Essays about: "crude oil production"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 36 essays containing the words crude oil production.

  1. 11. EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF DETERMINANTS OF NATURAL GAS FLARING IN NIGERIA

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Reuben Nyong; [2017]
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    Abstract : The World Bank has set 2030 as the year for the cessation of routine natural gas flaring in countries concerned. Nigeria is among the most consistent natural gas flaring nations on earth and natural gas flaring remains an intractable negative externality for approximately six decades of crude oil exploration in the country. READ MORE

  3. 12. Profitability of cogeneration in a chemical industry

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för bygg- energi- och miljöteknik

    Author : Iñigo Monge Zaratiegui; [2017]
    Keywords : Cogeneration; boiler efficiency; Rankine cycle; steam;

    Abstract : A high demand of both electricity and heat exists in Arizona Chemical (a chemical plant dedicated to the distillation of Crude Tall Oil) for production processes. Due to the rising cost of resources and electricity, more and more companies are trying to decrease the energy expenses to increase their competitiveness in a global market, thus increasing their profit. READ MORE

  4. 13. Evaluation of isobutanol tolerance and gene expression in four different Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains for the development of bio-butanol production

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Biologi

    Author : Rebecka Heinrup; [2016]
    Keywords : Biofuels; Isobutanol; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Tolerance; RPN4; RTG1; ILV2;

    Abstract : Today, most transportation fuels are derived from crude oil. However, fossil fuels are limited resources and contribute to climate change, and are therefore not considered as sustainable. Biofuels are highly relevant candidates for replacing fossil fuels and research has gone into butanol as a biofuel. READ MORE

  5. 14. Life Cycle and Water Footprint Assessment of Palm Oil Biodiesel Production in Indonesia

    University essay from KTH/Energi och klimatstudier, ECS

    Author : Ylva Egeskog; Jannik Scheer; [2016]
    Keywords : palm oil; biodiesel; life cycle assessment; water footprint assessment; Indonesia; crude palm oil; greenhouse gas balance; energy balance;

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  6. 15. Assessment of financial risk in renewable biodiesel firms

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Tobias Vahlström; Adnan Cavka; [2015]
    Keywords : renewable biodiesel; financial risk;

    Abstract : Energy consumption in the transport sector is expected to increase substantially over the coming decades. The uncertainty in the forecasts are relatively high regarding the size of the increase but reports from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) points to an increase of 56 percent between 2010 and 2040 (IEO2013, 2013, p. 9). READ MORE