steven‚ are the main cause of most of the irony expressed in this short story. The irony is what makes this particular short story so tragic and dramatic. There are several examples of irony that dramatically affected the mood to be found throughout

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    How to Change the Oil in a Car Not maintaining the engine in a vehicle will cause engine wear and it may fall into complete disrepair. One of the most important procedures in engine maintenance is regularly changing the oil. The reason for this is that dirty oil does not lubricate well resulting in premature engine wear. In this essay you will learn how to change oil as well as other minor maintenance items to look at while performing the oil change. First stage is the pre-check‚ the

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    Crude Oil and Gasoline Prices June 2009 Axia College/University of Phoenix Crude Oil And Gasoline Prices Since the early Seventies‚ energy consumers have been on a roller-coaster ride of wild and woolly price swings‚ producing a kind of economic whiplash. Petroleum and gasoline prices are especially prone to price volatility. Sometimes the cause of a price increase is obvious and dramatic‚ like an oil embargo or hurricane. Other times less so‚ as when a refinery goes offline for periodic maintenance

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