Petroleum is an oily‚ thick flammable liquid‚ a mixture of various solid‚ liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons. Hydrocarbons are molecules that comprise of Hydrogen and Carbon. Petroleum is the general term for "unprocessed" crude oil. It is present beneath the Earth’s surface (Lithosphere) and forms when trapped‚ decomposed dead organisms buried in the sedimentary rock‚ and are heated under the immense pressure of new sedimentary layers over time (fossil fuel). The heat and pressure distilled the organic
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EMERGING NANOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS IN PETROLEUM INDUSTRY Introduction Nanotech applications & Nanoparticles have been successfully used in drilling mud for the Last 40-50 years. Recently the other disciplines of the oil industry‚ such as exploration‚ primary and assisted production‚ monitoring‚ refining and distribution‚ are approaching nanotechnologies due to its immense Potential for Confronting challenges‚ performance improvement & cost. Especially in ultra-deep water and artic environments
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Russia faces today with petroleum. The petroleum industry that Russia inherited from the Soviet Union has helped keep Russia afloat. However‚ the over reliance on the petroleum industry also makes Russia very susceptible to the economic downturns and keeps Russia from growing in other sectors. During the recent recession‚ Russia was one of the countries that were hardest hit. This is due to the fact that thirty percent of Russia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) comes from petroleum revenues and forty
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A Report On Castrol India Ltd.‚ Mumbai Assignment: Supply Chain Executive Summary Castrol India LTD. Castrol India Limited is a Public Limited Company with 70.92% of the equity held by Castrol Limited UK (part of BP Group).From a minor oil company‚ with a share of about 6% in 1991‚ Castrol India has grown to become the second largest lubricant company in India with a market share of around
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Gouanet 1 Cedric Gouanet Professor Dingee English 1301 February 23‚ 2014 Petroleum Engineering Petroleum engineering is a field of engineering concerned with the activities related to the production of crude oil or natural gas. Crude oil is a truly nontoxic‚ natural‚ and biodegradable product. It is the most important natural resource of the industrialized nations. It can generate heat‚ drive machinery and fuel vehicles and airplanes. Its components are used to manufacture almost all chemical
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The Global Oil and Gas industry has experienced difficulties in recent years occasioned by the fall in the global oil prices. My current employer‚ Seplat Petroleum Development Company‚ operates in the Nigeria oil and gas industry and is not immune from the global problems mentioned. However‚ the company also face numerous challenges that locally imposed in addition to globally identified issues. The key issues that the company will face in the next five years are discussed in this essay. Perhaps
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PCRA aims at making oil conservation a national movement. As part of its mandate‚ PCRA is entrusted with the task of creating awareness amongst the masses about the importance‚ methods and benefits of conserving petroleum products & emission reduction. To take the message to the people‚ PCRA uses all possible and effective media for mass communication. These include electronic and press media e.g. TV‚ Radio‚ Electronic displays; Press at the National and State level printed literature for specific
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Petroleum products are used widely in our everyday lives. They are used to power automobiles produce containers and to keep us warm. Petroleum‚ or crude oil is liquid composed of various organic chemicals. It is found in large quantities below the surface of Earth and is used as a fuel and as a raw material in the chemical industry. The word petroleum comes from the two Latin words "petro" and "leum" "petro" meaning rock and "leum" meaning oil. The chemical composition of all petroleum is principally
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Graduation Project 10 December 2012 Petroleum Engineering: The Impact on Today’s Society The United States’ dependency for foreign oil is at its all-time high with the demand for oil continuing to grow. Americans depend on oil for transportation‚ heating‚ and power. Within the last five to ten years‚ the growing desire for more efficient ways of fueling has skyrocketed. Petroleum engineering has sparked a revolution throughout the nation. It has made a strong influence on the whole nation but
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RISK MITIGATION USING VENTURE AGREEMENTS IN THE UPSTREAM INDUSTRY (A CASE STUDY AND MODELLING APPROACH) BY SODE ADESOJI O. (51124473) AUGUST 2012 A Dissertation Presented In Partial Fulfillment Of The Requirements For The Degree Of MSc. International Business Energy And Petroleum At The University Of Aberdeen DECLARATION I declare that this thesis has been composed by myself‚ that it has not been accepted in any previous application for a degree‚ that the work of which
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