Essays about: "oil and risks"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 57 essays containing the words oil and risks.

1. 16. 3D geologic subsurface modeling within the Mackenzie Plain, Northwest Territories, Canada

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Nadine Raska; [2017]
   Keywords : geology; 3D modeling; geography; geographic information systems; horizons; stratigraphic modeling; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Three-dimensional (3D) models are widely used within the geosciences to provide scientists with conceptual and quantitative models of the earth’s subsurface. As a result, 3D geologic modelling is a growing field, such that scientific research often cannot keep up with technical advancements. READ MORE

3. 17. Sustainable investment processes : A multiple case study of the Swedish national pension funds

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Liselotte Berggren; Yodit Berhe; [2017]
   Keywords : investment process; AP-funds; sustainable investments; SRI; ESG;

   Abstract : Today, the Swedish national pension funds (i.e. the AP-funds) are managing about 21% of the total pension savings in Sweden. READ MORE

4. 18. From rice to sugar, from smallholder to businessman : a case study of outgrower schemes within the EcoEnergy Bagamoyo project, Tanzania

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Agnar Kjeller; [2016]
   Keywords : outgrower scheme; LSAI; rice; sugar cane; smallholders; cooperation; organisation; Tanzania;

   Abstract : Many governments in Africa envisage the potential to create rural employment, improve energy balances and strengthen their national economies by encouraging investment in large-scale agriculture. This trend is being intensified by global demand for alternative sources of energy and food, against a background of high oil prices and growing world population. READ MORE

5. 19. Commodity Risk Management in The Airline Industry : A study from Europe

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Jonathan Havik; Emil Stendahl; Andreas Soteriou; [2016]
   Keywords : Airlines; Europe; Systematic risk; Hedging; Oil prices; Oil price volatility; Jet fuel hedging;

   Abstract : The airline industry is a major user of jet fuel and this constitutes a large component of the operating costs and is a risk coefficient for airlines. Several studies have been conducted on how oil price volatility affect stock prices and cash flows as well as how, in general, firms that uses derivatives experience lower stock returns volatility and stock s . READ MORE

6. 20. Catalytic Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Waste Sludge : A Pre-study with Model Compounds

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för teknikvetenskap och matematik

   Author : Petter Lundqvist; [2016]
   Keywords : Hydrothermal; liquefaction; waste sludge; black liquor;

   Abstract : The use and research of renewable fuels has become more important due to the connection between climate changes and the use of fossil fuels. With risks of decline in petroleum production derived from fossil fuels due to limitation of resources in the future, the renewable fuels are even more important in the transport sector. READ MORE