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Questions on North American Petroleum Dependency

sixty percent of the current U.S. oil demands (Roberts, 2008). With the price of oil moving upward of $130 US dollars...

Will High Oil Prices Lead to Recession?

of a U.S. recession in 2008; this was up from his predication of a 33% chance the previous month and the reason for the pessimism ...

Climate Change

there is only so much oil and no more. When it will run out is a completely unknown factor. A report by BP suggested that oil woul...

Economy Of Nigeria

B.C. when it was a sparsely population area (Pearson Education 2008). The Nok culture is known to have resided there between 800 B...

Yemen's Economic Problems

investment ("Yemen," 2008). Also, because of the high price of oil, money from that sector had increased ("Yemen," 2008). Although...

JEDDAH AND DUBAI: A TALE OF TWO ECONOMIES

and 90% of export earnings (CIA Factbook (b), 2008). Other industries include manufacture of ammonia and industrial gasses, cement...

Supply And Demand - Law Of Diminishing Returns

supply, which raises the spot price of oil until the expected price returns to its initial rate. The spot price for oil changes wh...

Monopolies, Oligopolies, Cartels and OPEC

some benefits, although it does not stimulate development, it will provide the services and is a useful model where there may not ...

Agricultural Commodities and the Impact of Oil Prices

In seven pages this paper discusses how the costs of agricultural commodities are affected by the prices of oil globally. Eight s...

Post 1980s' Oil Market

all the international upheaval. "The various methods for determining international oil prices are analyzed by studying the intera...

An NPV and Costing Accounting Case Study

running. Therefore the preparation and legal costs may also be included in the capital cost, increasing the level of the asset sho...

Media and Environmental Issues

any news interest in the first place: The scientific conviction that global warming is happening and is being caused by man incre...

American Foreign Policy and Oil

In eight pages this research paper discusses the foreign policy of the United States and considers the impact oil both historicall...

Environmental Issues and Globalization

In eight pages this paper considers the environmental devastation of increased global oil spills and examines the political impact...

History of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System or TAPS

In six pages this paper examines the Alaskan oil pipeline and its impacts upon the economy and on the transportation industry. Th...

Oil and the Economic Diversity in the Persian Gulf

the economic welfare of these countries in the coming century (Mardini, 1996). Oman, only one of the Persian Gulf countries, pr...

Historical Overview of OPEC

In four pages this essay discusses the history of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries in terms of influence and oil ...

Artistic Innovations of Jan van Eyck

In seven pages this research paper that applies the artistic theory of Panofsky in a consideration of van Eyck's techniques and in...

Soybean Oil and Techniques for Business Forecasting

In a paper consisting of twelve pages soybean oil is considered within the context of techniques for business forcasting as they a...

Was John D. Rockefeller a Ruthless Capitalist or Genius of Industry?

In nine pages this paper examines whether the industry tactics of Standard Oil founder John D. Rockefeller represent capitalism at...

Oil Industry of Venezuela

increased industrialization, there were not enough jobs to go around and Caracas experienced high percentages of unemployment. Thi...

White Collar Crime and the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

crime theory one reviews, e.g., Merton, Sutherland, Hirshi, Exxons actions reflect the definitions and inherent behaviors. This es...

Case Analysis of the Exxon Valdez Alaskan Oil Spill

in his command. Says, Rawl -- who admits that even though he was not personally responsible for the accident, much of the respons...

The Gas Pipeline Industry

Montana and North Dakota are two states explored in the context of this topic. This paper outlines political and legal implication...

Oil Spill Cleanup

In twelve pages the efforts to clean up environmentally damaging oil spills are discussed. Seven sources are cited in the bibliog...

Environmental Consciousness and the 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

In eight pages this paper assesses the moral and legal responsibilities of Exxon regarding the oil spill with the philosophy of Im...

Bioremediation Oil Spill Cleanup Applications

advantages including low capital and operating cost and minimal equipment requirements (Zodrow. 1997). Typically in oil spills bi...

Nonrenewable Oil Resource

In ten pages this paper discusses the nonrenewable resource of oil in terms of overdependence and the environmental impact that ha...

1990's Oil Pollution Act

In twelve pages this research paper examines the effects of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. Eight sources are cited in the bibliog...

Overview of Geothermal Power

In ten pages geothermal power is presented in an overview in which there are comparisons and contrasts are made between oil and ot...