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    Petroleum(BP) was initially registered as Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited. It was founded in 1909 by William Knox D’Arcy an English who discovered oil in Iran. The company was state owned by Britain until 1970 it was privatized under the era of Margaret Thatcher. The company has been struggling and a posted loss of $811 million until it repositioned the company in 2001. The company wanted to be the leader of an environmentally friendly oil company and had associated themselves with the green…

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    Oil Fracking Case Study

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    The concept of Oil Fracking was first tapped into by Col. Edward Roberts, a civil war veteran. During the battle of Fredericksburg VA he drew the concept from exploding artillery into a narrow canal obstructing the battlefield (Manfreda J.). In 1866, Robert patented the “Exploding Torpedo”. A long rod shaped self- propelled underwater missile was packed into an iron case with 15-20 pounds of powder (Manfreda J.). Underground the case was placed right above the oil reserve, the wire on land was…

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    Essential Oils Have More Benefits than Modern Western Medicine Suppose modern western medicine was only used for severe illnesses like: heart disease, COPD, renal failure, multiple sclerosis, or cancer; would there be less sickness in the world if everyone used essential oils as the Ancient Greeks did to heal their bodies? Woodson Merrell, MD, director of integrative medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City; claims : “Patients like essential oils because they’re a remedy that…

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    Essential Oils – Product Description Cinnamon Leaf Oil Musky sweet, and lighter than its Cinnamon bark counterpart, its leaf Oil is produced by steam distillation. The aromatic organic compound- Phenol in Cinnamon leaves gives the Oil its rejuvenating and health boosting qualities. Cinnamon leaf Oil contains 80% phenols, mainly Eugenol, which has anaesthetic, antiseptic, antimicrobial, and antioxidant properties. As such, the Cinnamon leaf Oil is a vital ingredient in aromatherapy, and is a…

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    For offshore areas Recital in the contract provides as follows:- By ideals of Article 297 of the Constitution of India, Petroleum in its common state in the Regional Waters and the Mainland Rack of India is vested in the Union of India. The Oil Fields (Regulation and Development) Act, 1948 (53 of 1948) and the Petroleum and Natural Gas rules, 1959, made there under (hereinafter alluded to as "the Guidelines") make procurements, entomb alia, for the Regulation of Petroleum Operations and award of…

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    country South Africa. Nigeria has the largest population in Africa, and their land is blessed with an abundant amount of natural resources. Natural recourses like petroleum tin ore, and many other minerals. Nigeria is also Africa’s largest oil exporter and the sixth largest oil producing nation in the world. The oil and petroleum generate seventy percent of their government’s revenue. Little known fact they’re also the world’s second largest producer of movies right behind the United…

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    production of oil and gas drilling platforms. Most of these near misses and issues can be traced back to a common set of characteristics relating to system defects, safety violations that went ignored, human factors and a lack of organizational integrity (Kurtz, 2013). Comparisons from experts in two larger oil spill events, Exxon Valdez and Deepwater Horizon, found mutual failures in both occurrences relating to risk management (Haycox, 2012). Industry History The Exxon Valdez oil tanker…

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    If renewable energy sources were to fail, the state has easy access to its oil reserves. The proposed state is one of the best locations for wind power in the world. It contributed 10% of the electricity generation in 2015. This helps the country because the cost of pollution declines. As of this year, it is placed as the third…

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    in a different area than the selling of the product. Some of the major competitors in my area therapy centers. These businesses are located fairly close to my business, but since I won’t be offering therapy until the future, and I offer essential oils, I am not worried about how close they are since our businesses are different. The main competitors are The address of the building I choose is,420 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116. The location is right off of Boylston Street which is a fairly…

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    Rosehip Oil: Its Many Uses Rosehip oil is like the holy grail of anti-aging. In 1983, researchers at the University of Santiago, revealed mind-boggling results from using rosehip oil on 180 participants, who evidenced skin problems. This natural therapy reduced wrinkles and scarring, rejuvenated prematurely aged skin and revitalized skin tone. Although rosehip oil has been touted a “secret” by clever marketing departments, it was used to thwart wrinkles centuries ago, by ancient Mayans and…

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