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The environmental impacts of offshore oil drilling

If there had been any doubt before, the recent catastrophe on the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico has really driven home the message that drilling for oil is a messy and risky business. Consequently, decisions are now being made that affect the future of offshore oil drilling. But how risky is it really? Should we stop offshore drilling?

12 comments    environment fossil fuels oil gas
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Best High-Paying High Demand Oil and Gas Jobs in Pennsylvania to 2020

Chesapeake Energy, active in the $3.25 Billion worth of oil and natural gas deals cut in Eastern and Southern Ohio for early 2012, is also active in Pennsylvania for the next decade or longer. The company announced in late December 2011 its plans to...

1 comment    oil and gas jobs marcellus shale oil boom
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1,400+ Pipefitters and Other Workers Needed for Canada

The demand for more Canada workers is increasing every year. This need has paved the way for Canada to open its doors to people from other countries. This has given a lot of people a great opportunity to work and migrate to the country. ...

1 comment    canada oil gas industry overseas workers
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Nigeria, the crude oil curse

Nigeria, the crude oil curse     Nigeria, a nation generously endowed with human and natural resources, of late has fallen on bad and sad times. The cause of this self inflicted tragedy is not far fetched. It is not unconnected with the crude...

7 comments    war poverty united nations
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Why You Should Buy Falkland Island Oil Shares.

I don't claim to be an expert on the stock market, nor am I a stockbroker, but even I can see that a very good investment right now would be to buy as many Falkland Island Oil & Gas shares as you can afford. My parents have both recently invested in some Falkland Island Oil & Gas shares, and already the shares have gone up by a significant amount. So here is why you should buy Falkland Oil and Gas Shares?.....

38 comments    investing stock market drilling
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A Basic Introduction to Petroleum Engineering

Petroleum engineering (PE) involves the discovery, exploration, evaluation, and commercial exploitation of reserves of oil and natural gas below the earth’s land or ocean surfaces. It is also crucial to...

drilling high paying jobs oil gas
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Oil and Natural Gas Reserves in the Philippines

The Philippines natural gas future looks promising due to possibilities of vast natural gas reserves lying underneath the islands. It also has oil resources although oil productions cannot be considered substantial.

0 comments    philippines natural gas pipeline
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Fractions of Crude Oil: Petroleum Gases, Ethers, kerosene, diesel, lubricating oils, Bitumen and other Residues

Fractions obtained from fractional distillation of crude oil in a fractionating column. Principal fractions that include petroleum gases, petroleum ether and ligroin, petrol, kerosene, gas oil and desiel oil,lubricating oils, and bitumen and other residues.

2 comments    petrol kerosene bitumen
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I Was A Rig-Pig

I grew up in a small, transient town in the mountains, and shortly after my eighteenth birthday, I was introduced to the demographic group affectionately called by the locals, "Rig Pigs." These were the...

1 comment    oil gas emergency
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Hydrogen Sulphide - Danger in the Oilfield

What is Hydrogen Sulfide and why is it such a danger in and around the oilfield and other places like the sewers in your own neighborhood? Roy Blizzard III helps you to understand its dangers.

6 comments    texas oil gas
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