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Crude Oil Essays and Term Papers
Exxon Valdez Oil SpillABSTRACT
In March of 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground on Bligh Reef
in Prince William Sound, Alaska. An eighteen foot wide hole was ripped into the
hull, and 10.9 million gallons of crude oil spilled into the ocean. In the
following weeks, many things transpired. This paper will ...
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Oil Spills: It will happen again
Imagine that you are a just a small, ordinary seabird. It is March 24, 1987 and far away from you is an enormous tanker called the Exxon Valdez, coming at an astonishing speed. You do not worry, for these huge ships come along very occasionally in the Alaskan waters. The ...
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Rising Oil and the US EconomyRising Oil and the US Economy
In May of 2000, Forbes magazine ran an article minimizing the impact that oil prices would have on the US economy. In the article, author Peter Huber writes:
Bill Gates is a very rich man, and that lets Alan Greenspan worry less about oil prices than he ...
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Oil's Role In the Iraqi War and the Middle EastWhen Iraq war had not yet begun and everyone was looking for the reasons why United States would want to attack Iraq, the one material interest that never failed to enter these discussions was oil. Now after the war is supposedly over and a rebuilding program in underway in Iraq, the same topic is ...
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Shell And Nigerian Oil And UtiShell Oil and the Exploitation of Nigeria
Nigeria has been a country in political turmoil for a long time. The country was created in 1914 under British colonial rule and at that time it was considered a protectorate. It was not until 1960 that Nigeria received independence from the United ...
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Oil Pollution And Its Effect On Wildlife""
INTRODUCTION:
Contamination of the oceans by oil spillage is not a rare occurrence.
It is happening all over the world every day, fouling coastlines,
killing animals and destroying fisheries.
BODY:
In 1987, more than 3.5 million tons of oil were released into the
oceans around ...
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John D. Rockefeller's Oil EmpireJohn D. Rockefeller was born July 8, 1839, in Richford, New York. His mother first taught John to work, save, and give to charities. Thanks to this, by the age of 12, he had saved over $50 from working for neighbors and raising some turkeys for his mother. At the urging of his mother, he loaned a ...
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Oil In April 2000W A S H I N G T O N, April 6 — The good news for consumers is gas prices are anticipated to drop this summer. But the bad news is the decline will be slow. With an increase in international oil production as a backdrop, the Energy Department today dramatically revised its forecast for summer ...
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Cleaning Up After The Exxon Valdez Was A MistakeThrough many hours of research I have determined that the spill cleaning techniques used to clean the Prince William Sound area of Alaska did more harm than leaving the oil where it was. The Alaskan oil spill has become the most studied and managed event of its kind. Although there is not much ...
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Mans Discovery Of Fossil Fuels Could Be His Downfall. DiscusThroughout the entire history of mankind, the technological advancements that civilisations have made have always been tied in with the development of energy sources. The first human energy technology was fire, along with human labour as the major energy source. This has bee supplemented by ...
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Alberta Tar Sands Essay“Only when the last tree had died and the last river has been poisoned…will we realize that we cannot eat money”. This is an old Cree saying that is very applicable today. Is the mining of the Alberta tar sands worthwhile, knowing its devastating effects on the environment? There are very valid ...
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Home Away From HomeBryant K. Williams
ENG 101
Wed, June 15, 2011
Essay 1 Rough Draft
Home Away From Home
American society has suffered a lot from tragedy. Tragedies like 9/11 Hurricane Katrina affected a lot of Americans in many different ways. We just didn't think these events would ever occur on our land. ...
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Economics of Bitumen vs. Rail TransportEconomics - Rail Transport of Raw Bitumen vs. Pipeline Transport of Diluted Bitumen
A detailed look into the economic difference of shipping oil sands bitumen between rail and pipeline is outlined below. The main focus is to determine if transporting raw bitumen by train is a better option ...
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Crude Operatons - Oil And The EnvironmentThe environmental impacts of offshore oil drilling greatly outweigh the economic benefits provided. Although it has been a continuous activity for more than a decade, One can not help but wonder why offshore drilling continues when considering the pollution caused, how it eliminates the supply of ...
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Iraq: A Country On The RiseIraq is a country that is on the rise. After being crushed by allied
troops for their invasion of Kuwait, they have begun the slow rebuilding process.
In this report, I will discuss the basic geographic features of Iraq, and other
various important features such as mineral wealth, vegetation, ...
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The Tar Sands of AlbertaIntroduction
As a consultant for a non-profit organization based in Saskatchewan our goal is to address the issues surrounding the Tar Sands of Alberta (Saskatchewan). Our recommendations will consider all of the parties involved through an unbiased perspective. In the following report, the ...
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Primary Energy Sources In BrazilOil
Brazil is the world's 15th largest oil producer. Up to 1997, the oil monopoly belonged to Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras). As of today, more than 50 oil companies are engaged in oil exploration. The only global oil producer is Petrobras, with output of more than 2 million barrels ...
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John D. Rockefeller, Villain or Role Model?It was the turn of the twentieth century, cities were growing, industries were developing, and the economy was booming. It was the industrial age and at a time in history when there were few governmental restraints or regulations. People with a drive to succeed soon saw a multitude of ...
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Heating CommoditiesBack in the middle of October, the price of natural-gas had risen
because a gas company was forced to shut down a pipeline due to the need for
repairs. This impending shortage led to the decrease in prices for other
heating commodities, as well as larger profits. The demand for energy ...
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Albertais located in the western part of Canada. The size of is 255,285 square miles, including 6,485 square miles of water surface. is bounded on the east of Saskatchewan, on the north by Fort Smith Region, North West Territories, on the west by British Columbia and on the south by ...
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