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Envisioning a Sustainable Future Through Innovation
Regarding climate, I am neither optimistic nor pessimistic. I am an activist. The big picture is clear. It is our corporate…
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Safety Is Sustainable and Profitable
Ask any member of the oil and gas (O&G) industry what their main concern is and the most common response…
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How Companies are Using Renewable Energy and Clean Technologies to Drive Sustainable Growth
Business is faced with a critical paradox. By 2040, the U.S. Energy Information Association (EIA) projects that global energy consumption…
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New Energy Companies: “Green,” Sustainable, and Profitable
Future growth hinges on the appropriate response to present conditions while strategically developing longer-term plans. For most industries, social, environmental,…
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Higher Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) in Oil Gas Downstream Operations Part 2:Decreasing OpE
Forward-thinking Oil & Gas executives are modifying their approach for evaluation of capital investments. Unique market conditions are being influenced by fluctuating…
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Higher Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) in Oil Gas Downstream Operations Part 3: Increasing Revenue
Executives responsible for managing Oil & Gas downstream operations are being tasked to come up with new ways to either cut costs…
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Downstream Evolution: National Oil Companies and US Players Going Big
The recent oil crisis accelerated the focus on the downstream value chain. National Oil Companies (NOCs) are rapidly adapting their…
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Classification of fuels
A fuel is a substance which gives heat energy on combustion. A fuel contains carbon and hydrogen as main combustible…
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Fuels and Combustion
Most of the fuels contain Carbon and Hydrogen and are in solid, liquid or in gaseous form. 1. Solid Fuels (Coal):…
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ALLOYS
Definition An alloy is defined as “homogeneous solid solution of two or more different element one of which at least…
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PHASE RULE
Chemical reactions are of two types 1.Irreversible reaction 2. Reversible reaction – it’s of two types a. homogeneous b. heterogeneous A. homogeneous…
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Enzyme Catalysis
(1) Enzymes are complex nitrogenous substances these are actually protein molecules of higher molecular mass. (2) Enzymes catalyse numerous reactions, especially those…
