Alternative Fuel A Good alternative fuel vehicle to add to the lineup of vehicles of Lotus Rental Car’s will be diesel operated fuel vehicles. You will not find a big popularity in diesel fuel engines in the United States like you would in Europe but it is growing especially with the new technology available now. Some of the benefits you will find in diesel engines are the savings. One will be in the miles per gallon (MPG) diesel fuel provides people with another option rather than gas and lasts
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An oil company must decide whether or not to drill an oil well in a particular area that they already own. The decision maker (DM) believes that the area could be dry ‚ reasonably good or a bonanza. See data in the table which shows the gross revenues for the oil well that is found. Decision Dry (D) Reasonably Bonanza(B) good(G) Drill $0 $85 $200 m Abandon $0 $0 $0 Probability 0.3 0.3 0.4 Drilling
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MSc Thesis: Valuation of Integrated Oil & Gas Companies Irakli Menabde Valuation of Integrated Oil & Gas Companies A comparative analysis of methodologies and empirical practices MSc Thesis MSc in International Business and Economics: Cand. Merc Finance and Strategic Management (FSM) Copenhagen Business School Date 09/10/2008 Author: Irakli Menabde MSc Thesis: Valuation of Integrated Oil & Gas Companies Irakli Menabde Abstract The paper examines a number of empirically
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A STUDY OF BRAND BUILDING ACTIVITIES FOLLOWED BY FUEL MARKETING COMPANIES.( QUESTIONNAIRE FOR DEALERS) Q1: Please tick mark against the company whose dealership you have a) HPCL b) BPCL c) IOCL d) Other ( Please specify)----------------- Q2: Kindly indicate (tick mark) the location of your retail outlet a) Within the City b) On the Highway Q3: Which type of fuel do the consumers use the most ? (Please tick) a) Branded b)
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STUDY ON OIL REFINING AND OIL MARKETS Prepared for: EUROPEAN COMMISSION Prepared by: . Buenos Aires – Calgary – Dubai – Houston London – Los Angeles – Moscow – Singapore January 2008 L2293/mg Table of Contents -- i TABLE OF CONTENTS I. II INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................................................................1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................
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development of a mixed fuel called HYTEST. Today‚ automobile manufacturers and DOE continue to work on hydrogen-powered ICEs. | Hydrogen/natural gas fueling (HYTEST fuel) of Ford Ranger‚ FSEC H2 Lab (Photo: S. Spencer) | There are four basic issues regarding hydrogen-fueled engines and vehicles: engine backfire and susceptibility of hydrogen to surface ignition‚ somewhat reduced engine power‚ high nitric oxide (NOx) emissions‚ and the problem of on-board storage of the fuel and safety. Although
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High Fuel Prices and its Effect on the U.S. Economy ACC 202-02 Managerial Accounting Professor Jackie Lewis North Carolina Wesleyan University High Fuel Prices and its Effect on the U.S. Economy The United States economy as a whole has been rapidly dwindling down of late‚ from its all time high marks in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s. Many Americans believe that the cause for this large downswing in the economy is due to the fact of the cost
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The Crisis with Fossil Fuels Have you ever thought about where your electricity comes from? What the petroleum your car runs on is made of? What produces all the energy you see? Coal‚ oil‚ and natural gas make up the list of major fossil fuels. Almost all energy produced in the United States comes from burning these highly important fuels. That energy powers almost all of our electricity and all of our transportation. We as the people of this very planet are currently in a crisis because fossil
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Alternative fuels‚ or at least the concept of it‚ has been around since the early days of the automobile. Alternative fuels such as biodiesel‚ ethanol and methanol‚ have been produced and used on a small scale for decades. They are now being rediscovered due to the rising cost of oil and the instability of world politics. The discovery of these fuels changed the face of the planet‚ but since day one people have looked for other fuels that improved over the course of history. Alternative fuel vehicles
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Alternative Fuels for Cars Automobiles are considered one of the largest contributors to climate change – only preceded by the effect of fossil fuel power generation plants [1]. This means that the automobile industry is under a lot of pressure to cut down on carbon emissions globally by finding alternative fuels for cars. Moreover‚ as we approach peak oil [2]‚ the availability of conventional automobile fuels will reduce drastically causing an exponential rise in fuel prices [2]‚ a fact that
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