Reliance Petroleum

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…

existing rules and allows companies to inject petroleum-based chemicals into the ground without obtaining a permit and without a disclosure list for these chemicals. This lack…

Saudi Arabia and Venezuela, possess reserves greater than Canada (Alberta Energy, 2012). Arguably, the capital gained from exporting Athabasca bitumen or crude oil (a form of petroleum) promotes job and economic growth, and also contributes royalties toward Albertan education and healthcare. On the other hand, the growing reliance on the Athabasca oil sands makes the Canadian economy incredibly susceptible to collapses in global oil prices. Furthermore, the region immediately…

The United States’ has been using oil to fuel the needs of people and businesses for an extensive period of time. The country’s reliance on oil is a huge factor in maintaining the stability of the country. Though many advocate as to why the Keystone XL Pipeline will leave a positive impact on the country through economic prosperity and secured borders, many are consumed by the thoughts…

its detrimental effects have only recently been brought to the public’s attention. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is the use of a pressurized, chemically treated mixture of water and sand to release and extract quantities of natural gas and petroleum from shale rock. This mining process and its toxins are harmful to thousands of people across the nation. Hydraulic fracturing is a dangerous, environmentally detrimental practice and should no longer be used in the United States. Fracking…

According to Hedley and Gokkent (2015), as a result of the negative shift in Nigeria’s current account and balance-of-payments, foreign investment is forecasted to decrease similar to the substantial reduction the country experienced in 2014. As a result, the Nigerian government has attempted to harden their monetary policies through the increase of government spending (utilizing international reserves and savings accounts) and alleviate the number of investor outflows (Hou et al, 2015; Hedley &…

located in Canada, tar sands are found in several places around the globe, including Venezuela, the United States, and Russia (Rudzinski, n.d). Through open-pit mining and in-situ, tar sands are mined and then processed and changed to crude oil and petroleum products. However, are tar sand operations worth sacrificing the planet? Despite the energy supply…

disruptions. There is an estimated amount 2,500 polar bears living in and around the ANWR. While oil development could impact their behavior, studies have shown that polar bear populations, located near drilling sites have grown over periods of “petroleum development” and are relatively unaffected by human disturbances.…

Declined in shark population breaks stability of The marine ecosystem The shark, the predator that stands on top of the food chain. However, its number has declined since the 1970s due to human destruction, and it will affect the stability of the food chain (Dudley, and Cliff 243-255). For instance, in Aldo Leopold’s paper, A Sand County Almanac, he claims each specie’s importance in the food chain is the link to the other specie “The lines of dependency for food and other services are called…

In this essay, I will be highlighting the negative effects of hydraulic fracking in its role of causing potential damage to the environment and contamination of groundwater. Hydraulic fracking is defined as the injection of liquid fluid at high pressure that extracts oil or gas. In Cart’s article, she denotes how this issue is very problematic because both oppositions have different opinions. For instance, the companies she interviewed disregard the potential damages from fracking and state…