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Showing 1 to 20 of 66 for “"Oil reserves."”.
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Effects of mean-reversion on the valuation of undeveloped oil reserves and the results of the optimal investment rules
Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1993.
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Investigating and modeling tar-mats in a Kuwaiti carbonate reservoir and their role in understanding oil reserves and recovery economics
… tar-mats have been thought to impede primary oil extraction, thus necessitating further improved oil recovery (IOR) technology applications. However, this research considers tar-mats as potential sources for unlocking extremely difficult crude oil, less than 5 ⁰API. The main objective of the …
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The controls on reservoir continuity within the late Mississippian Elkton Member at Caroline Field, Central Alberta, Canada.
… recovered 96% of its 68.3 mmbbl of recoverable oil reserves from the Mississippian Elkton Member (recovery factor of approximately 38%). Additional residual oil reserves at Caroline may be produced through enhanced recovery if carefully guided by a detailed stratigraphic framework. This study …
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A computational analysis on an initial application of a Hemiwedge based sub-surface safety valve for use in ultra-deepwater oil wells and extreme high pressure, high temperature environments
… valve (SSSV). With the growing needs in the oil industry and new finds of ultra-deepwater reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM), this SSSV will provide a small but necessary advancement to harvest these new oil reserves from extreme high-pressure/high-temperature (XHPHT) environments. …
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Oil transportation in the global landscape : the Murmansk Oil Terminal and Pipeline proposal evaluated
Oil and transportation have been commingled since the first oil reserves were discovered. The importance of energy, namely oil, and the transportation of that energy from the producers to the consumers is persistently monitored and evaluated. Oil producers often seek novel transportation channels …
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Tectonic evolution of Taranaki Basin, offshore New Zealand, The
… The distribution of ultimate recoverable oil reserves are compared to the areal extent of shortening-related structures in the basin. Approximately 93% of New Zealand’s oil reserves are located within the extent of shortening delineated in this study, and it is proposed that …
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The individual contribution of automotive components to vehicle fuel consumption
… has grown to become a major point of interest as oil reserves are depleted. The purpose of this study is to determine the key components that cause variation in the instantaneous fuel consumption of vehicles and their level of impact using an in-depth literature review of technical papers. The …
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American Imperialism in the Middle East: 1920 – 1950
… the 1920s, the rise to power began with American oil companies pursuing economic opportunities in the region’s oil fields. Britain maintained the predominant position in the Middle East until the end of the World War II, but the hardships of war limited Britain’s military and financial resources. …
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High Temperature and High Pressure Determination of the Viscosity and Density of Bitumen as well as the Mutual Solubility of a Bitumen and Water Mixture
97% of Canadian oil reserves are oil sands, with 80% in undeveloped in-situ reservoirs. Knowledge of the density, viscosity and mutual solubility of bitumen and bitumen/water mixtures greatly improves the exploitation of these reservoirs that require thermal recovery techniques. Determining these …
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Essays on entrepreneurship and strategy.
… essay studies the discovery of Brazil’s pre-salt oil reserves as a quasi-natural experiment to examine how large environmental shocks affect new firm creation. Using municipality-level panel data, the analysis shows a temporary increase in entrepreneurial entry following pre-salt development, …
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Evaluation of three heterologous xylose isomerase genes for the fermentation of plant biomass to bioethanol in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Diminishing oil reserves are causing scientists to explore renewable and sustainable replacement fuel sources. One candidate is plant biomass, although without modification its energy-rich sugars remain unavailable to the standard industrial yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae for fermentation to the …
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Effect of government control on the performance of upstream oil and gas companies in Nigeria
International Oil Companies (IOCs) and Oil-rich nations (States) pool their resources together in order to explore for and exploit oil in the most effective and efficient manner. The IOCs are entrusted with the exploration and exploitation activities due to their technological expertise and …
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Vibrações induzidas por vórtices em estruturas tipo Jumpers em águas profundas
The research for new oil reserves has led the offshore industry to seek ways to adapt to the new types of environment: deep and ultra-deep waters. The demand for pipelines (rigid and / or flexible) meant that oil and gas companies not only invested in the production of equipment, but also in …
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Design, fabrication, operation and Aspen simulation of oil shale pyrolysis and biomass gasification process using a moving bed downdraft reactor
… growth and prosperity. Declining worldwide crude oil reserves and increasing energy needs has focused attention on developing existing unconventional fossil fuels like oil shale and renewable resources such as biomass. Sustainable, renewable and reliable resources of domestically produced biomass …
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Oil, Geopolitics, and Economic Growth in Azerbaijan
… approximately three billion barrels of proven oil reserves. Azerbaijan has been extremely successful in attracting foreign investment in its oil sector. There are currently five contracts signed between the government of Azerbaijan and consortiums of international oil companies for development …
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The effect of metal type and loading on n-paraffin hydrocracking conversion and selectivity
With the continued decline in global oil reserves, there is a growing need to develop alternative sources of conventional fuels to complement the current dependence on crude oil feedstocks. Natural gas, coal and biomass have been identified for this purpose. The distinctive advantage of using …
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Development of Scaling Crieteria for Waterflooding and Immiscible CO2 Flooding in Unconventional Reservoirs
As conventional oil reserves are depleting, the rising energy demand as well as advancements in well drilling and stimulation technologies have attracted increasingly interests in exploiting the unconventional oil resources (e.g., tight oil and heavy oil). Tight oil resources in Canada are mainly …
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Effect Of Cetane Number And Volatility On Autoignition And Combustion Of Alternative Fuels And Their Surrogates
… Moreover, concern about the crisis of crude oil reserves, increasing gas price, trade deficit, and homeland security enhances the interests in alternative fuels. </p> <p>Unlike conventional diesel fuel, alternative fuels have wide range of properties, such as volatility, cetane number, …
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The impact of knowledge, skills, and attitude on organisational performance among Kuwaiti employees within the private oil and gas sector in Kuwait : the moderating effect of power distance
… Agency 2017a). Kuwait has proven crude oil reserves of 104 billion barrels (15 km³). Kuwait is estimated to hold 9% of the world's reserves. Kuwait's oil reserves are the fourth largest in the world and Burgan Field is the second-largest oil field. Kuwait is the world's eleventh largest …
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Enhanced oil recovery simulation study for Citronelle field, Alabama
… fossil fuel need, it is important that enhanced oil recovery (EOR) schemes, which are more efficient hydrocarbon recovery techniques than primary and secondary recovery methods, are used to recover conventional oil reserves from already discovered fields. Continuous CO2 and the Water Alternating …
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