Essays about: "oil and risks"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 57 essays containing the words oil and risks.

  1. 21. 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

  3. 22. Extending the resolution of conventional deep seismic 3D surveys

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk geologi; Lunds universitet/Väg- och vattenbyggnad (CI)

    Author : Niklas Gustafsson; [2015]
    Keywords : Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The main objective of this master's thesis is to evaluate a new processing method for extracting seismic conventional 3D streamer deep target data for shallow subsurface imaging. Deep target acquisitions have greater potential than it's conventional use. READ MORE

  4. 23. Maintenance optimisation of centrifugal pumps in a European refinery: : A case study

    University essay from KTH/Industriell produktion

    Author : Andrei Laquet; [2015]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Maintenance has gained credit over the past decades. The oil and gas industry requires efficient maintenance programs due to the hazardousness surrounding the industry. Crude oil margins are also dropping and maintenance yields high controllable costs. Therefore, safety and economy are the driving forces of maintenance optimisation. READ MORE

  5. 24. Reducing Swedish Banks’ Negative Impacts on Biodiversity : An Analysis of Possible Strategies

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

    Author : Mikaela Ring; [2015]
    Keywords : Banks; biodiversity; forests; finance; investments;

    Abstract : Svenska banker har stor förbättringspotential när det gäller att säkerställa att finansieringar och investeringar inte bidrar till utrotning av växt- och djurarter och förödelse av skog, våtmarker och orörda miljöer. I en rankning utförd av Fair Finance Guide fick sju av de största svenska bankerna mycket låga betyg för sina åtaganden och handlingar inom temat ”biodiversitet”. READ MORE

  6. 25. General description of measures for environmental compliance of substations owned by Svenska kraftnät in protected areas with focus on oil spill

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemivetenskap (CHE)

    Author : Victoria Done; [2014]
    Keywords : substation; environmental compliance; transformer oil; oil separation; oil handling; ställverk; miljösäkring; transformatorolja; oljeavskiljning; oljehantering;

    Abstract : Svenska kraftnät is the Swedish transmission system operator, responsible for the national electrical grid with power lines of 220 kV and 400 kV, and the electrical substations of the grid. In this master thesis an old substation located in a sensitive environmental area is inspected and its environmental risks defined and assessed. READ MORE