exploration and production company that operates out of Calgary Alberta‚ Canada. They are a well-run‚ profitable‚ and responsible company that operates in 7 countries and does both onshore and offshore drilling for conventional oil & gas‚ shale gas‚ and oil sands. Their board of directors has recently unanimously agreed to a $15.1 billion buyout by China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC)‚ which is currently under review by the Canadian government. Nexen employs a knowledge-based workforce of highly skilled
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MAPPING THE LANDSCAPE Fort McMurray‚ AB Located in Northern Alberta at the confluence of the Athabasca and Clearwater Rivers‚ Fort McMurray is a frontier urban settlement‚ and the primary service centre for the Athabasca tar sands— the world’s third largest known oil deposit (Dorow and O’Shaughnessy‚ 2013). Records dating as far back as the 1700s point to the Chipewyan and Beaver peoples being indigenous to the Athabasca region‚ with present day First Nations having largely descended from the Dene
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Frederick Manu Professor Sanders English 111‚ Section 1841 3 October 2012 Spartacus: Blood and Sand Upon all the days of my life‚ I have watched hundreds of movies‚ but the one that I really cherished the most is Spartacus Blood and Sand. The title character was played by Andy Whitfield‚ and it was produced by Steven S. Deknight and Robert Tapert. In this movie‚ a Thracian gladiator called Spartacus from
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nearby Bangkok and Hong Kong. Singapore which depends greatly on its tourism industry as a primary source of income due to the lack of natural resources and its size‚ finally celebrated the opening of 2 casino-based vacation resorts namely Marina Bay Sands and Resorts World Sentosa in 2010. The action had brought several negative and positive effects to the country. First and foremost‚ the decision had caused intense criticisms and public debates. Citizens particularly the religious communities and
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LOCATION THEME: Missouri 4.0 earthquake felt across 13 states NewsCore - February 21/ 2012 A 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck Tuesday in Missouri and was felt across 13 states. The epicenter was located 5 km underground‚ about 240 km south of St. Louis‚ near the New Madrid fault line. There was no significant damage reported from any of the surrounding states the felt the tremor. Scientist say this is a reminder that though earthquakes are rare in the Midwest United States‚ they still have
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credit card (whose details are set out above) hereby authorise Marina Bay Sands Pte Ltd (“Marina Bay Sands”) to charge to the said credit card such amounts incurred in respect of my stay at Marina Bay Sands. Marina Bay Sands is at liberty‚ but not bound‚ to resort‚ to any other lawful means of obtaining payment and/or securing performance of this undertaking at any time and in any manner whatsoever as Marina Bay Sands thinks fit. I
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And it was here Leopold visualized many of the essays in A Sand County Almanac. Leopold’s unique gift for communicating scientific concepts was only equal to his fervor for putting theories into practice. He published over 300 articles‚ papers‚ newsletters‚ and letters‚ but his articles on wilderness wrote his
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Executive Summary As the economy recovers‚ the Canadian government looks to attract more foreign investors and augment Canada’s energy exportation to Asian countries‚ especially China. Both of those goals are realized through the acquisition of Nexen by CNOOC. As a company that has been experiencing financial difficulties‚ Nexen was more than willing to accept the US$15.1 billion all cash bid or US$27.5 per common share outstanding‚ a 61% premium on its share price as of July 20th 2012‚ by one of
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Strategy The Success of husky is due to its core strategy aimed at maintaining its competitive advantage in differentiation. Husky has positioned itself in the market through differentiation in its quality and variety of products as well as the level of services. Being among the first movers in the molding machine industry‚ the company has created a long reputation of providing systems‚ which are known for their speed‚ ruggedness‚ resin utilization and durability’. Husky’s systems provide processors
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