Conventional ethanol and cellulosic ethanol are the same product, but are produced utilizing different feedstocks and processes. However, while conventional ethanol is derived from grains such as corn and wheat or soybeans cellulosic ethanol can be produced from a wide variety of cellulosic biomass feedstocks including agricultural plant wastes (corn stover, cereal straws, sugarcane bagasse), …
Powder consisting of alumina, silica, lime, and other substances that hardens when mixed with water. Extensively used in the oil industry to bond casing to the walls of the wellbore.
Centrica was formed in February 1997 following a demerger from British Gas plc. The new company comprised the gas supply, services and retail businesses of British Gas, together with the gas production business of the North and South Morecambe gas fields. Since the privatization of the UK national gas business in the 1980s (into UK …
Charter Rate is the agreed cost of hiring a tanker. Spot charter rates, mostly negotiated in worldscale terms, are tariffs for the carriage of a single cargo from one specified port to another (including the return ballast journey) in the immediate future (generally within the next six weeks). Spot rates typically include all expenses of …
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Operates one-way and prevents the reverse flow of oil. Check valves are designed to be held open by flowing oil and to drop closed automatically when oil flow stops or is reversed
In the energy industry, this refers to the practice of granting special treatment to large or desirable customers at the expense of small or undesirable customers. In the energy industry, small customers often combat cherry-picking by aggregating themselves into a single large customer
Non-toxic, naturally occurring gas. Also a byproduct of burning fossil fuels. One of the greenhouse gases that affects the Earth’s temperature
Russia, Iran and Qatar, the three largest gas exporting countries, have stated that they will examine the option of setting up a cartel of gas exporting countries similar to OPEC, although analysts predict that this will not have a significant impact on the global gas sector. According to estimations these three countries hold about 55% …
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This is an assistant vessel used during seismic survey operations to provide services to the survey vessel. Services include providing provisions, evacuating crew from the vessel to the nearest port, keeping fishing boats and other boats away from the survey vessel’s cable towed behind the boat, and any other maritime service that can be carried …
Chevron is one of the world’s largest (fourth largest non government company) integrated energy companies. Headquartered in San Ramon, California, they conduct business in more than 100 countries. Chevron is engaged in every aspect of the oil and natural gas industry, including exploration and production, manufacturing, marketing and transportation, chemicals manufacturing and sales, geothermal, and …
