05.07.2009
A material that can undergo stress, can deform and then return to its original shape after the stress has finished. In some materials, including rocks, elastic behavior depends on the temperature, intensity and duration of the stress
A seismic or acoustic wave
The maximum stress that can be applied to a body without resulting in permanent deformation. A rock, for instance, reverts to its original shape after the stress is removed. In the case of a fault or a fold the elastic limit is exceeded and the deformation becomes a permanent structure of the rock.
Organized around two core businesses—pipelines and exploration and production. El Paso owns North America’s largest interstate natural gas pipeline system—approximately 42,000 miles—transporting more than a quarter of the natural gas consumed in the country each day, whilst the corporation’s E&P operation ranks in the top 10 domestic independent producers, operating in high-quality basins across the United States and in Brazil and Egypt.
The Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline Co. Ltd. (EAPC) serves as a land bridge for transporting crude oil from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean and vice versa. EAPC is the site where Egyptian natural gas enters Israel. The company was established in 1968 as a joint venture with the government of Iran in order to transport oil from Iran to Israel. After the Iranian revolution and the fall of the Shah in 1978, diplomatic relations with Iran were cut off and the government of Israel now controls the company
The Eilat-Ashkelon Pipeline Company is leading an international initiative to channel crude oil from Ceyhan in southeast Turkey to eastern Asia, using its infrastructure in Israel. EAPC’s concept is that the oil would be pumped in Georgia and Azerbaijan, and be brought to Turkey by pipeline. From Turkey it will be shipped by tanker to Ashkelon, whence it would be transported by pipeline to Eilat. In Eilat, the oil would be loaded onto a new set of tankers for transportation to eastern Asia