Essays about: "refinery"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 24 essays containing the word refinery.

  1. 11. Are the debts owed to Atradius DSB by the Suape Port Authority Illegitimate?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Gustav Tullberg; [2019]
    Keywords : Illegitimate Debt; Export Credit Finance; Export Credit Agency; Suape; Atradius DSB; Van Oord; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In 2011, the Dutch dredging company Van Oord was hired to expand the Suape port’s capacity by dredging the entrance to a new shipyard, and to deepen the access channel to the port in order to allow bigger tankers to reach a newly built local oil refinery. The company took out insurance for these projects by the Dutch ECA Atradius DSB (Dutch State Business). READ MORE

  3. 12. Determination of FAME in Gasoline : A Fuel Quality Analysis

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Rasmus Fransson; [2018]
    Keywords : FAME; Determination of FAME; Gasoline; GC-MS; Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry; Biodiesel in Gasoline; Fuel Quality Analysis;

    Abstract : Gasoline is produced by distilling petroleum oil. This is done at a refinery, where a lot of other products are produced as well. With increasing interest in bio-fuels the fuel companies started to produce substances such as biodiesel as well as the petroleum-based fuels. READ MORE

  4. 13. Monitoring heavy metals in private drinking water near industrial activity in Kosovo

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap

    Author : Victoria Jansson; [2018]
    Keywords : industrial pollution; heavy metals; drinking water;

    Abstract : Exposure to heavy metals around the world is practically unavoidable due to their extensive use and spread in the environment. This is especially critical due to the metals’ toxicity and detrimental effects on human health. Rural inhabitants in less developed countries in Europe near industrial local polluters are especially exposed. READ MORE

  5. 14. Risk Management of the Supply of Rare Earth Elements: A Case Study of an Automotive Manufacturer

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Charlotte Kjellberg; Fredrik Fejne; [2015-07-13]
    Keywords : risk management; commodity price risk management; risk mitigation; supply risk; supply risk management; supply risk of raw material; price volatility; commodity prices; price of raw material;

    Abstract : Abstract Increased focus on clean technology has increased the demand of the rare earth elements dysprosium and neodymium, which are materials included in wind turbines and hydro and electric cars. Today the supply of dysprosium and neodymium cannot keep up with the increased demand due to limited production sites, lack of effective substitutes and complex production and refinery processes. READ MORE

  6. 15. Maintenance optimisation of centrifugal pumps in a European refinery: : A case study

    University essay from KTH/Industriell produktion

    Author : Andrei Laquet; [2015]
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    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