Oil is a product used by everyone, but sometimes oil is a problem. An oil spill is aleakage from an oceangoing tanker, pipelines, or other oil sources. Oil spills occur veryfrequently, and cause enormous ecological harm. About eight million barrels of oil arespilled each year. Tankers usually ca...

Oil Pollution and Its Effect on Wildlife"OIL POLLUTION AND ITS EFFECT ON WILDLIFE"INTRODUCTION: Contamination of the oceans by oil spillage is not a rare occurrence. It is happening all over the world every day, fouling coastlines, killing animals and destroying fisheries.BODY: In 19...

"How To Change Car Oil "Cost is one of the major reasons why so many people change their own car oil. There's a small initial investment for supplies, but you'll make that back the first time you do it yourself. Frequent oil changes are the best preventative maintenance the home mechanic can give th...

How to Change Your OilFrequent oil changes are the best preventative maintenance the home mechanic can give the engine, because old oil becomes contaminated and or burnt, which leads to premature engine wear. Performing simple maintenance such as changing the oil can save hundreds of dollars over t...

CRUDE OIL Crude oils are unprocessed oils mined straight from the oil source. Crude oils are such a useful starting point for so many different substances because they contain hydrocarbons. Crayons, plastics, heating oil, jet fuel, kerosene, synthetic fibres and tires are all originally made from...

World Oil Supply Oil, one of the most precious commodities of the mechanized age, is available in limited quantities as it is an irreplaceable resource. Not only does oil run the United States and hundreds of other countries around the world, but it also is a vital element of the global economic...

THE ROLE OF THE INDEPENDENT OIL PRODUCER IN TODAY'S MARKET Should a poll be taken of the populace of our nation regarding the role of the independent oil producer in today's economy, the likelihood of negative feedback is highly probable. For, most Americans are disgruntled with t...

In order for your Nissan 240SX to last longer, it is very important to change oil every three thousand miles. With twenty dollars, thirty minutes of your time, and some tools you can change your own oil. Technically you can change any car's oil, but it's important to check manufacture&ap...

The economy aspect of oil exploration and development obviously has major benefits, but we can not over look the disadvantages. With a new industry in the east coast, more revenue is generated from this, creating a stronger region than it was before. With this new revenue, surrounding towns and comm...

Taking care of an automobile is very simple. Filling a car up with gasoline and changing the oil are the basics for maintaining a car\'s engine. Changing gasoline is easy. The car\'s gasoline tank gets low and all it requires is a one-step fill up at the gas station. The process of an oil change is ...

During the mid-1970\'s, we experienced an energy crisis which more than quadrupled the price of oil in the U.S. The outrageous oil prices resulted in long lines at the gas pump, increases in airline tickets, and steep increases in all goods that were deliverable. There are several reasons as to why ...

Olugbobri on the Niger River Delta - On October 14, 2000, ten Ijaw youths were killed by soldiers guarding a flow station owned by Italian oil giant Agip Oil Company. The youths had planned to stage a protest at the site over the failure of Agip to carry out road work and area development projects p...

Gasoline, Motor Oil: Which is more important? Any driver will testify that they want to feel safe in their cars, motor oil and gasoline advertisers argue that each product is important to the driver while striving to accomplish the goal of making this feeling a reality. With drivers being put t...

In January 1988, a 4-million gallon oil storage tank owned by Ashland Oil Company, Inc., split apart and collapsed at an Ashland oil storage facility located in Floreffe, Pennsylvania, near the Monongahela River. The tank split while being filled to capacity for the first time after it had been dis...

This business case study research was completed to finalize findings on different types of olive oils preferred by consumers in Australia. The report's authors note their purpose as, "To obtain data on the preferences for different styles of Australian produced olive oil from different...

Automobiles Best Preventive Maintenance Changing the engine oil in your car is one of the best preventive maintenance procedures, because aging oil becomes diluted and contaminated, which causes premature engine wear. Being one of the easiest procedures, almost any home mechanic or amateur individ...

W A S H I N G T O N, April 6 - The good news for consumers is gas prices are anticipated to drop this summer. But the bad news is the decline will be slow. With an increase in international oil production as a backdrop, the Energy Department today dramatically revised its forecast for summer gas...

Oil pollution is a very large threat to the ocean and it's inhabitants. Roughly about 706 millions of oil pollute ocean waters worldwide each year. Some of the main cause's include oil spills, oil in runoff, air pollution, and even natural seeping of oil into the ocean. In 1987, more than 3.5 milli...

Environmental Impacts of the Gulf War Our countries recent endeavor into Iraq has shown that it has learned and will try to control the destruction that has devastated Iraq's natural habitat. In the first Gulf War our world became aware of the true impact that armed conflicts can have on ...

The oil spill which rapidly swept the nation with damaging effects for several months was an enormously controversial issue that appeared in media sources from coast to coast. In late April when the catastrophe occurred, the world was not at all ready for what was soon to come. Initially to stop the...

Our Economic Future When I first decided to take this class I felt there was not much that when into the predictions of stock prices and the future of your economy. It is clear now that there are at least six different factors that contribute to the movement of our capital markets. At th...

Elizabeth Bishop and Her Poem "Filling Station" Elizabeth Bishop's skill as a poet can be clearly seen in the thought- provoking poem entitled Filling Station. She paints the different language levels of poetry with the skill of an artist-- she seems to have an eye for detail as she contrasts the da...

"Petroleum is the most important fossil fuel in the modern industrial world" (Craig, 2001). Petroleum, a base for many types of fuel and lubricants, is nonrenewable resource. One day, we will have no more oil; but until that day comes, earth's inhabitants will have to buy and sell t...

We get energy from sunlight, wind, nuclear plants, and damns... However, most of the points that we use come from fossil fuels. There are three primary fossil fuels: coal, oil, and natural gas. These are composed of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur. Carbon is the major element in fossi...

Physical & Biological Resources The oceans provide modern society with numerous resources. For centuries the ocean has provided humans with things such as food, clothing, shelter materials, and a way of transportation. In today's world more than half of the resources that humans use are deri...