BP bears brunt of blame for the deepwater horizon catastrophe for Report says oil company is 'ultimately responsible' for oil spill but rig contractors also implicated in some areas BP’s share prices rose almost 5% but fell back after report was published Photograph: Molly Riley/REUTERS A key US federal report has focused the blame for the worst offshore oil spill in US history on BP, but criticised its contractors sufficiently for the markets to push BP's share price up. Amid a string of failures
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Volkswagen. Das Auto. Be aware and save fuel. Think Blue. What do we mean by Think Blue? Carmakers have a responsibility. To their customers and to the environment. Sustainability is therefore one of Volkswagen’s corporate objectives – and much more than just a noble intention. We want less talk and more action. Every day! And this is what we call “Think Blue.”. The good thing about “Think Blue.” is: you can join in. We want to do our bit and you can help. Let us be more responsible
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Biomass & Biofuel Biomass & Biofuel: The Future Umaer Ahmed SBI4U-03 Badgery, J. 01/02/13 Biomass & Biofuel: The Future Biofuels are a recent development that has stemmed a great deal of research into the issue of alternative energy. The energy that we get from biofuels originally came from the sun. This solar energy was captured through photosynthesis by the plants used as feedstock (raw
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Legal Advice December 2, 2012 More and more companies are taking that next step to becoming green and helping the environment prosper more and more. As a society we have come to realize that we cannot live the way we have lived the last century or for that matter decade. The travel industry is beginning to do their part by designing and using alternative fuel in the cars and trucks that we use on a daily basis. Boeing in conjunction with several different companies
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Executive Summary: On January, 1998, the Senior Executives of DuPont are considering possible divesture of Conoco. Based on financial analysis and economics data analysis, I propose that divest 40% shares and keep the mainly control of Conoco. We believe that divesting Conoco from DuPont will: - permit DuPont to expand its life sciences business, while at the same time allowing Conoco to pursue its investment program in new and capital-intensive oil and gas projects; - facilitate future
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Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies, operating in more than 145 countries and employing nearly 120,000 people. Shell produces circa 3% of the world's oil and circa 3.5% of the world's gas. Most people know the company for its retail outlets and its oil and natural gas exploration and production activity. Other Shell activities include: * marketing, transporting and trading oil and gas * providing oil products for industrial uses, including fuel and lubricant for
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Domestic Energy Production ENG-121-DS22 24 March 2012 As the United States continues recovering from the worst recession in decades, it is now more important than ever to begin focusing upon ways to strengthen and sustain our future economy. While unemployment and foreclosure rates continue to rise, the United States sends roughly $300 billion a year overseas to fuel its addiction to foreign oil (ProCon.org). With technological advances occurring almost daily, combined with newly discovered
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The development of a company mainly relies on its resources. The company can acquire these products in two different ways: Internal development or external development. Either way requires the purchasing of contracts, the establishment of alliances or acquisitions. In their article published in 2010, Capron and Mitchell tried to answer this question: Does a company need to use an internal development or an external development to thrive? What does it imply when it comes to BP? They came to the
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A REPORT ON SIX MONTHS STUDENTS INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME. AT NIKORMA (A SUBSIDIARY OF NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION) HEADQUATERS, This located at no.7 lake chart crescent, Maitama. Abuja BY CS/08/1332 IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF BACHELOR DEGREE IN TECHNOLOGY (B.TECH) IN COMPUTER SCIENCE. MODIBBO ADAMA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY YOLA, NIGER STATE OCTOBER 2012
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Government of India Ministry of New & Renewable Energy National Policy on Biofuels Block No. 14, C.G.O. Complex Lodhi Road New Delhi- 110003 Page 1 of 18 National Policy on Biofuels 1.0 1.1 PREAMBLE India is one of the fastest growing economies in the world. The Development Objectives focus on economic growth, equity and human well being. Energy is a critical input for socio-economic development. The energy strategy of a country aims at efficiency and security and to provide access
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