Recombinant DNA in E. coli Expresses Devastator Enzymes to Clean Oil Spills Dr. Land University of the Pacific‚ Stockton Abstract The bacteria Sulfolobus Oileatacus has an enzyme called the Devastator‚ DevA‚ that helps metabolize crude oil. Since the bacterium is a thermophile‚ it won’t survive at normal temperatures and cannot be used to clean up oil spills. The devA gene was cloned through the polymerase chain reaction and was confirmed to be present using a restriction enzyme digest;
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Environmental Aspect It is no longer possible for companies to ignore the environmental impact of their operations as they need to respond to changing shareholder demands in order to remain profitable. Investors are becoming more interested in a company’s environmental performance‚ “aware that the firms understand and manage their environmental impacts are best positioned to benefit from strategic opportunities.”1 According to research published in the Harvard Business Review in 2009‚ 75 percent
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Annual Report and Form 20-F 2012 bp.com/annualreport Building a stronger‚ safer BP Annual Report and Form 20-F 2012 bp.com/annualreport Building a stronger‚ safer BP Front cover imagery The Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) Ramform Sterling seismic vessel‚ which conducts seismic surveys for BP. Left image: the vessel working in the Ceduna Basin‚ Australia. Centre image: the vessel tows 12 streamers (pictured) behind it‚ each 8km long and equipped with hydrophones to pick up echoes from
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functioning of a business. I have chosen to analyze BP’s code of ethics. BP’s code of ethics main statement is as follows “The BP code of conduct stands for a fundamental BP commitment – to comply with all applicable legal requirements and the high ethical standards set out in this code – wherever we operate. To help us meet this commitment‚ the code defines what BP expects of its businesses and people regardless of location or background. It provides both guidance in key areas and references to
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individual. British Petroleum History British Petroleum is also identified as BP. BP is the fifth largest company in the world in terms of revenue. BP has locations in the Americas‚ Europe‚ Asia Pacific‚ Africa and the Middle East. In 1901‚ Mr. William D’Arcy‚ a businessman from England‚ took the risk of investing in the search for oil in Persia with investments also contributed by Burmah Oil Company. BP operates in more than forty-five different countries within four continents‚ so the products
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qualification from a recognized University. AGE LIMIT: 25 to 32 years. PAY SCALE: BPS-17 ELIGIBILITY: Both sexes. ALLOCATION: One each to Zone-3 & Zone-4. 2. ONE (01) POST OF AGRICULTURE OFFICER IN AGRICULTURE LIVESTOCK & FISHERIES DEPARTMENT. QUALIFICATION: M.Sc. Agriculture preferably in Agronomy or equivalent qualification from a recognized University. AGE LIMIT: 25 to 32 years. PAY SCALE: BPS-17 ELIGIBILITY: Both sexes. ALLOCATION: Merit. 3. FOUR (04) POSTS OF COMPUTER OPERATOR
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Environmental Law; BP &Deepwater Drilling BP P.L.C. is a company that has been in the energy business for more than a century. This corporation has been improving its operations in different parts of the world thanks to its constant research‚ and it has become a world leader as an oil and gas producer. Also‚ it is one of the pioneers in deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico‚ and it is the largest lease holder in the United States with more than 650 lease blocks in waters greater than 1‚250 feet
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Administrative positions. a. Faculty Positions S# Position Required Qualification & Experience 1 2 Principal/ Associate Professor (BPS-20) Arts & Design (One post) Principal/ Associate Professor (BPS-20) Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Sciences (One post) (a) PhD in the relevant field from HEC recognized University/ Institution with 10 years teaching/research experience in an HEC recognized
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organizational critical function because failure in managing a crisis can negatively affect stakeholders or sever an organization’s existence. This paper will discuss the role of crises communication in organizations‚ and its relevance in British Petroleum’s (BP) crises mismanagement during their April 20th 2010 Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. Key words: crises communications‚ crises management‚ British Petroleum 2 Crises Management As a Critical Organizational Management
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operations provide essential resources for our on-going energy consumption and are a driving force in international financial markets. In developed countries like the United States of America and Australia oil and gas organisations like British Petroleum (BP) are regulated by Federal policy which enforce standards in defined areas of business operation. Of
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