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    you can frack and how often. Companies that frack should be held up to certain standards. According to the New York Times, we should ensure drilling safety and “allow government workers to inspect and approve safety and integrity of concrete barriers that line fracking wells and publicly disclose chemicals used in the fracking process and within thirty days of the operation.” Experts also say that there should be standards to guarantee safety around the jobsite. For example, companies should…

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    Egoli Fraud Summary

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    Egoli is a company that is involved in the oil and gas industry. Its main operations involve upstream activities. As consultants the objective of the following report is to highlight certain issues and provide solutions to which these issues can be resolved. The fields that will be discussed includes: entrepreneurship and business, business strategy, business risk and fraud and IT in businesses. The report is prioritized and may not include every issue or problem. Business and Entrepreneurship…

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    Palm Oil Arguments

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    Against Palm Oil "Today, palm oil is grown throughout Africa, Asia, North America, and South America, with 85% of all palm oil globally produced and exported from Indonesia and Malaysia; but most of the time not using sustainable measures" (King 1). Palm oil is a very popular oil that comes from the Palm Tree in many rainforests. The production of palm oil affects many parts in the world from Global Warming to the murder of the Orangutans in the rain forest. "Demand is still growing, as are oil…

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    Fracking Process Analysis

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    In this report I will analyze the process of fracking. Fracking is a process of drilling down into the earth before high-pressure water mixture is directed at the Rock to release the gas inside. After that is done water, sand and chemicals are injected into the Rock at high pressure which allows the gas to flow out to the head of the well. This process can be executed vertical and horizontally by drilling through the Rock layers. This allows new directional ways to release gases or used for…

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    Position paper on an Environmental Issue Marine pollution through oil Transportation of oil by sea makes up a large part of the international distribution of oil, but in case of a spill, the effects on the marine ecosystem are devastating. While the demand for oil and the consumption is continually rising, the safety measurements currently in place are not enough to avoid major damage to marine ecosystems. One of the most devastating spills, the spilling of the Exxon Valdez in Prince William…

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    subdivisions: Exploration and Production, Refining and Marketing, Gas, Power, and Renewables (p.411). This paper will examine BP: Pipeline Maintenance and Refinery Safety case and investigate their ethical, negligence, and environmental issues related to an oil spill. Such as cost cutting, corporate culture, social responsibility, and the regulatory cycle. According to Jennings (2012) in 2005 BP had a fatal explosion at its refineries in Texas City, Texas and fifteen employees were killed and…

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    The Dakota Access is a pipeline that will carry 7.4 billion barrels of oil a day to be used from North Dakota to Illinois. The pipe will run under 22 bodies of water, and one of them is Lake Oahu in South Dakota. Lake Oahu is the main water source for the Standing Rock Reservation, and the Native Americans living there worry the pipe might pollute the lake and disrupt sacred burial grounds. The Dakota Access will provide us oil in places where we need it, but it could also damage historical and…

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    muscle cars, they keep them for show. The muscle car industry took off over the 1950s. The early 70s brought about change in the auto industry. Manufacturers detuned the powerful engines of the 1960s to meet the government standards. New federal motor vehicle safety standards forced automakers to change the bumpers to heavier, sturdier metals, adding weight and…

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    focused on how to evolve over time. In particular, they’ve achieved this by developing engine oils that are environmentally friendly. Motor oils and other industrial lubricants are vital to our economy and living standards. However, technological advances are redefining the motor oil industry. Therefore, ExxonMobil faces a new challenge in the future. With the rise of electric cars, the reliance on motor oil and lubricants will decrease. More and more car manufacturers are starting to build…

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    Peak Oil Research Paper

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    All plastic is oil. Most paints and all pesticides are made from oil. Everything from toothpaste to tooth brushes are made from oil and there are seven gallons of oil in every tire. There is absolutely nothing anywhere in any combination that will replace the assembly built by fossil fuels…..nothing at all. Peak oil is probably now very easy to explain; much easier than it was a long time ago. People have felt what $147 a barrel of oil feels like. Essentially, peak oil is like a bell curve, if…

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