Oil impacts the lives of ordinary citizens in oil-producing countries in several categories. Incomes (per capita) are higher and the cost of some goods often rises. However this does not necessarily mean that the lives of ordinary people improve. In countries where the vast majority of people main...

An oil spill can be defined as an accidental or deliberate dumping of oil or petroleum products into the ocean and its coastal waters, bays, and harbors, or onto land, or into rivers or lakes (Holum 1977). Between one and ten million metric tons (one metric ton is 1000 kilograms) of oil are put in...

The worst environmental catastrophe to ever occur in Maryland has just become a reality. The lifeblood of Southern Maryland watermen has been forever affected. The ecosystems of the Patuxtent River and Chesapeake Bay have been irreversibly contaminated. The Three Mile Island and Chernobyl Nuclear Ac...

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...

Did you know that oil is the lifeblood on which all internal combustion engines must operate? It is even more important then gas and water because it has the potential to cause the most damage in the shortest time if its quality or quantity is compromised. In just a few simple steps I will teach you...

When it comes to mixing oil and water, oceans suffer from far more than an occasional devastating spill. Disasters make headlines, but hundreds of millions of gallons of oil quietly end up in the seas every year, mostly from non-accidental sources Large spills--even though a relatively minor s...

"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...

On January 3 in the year 1959, Alaska officially became the forty-ninth state of the United States of America. Alaska is over twice the size of Texas; measuring from north to south at approximately 1,400 miles long and from east to west it is 2,700 miles wide making it the largest state in America. ...

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...

It was 9:12 p.m. on March 23, 1989, when the Exxon Valdez ship, carrying more than 53 million gallons of crude oil, left for Long Beach, California. It was the beginning of one of the world\'s worst oil spills ever. The captain and the attendants had little concern when leaving the trans-Alaska pipe...

Oil is a finite resource that originally developed from prehistoric algae and other microorganisms. Colin J. Campbell from "Depletion and Denial" states: The prolific formation of oil has occurred only a few times in the Earth's long geological history. For example, alm...

The history between giant oil companies like Shell, Mobil and Exxon and the national governments under which these and other companies operated goes back many years. In the United States in the 1930's, there existed a huge oversupply of crude oil which upset the oil market and created the collapse o...

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...

There are many oil spills that occur every year. They harm the environment, the plants, the animals, and the people who live near it. People can clean up the spill. The environment takes the disaster of an oil spill and the follow a natural process to clean itself. Oil spills are dangerous to ever...

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 ...

Introduction On March 24, 1989, at 4 minutes past midnight, the oil tanker Exxon Valdez struck a reef in Alaska\'s breath-taking Prince William Sound. Instantaneously, the quiet waters of the sound became a sea of black. \"We\'ve fetched up - ah - hard aground north of Goose Island off Bligh Reef, ...

One of the many articles in the "Green Guerillas" book is titled 'Oil, lawlessness and indigenous struggles in Ecuador's Oriente', by Judith Kimerling. This article consists of two main parts, one on the oil giant, Texaco and its impact on Ecuadorean Amazon and the other part on the struggles and r...

Two months ago (Sep. 2000), the world's economies faced a great problem. The oil price went enormously up and the Dollar followed the same tack. It was made very clear that almost all countries would have a serious problem due to oil's importance. Oil provides fuel for heating, transport, and machin...

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...