Pipeline transport

In many people’s minds, the term “Fracking” only applies to the controversial extraction process and the environmental impact surrounding that process. Hydraulic Fracturing or “Fracking” for short is a process where chemicals and water are injected into wells to breakup rock formations that have gas or oil trapped in the rock itself. This process is specifically used for developing and extracting oil and natural gas from shale. While most people have heard the term “Fracking”, very few understand or even consider the down the road steps required to transfer, process and transport the fuel once it has been extracted or the implications and environmental or health impacts that follows in its wake. While fracking is currently banned in New York State and much of the New England area, those states still play a part in getting the fuel to export markets such as Canada or overseas.…

Pipeline transport entails the movement of goods from on point to another through a pipe. Various chemically stable liquids and gases are transported through a pipeline. Primarily, pipelines are used to move crude and refined petroleum including oil, natural gas, and bio-fuels. Pipelines also move beer, water, slurry and sewerage. Construction of oil pipelines has often been a subject of great concern to many people. key concerns are often related to environmental and economic impacts of the…

CHAPTER 2 INCIDENT CHRONOLOGY The Chronology of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Incident The timeline of this incident will be based on the ‘National Transportation Safety Board Marine Accident Report’. In the year of 1989 of March 22 (11.35pm), the Exxon Valdez arrived at the berth 5, Aleyska Marine Terminal to load a cargo of Alaska North Slope crude oil. Figure 2.1: The Exxon Valdez (Shigenake, G. 2014) The total load of 1.3 Million barrels of oil took approximately a day to complete filling…

reasoned with, the only outcomes are perpetual change or death! In short: save the planet, kill yourselves! Our goals : our intentions are to disrupt the ecological balance by laying waste to the infrastructure of oil pipelines, to bring awareness of the inherent perils to public knowledge. We intend to disrupt the ecological infrastructure by committing one of the worst eco disasters mankind has ever seen. We intend to disrupt the flow of “liquid gold” to bring about awareness and change. Our…

Issue: BP itself admitted the ignorance of the procedures required to Clean Air Act for ensuring mechanical integrity and a safe start up. It was the first case under Clean Air Act. Leakage of crude oil from Alaskan oil pipelines was also an indicator of loose potential risk management. For this incident company was accused for the violation the Clean Water Act. While establishing the pipeline company ignored some of the essential aspect such as how the oil will be flowed or transported during…

speaking. In the article, Canada’s Oil pipeline to the Salish Sea: What You Need to Know, the main matter presented in the article was the chances of oil spills and where the pipeline will be located. The first it has a section about what do First Nations say about all this? Approximately 130 Aboriginals are affected by the 600 miles pipeline that goes through British Columbia and Alberta in some ways and numerous First Nations’ that oppose this plan. “This is not just our backyard;…

The Andersons Inc. is a diverse company that focuses on grain originations, processing, and brokering. The company’s headquarters is in Maumee, Ohio. The company started as a small independent grain elevator and prospered into a large U.S. conglomerate. The company holds strong values and beliefs in regards to how business should be conducted. They believe in the free enterprise system, fair competition, and compliance with the law, the incentives of profit and personal gain, and the…

The Keystone XL Pipeline is the proposed last segment of the greater Keystone Pipeline project owned by TransCanada which would run from Hardisty, Alberta (in Canada) to Steele City, Nebraska. The proposed pipeline would carry oil sands from Canada to refineries on the Gulf Coast (Cama and Wilson 14).This pipeline would utilize a bitumen-harvesting process which is more environmentally damaging and less efficient than the tradition oil drilling process. Additionally, the pipeline has been…

“The Pipeline Revolution” by Gerald Manners, he discusses how pipelines have completely changed the way that energy and gas is transported. However, the expansion of pipelines around the globe isn’t just limited to water and energy, it has meant expanded to a larger range of commodities such as chemicals, milk, and coal slurries. The rise of pipelines has been made possible by technological advances such as the cheap production of pipes, electric welding, and improvements in pipelaying.…

There are many Americans today that believe Keystone XL Pipeline is a great idea, because there will be more job opportunities, which will also boost the economy, in the long run the oil will be less expensive, also it will be energy efficient. Nevertheless, there is the opposite side who disagrees with this idea. Many people consider the Keystone XL Pipeline a terrible idea because there will be less job openings in the long run, also it will be harmful to the economy and environment. Such is…