especially difficult for areas that don’t have their own oil resources. Groups like OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) are in control when purchasing is the only option. OPEC ’s objective is to co-ordinate and unify petroleum policies among Member Countries‚ in order to secure fair and stable prices for petroleum producers; an efficient‚
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When most of us think about oil‚ we tend to think about heating oil for the furnace and about the gasoline and diesel fuel that keeps our cars and trucks on the road. What most of us don ’t realize‚ however‚ is that oil does more than just fuel our vehicles and keep us warm in winter. It has become the foundation upon which our entire modern civilization has been built. Recently‚ that foundation has begun to develop some cracks and has become a little shakier than it used to be‚ as cheap oil and
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INTRODUCTION: Approximately 80% of animal species on earth are insects‚ 99% are invertebrates. They are the pollinators‚ undertakers‚ leaf litter sweepers‚ garbage collectors‚ soil conditioners and natural fertilizer producers of nature. THEIR IMPORTANCE Humans depend on natural ecosystems of water‚ oxygen‚ sources of food and building materials‚ therefore the activities of insects in the following areas are of importance:- 1. POLLINATION: Flower color‚ shape and scent has evolved to attract
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Bibliography: . petroleum and petroleum product wholesalers in Tanzania- downstream. MBendi ‚ 15 2012. Web. 25 Nov 2012.
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BPCL KOCHI REFINERY Kochi Refinery‚ a unit of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)‚ embarked on its journey in 1966 with a capacity of 50‚000 barrels per day. Formerly known as Cochin Refineries Limited and later renamed as Kochi Refineries Limited‚ the refinery was originally established as a joint venture in collaboration with Phillips Petroleum Corporation‚ USA. Kochi Refinery‚ located at Ambalmugal near the city of Kochi in Kerala‚ is one of
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Lubricants‚ help in bottling and distribution of Indane and LPG. Strategic Alliance For Aviation‚ Refueling and retail facilities‚ it has forged partnerships with Shell‚ Caltex and ESSO. IOCL has a turnover of Rs 841 Crore and is the 3rd largest petroleum company in Mauritius. Joint Ventures JV with Caltex to set up a bottling plant to sell LPG under the name ‘Mauri Gas’. It is a strategic move to get a share of the LPG market in Mauritius which is estimated to be close to Rs 1200 Crores.
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underground to open further. This is commonly used on oil rigs and wells when searching for oil. I believe that fracking is helping us more than hurting us. These are the three reason I think it is helpful. Fracking increases the rate at which water‚ petroleum or natural gas can be recovered from subterranean wells.Fracking as a method for oil and gas extraction is also more economically viable than conventional or horizontal drilling. The last reason is that the process has driven down gas prices and
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Everything you need to know about hydrocarbons INTRODUCTION: organic chemistry Organic chemistry is the chemistry of compounds that contain carbon and hydrogen. The element carbon has a special role in chemistry because it bonds with other carbon atoms to give a vast array of molecules. The varity of molecules is so great that we find organic compounds in many common products we use‚ such as gasoline‚ medicines‚ shampoos‚ plastic bottles‚ and perfumes. The food we eat is composed of different
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Energies 2008‚ 1‚ 3-18; DOI: 10.3390/en1010003 OPEN ACCESS energies ISSN 1996-1073 www.mdpi.org/energies Article Waste Cooking Oil as an Alternate Feedstock for Biodiesel Production Arjun B. Chhetri 1‚ K. Chris Watts 2 and M. Rafiqul Islam 1‚* 1 Civil and Resources Engineering Dalhousie University‚ Room D510‚ 1360 Barrington St.‚ Box 1000‚ Halifax‚ N.S. B3J 2X4‚ Canada; E-mail: kcarjun@gmail.com (for Arjun B. Chhetri) 2 Process Engineering‚ Dalhousie University‚ Halifax‚ NS‚ Box
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not sustainable‚ it will collapse."2 - Kamal Nath‚ Union Minister (commerce and industry)‚ in May 2005. ------------------------------------------------- Introduction In May 2006‚ ONGC Ltd. (ONGC)‚ a major Indian public sector company in the petroleum industry‚ received the ’Golden Jubilee Award for Corporate Social Responsibility in Emerging Economies - 2006’‚ at the 7th International Conference on Corporate Governance organized by the World Council for Corporate Governance3. Since its inception
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