Petroleum
Petroleum, also known as crude oil and oil, is a naturally occurring, yellowish-black liquid found in geological formations beneath the Earth's surface. It is commonly refined into various types of fuels. Components of petroleum are separated using a technique called fractional distillation, i.e. separation of a liquid mixture into fractions differing in boiling point by means of distillation, typically using a fractionating column. It consists of naturally occurring hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and may contain miscellaneous organic compounds. The name petroleum covers both naturally occurring unprocessed crude oil and petroleum products that are made up of refined crude oil. …
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DDN: Dundurn Press · 12 November 2024 English
The political life of Dene leader Georges Erasmus — a radical Native rights crusader widely regarded as one of the most important Indigenous leaders of the past fifty years. For …
canning motor oils and antifreeze and other petroleum products, until life picked up again. Georges …
Mackenzie Institute · 1 November 2024 English
Over the past month, tensions between Iran and Israel have escalated dramatically. A series of...
Fraser Institute · 29 October 2024 English
This essay examines the implications of decarbonizing Canada’s electricity grid by replacing existing fossil fuel-based generation with clean energy sources. In 2023, clean energy sources—including hydro, nuclear, and wind—produced 497.6 …
sources of energy consumed in Canada are refined petroleum prod- ucts (about 40%) and natural gas (36%). … (EIA), in 2023, fossil fuels (coal, natural gas, petroleum, and other gases) generated 2,505 billion kWh … of electricity generation and natural gas and petroleum together for almost one-quarter (Canada Energy … generation Hydro Nuclear Fossil fuels (coal, gas and petroleum Biomass Wind Solar Other types of electricity …
Mackenzie Institute · 11 October 2024 English
Iran faces big decisions after Israel targeted Axis of Resistance allies’ leading figures, fighters and...
Mackenzie Institute · 4 October 2024 English
Tensions between Israel and Iran have been simmering for decades, but the focus may soon...
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 1 October 2024 English
Oil workers are often typecast as rough: embodying the toxic masculinity, racism, consumerist excess, and wilful ignorance of the extractive industries and petrostates they work for. But their poetry troubles …
poetry—21st century—History and criticism. | lcsh: Petroleum industry and trade in literature. | csh: Canadian … Moral” (160–2), “Lines, On the Duty Lately Put on Petroleum Oil, 29th CHAPTER 5 Timeline of Oil-Worker … (216–18), “On Internal Taxation Such as Is on Petroleum Oil, &c.” (269). 1913 S.C. Ells first investigates … Discussed in chapter 1. 1960 Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (opec) founded. 1967 … these statistics. The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (capp) includes “direct” and “indirect” …
Alberta Water Council · 26 September 2024 English
5 The Government of Alberta and its Water for Life partners, working GoA and WFL partners Previously GoA: The Government of Alberta has released the Alberta Water Research Strategy closely …
sector CEP plan. Forestry: Implemented. Downstream petroleum: Implemented (completed). Canadian Fuels Association …
Alberta Water Council · 26 September 2024 English
Reporting will occur through the Alberta Water team was struck up in October 2015 to evaluate and report on the success of implemented Council at five-year intervals using the performance …
progress at each five-year review. Downstream Petroleum: 5 year update was presented to the AWC in October … accomplished as originally intended. Downstream petroleum: Pending (to be completed). Individual CFA members … use reporting is a regulatory requirement. DS petroleum: Implemented (as written). All CFA members already …
PICES: North Pacific Marine Science Organization · 22 September 2024 English
All names, views and claims expressed in this report are solely those of the authors and do not represent those of the PICES Organization, nor those of their affiliated organizations, …
(provisioning) Minerals, rare earth elements, petroleum/oil, Resource-dependent businesses Natural materials … Mercury, polychlorinated biphenyls, lead, and petroleum hydrocarbon, concentrations 30 PICES Scientific … ) Mined goods Minerals, rare earth elements, petroleum/oil, natural gas, and other valuable materials … rare earth elements, 37.0 31.5 14.2 8.4 8.9 petroleum/oil, natural gas, and other valuable materials … aquaculture/agriculture Minerals, rare earth elements, petroleum/oil, natural gas, and other valuable materials …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 18 September 2024 English
Senegal faces difficult decisions as it navigates a transition to becoming an exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) with a pipeline of new projects, largely targeting Europe. The need to …
policies have encouraged the use of liquefied petroleum gas and attempted to reduce reliance on solid … prompted policies encouraging the use of liquefied petroleum gas and reducing reliance on solid biomass in … Petrosen Up to 0.6 MTPA3 Under development (Petroleum Australia, 2024) (Woodside Energy, 2024) (Energy … initially planned 10 MTPA, due to post- 1 Senegalese petroleum company, Petrosen, 99% state-owned. 2 Sangomar … from LNG projects from four sources. First, a petroleum production tax, set at 2% and 3% of revenues …
