All American Crude Pipeline System All American Pipeline Company I n August 1984, American West Pipeline Constructors, a joint venture of Willbros and Gregory & Cook, Inc., began construction of a 1,931-km (1,200-mile), 24- and 30-inch crude oil pipeline for All American Pipeline Company. The All American Pipeline System runs from Gaviota, California, to McCamey, Texas. The line has a capacity of 300 Mbpd and is capable of transporting light and heavy crude oils. Willbros double-jointed 1
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William J. McLeod Dr. Etido Akpan BUS 508: Contemporary Business 10 February 2012 British Petroleum (BP) is one of the world's leading international oil and gas companies, providing its customers with fuel for transportation, energy for heat and light, retail services and petrochemicals products for everyday items. In its global business, the company has several family brands: BP, ARAL, ARCO, Castrol, am/pm and Wild Bean Café. BP's global business is divided into three
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Business Summary | | BP is also BO (Big Oil). It is the world's third-largest integrated oil concern, behind Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell. BP explores for oil and gas in 30 countries and has proved reserves of 18.3 billion barrels of oil equivalent. BP is the largest oil and gas producer in the US and a top refiner, with stakes in 16 refineries, processing 4 million barrels of crude oil per day. BP markets its products in more than 80 countries and operates 22,400 gas stations worldwide
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The debate about finding new energy sources or sticking with what we know for the United States is an ongoing one. Some believe that we need to find new ways to supply energy; others believe that we should continue to use oil as we have been doing. Why fix something that isn’t broke, right? I disagree. I believe that the United States should explore alternative ways to provide energy to its citizens. Drilling for oil in other places such as Alaska, the Gulf Coast, and other unexplored areas could
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Assignment Two Bashir Wilkerson Strayer University SCI110 December 13, 2012 Professor Dr Neal Azrolan How Energy Can Be Converted Since the energy that we use on a daily basis is never really lost were does it all go? Well when we use any form of energy no matter what form it is in, it just simply transforms from one form to another. For example, let’s say that you wanted to go on a bike ride one a nice day. In order for you to get the bike to move you have to utilize the
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NTRODUCTION The concept of regulating a country s energy sector is more than one hundred years old, having been initiated in America. In later years, Europe also established regulatory agencies for the energy sector having seen the need for dedicated bodies to regulate what is often referred to as the engine of any economy - the energy sector. It has been argued that the steady development of the energy sector in the developing world is partly attributable to the presence of regulatory agencies
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AN ALTERNATIVE TO FOREIGN OIL An Issue Paper Presented to Professor Sheila Christensen Professor of Marketing Utah Valley University For Management 2200 By Greg Gossard July 30, 2012 Executive Summary Over the past few decades, in the United States, oil is the primary fuel consumed by most vehicles on our roads and in our air space today. It is estimated that two-thirds of the oil used is due to the transportation sector. This report will examine the pros and cons of the need for
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One Westlake Park in the Energy Corridor area of Houston, Texas; the company is among the largest private sector energy corporations in the world, and one of the six leaders. In order to project social responsibility and improve its image British Petroleum changed its name into BP in year 2000 with a logo of green and yellow sunflower patterns. Paradoxically the same company symbol is now under derision and the object of controversial attacks from environmentalists and damaging court cases. The company’s
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within the retail petroleum industry. The marketing mix elements are often referred to as the 4 p’s of marketing and are product, price, promotion and place (Solomon, et al. 2011, p. 21). These 4 elements are the building blocks of an effective marketing strategy and are useful in gaining an understanding of marketing in the retail petroleum industry. This report will deal with each of these elements individually and discuss how the macro and micro environments of the retail petroleum industry in Australia
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The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a national wildlife refuge located in the northeastern part of Alaska. It consists of over 19 million acres in northeast Alaska. It is run and controlled by the Fish and Wildlife Service in the Department of the interior. Its 1.5 million acre coastal plain located on Beau Fort Sea is currently viewed as one of the biggest and most likely next US onshore oil and gas prospect. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was created in 1960 to protect and maintaining
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