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    Evaluating and Refining Solutions: Hate crimes can be described as criminal activities that are perceived to be fueled by prejudice against and hostility towards the victim based on an individual characteristic. In most cases, hate crimes are motivated by gender, disability, sexual orientation, race, identity, and religion or faith. The increase in hate crimes in the recent past has not only made it a major issue that needs to be addressed in the modern society but has also attracted several legislative

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    organization in all sectors of the oil and gas industry. This organization is relatively gigantic as compared to other organizations of this industry and that is why several stakeholders trust its viability. BP manages operations in exploration, drilling, refining, production, distribution, and marketing of oil and oil based products including petroleum products. Although BP is a British organization, a large portion of the revenue of the company depends on foreign locations. BP relies on several international

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    Hollyfrontier Case

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    The HollyFrontier is an independent petroleum refining company located in the United States. The refinery operations of the company serve the Mid-Continent, Southwest, and Rocky Mountain regions. The company own and operate five complex refineries which have a combined oil processing capacity of 443,000 barrels per stream day. The company produces high-value refined products, such as diesel fuel, gasoline, jet fuel, liquid petroleum gas, fuel oil, specialty lubricant products (lubricant products

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    The oil refining industry is the backbone of a modern economy (Senevirante, 2006). Refined petroleum product remain fundamental to our economic life – in everybody’s daily life and economic activities of a nation (Wauquier and Favennec, 2001) ranging from domestic cooking to transportation, employment, etc. In terms of the refining capacity India ranks eighth in the world (U.S. EIA 2009). The private sector owns about 38% of total capacity while the public sector owns the rest. End of 2013, India

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    of Petroleum - Submission to the Inquiry into Australia’s Oil Refinery Industry  Global market refining trends 1. “Global oil production will continue to grow as conventional supplies are increasingly complemented by unconventional sources to meet demand. Physical production limits (so‐called ‘peak oil’) are unlikely to be reached before 2035.” 2. Asian excess supply capacity • “this excess refining capacity helps provide a buffer against unexpected demand or supply shocks” • “surplus capacity does

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    Oil Refinery in India

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    Oil Refinery in India An Industry Overview   Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 2 GLOBAL VIEW ON REFINING 3 INDUSTRY OVERVIEW 4 REGULATORY FRAMEWORK 8 INDUSTRY ANALYSIS 9 FUTURE OUTLOOK 11 REFERENCES 12 "THE ONCE RELIABLE CONSTANTS HAVE BECOME GALLOPING VARIABLES" -ALVIN TOFFLER India the world's seventh largest country and the second most populace nation has been a destination of unrealized potential. In the recent past it has seen as stir of economic activity changing the prim face of the

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    Description Tesoro Corporation operates in the Oil and Gas Refining and Marketing sector within the United States. This is actually a sub-industry, making up ten percent of Oil, Gas, and Consumable Fuels, which is—generally speaking—one of several sectors of the energy industry. The industry codes for Petroleum Refining are 2911 (SIC) and 324110 (NAICS). The way firms generate revenue in this industry is by purchasing crude oil for a low price, refining it, and then selling the product for a higher price

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    refiner that purchases a variety of oils such as crude oil and sour and residual oil (2). The complex refining and distillation processes for Valero can be compared to the experiments performed in an Organic chemistry lab. From what the company’s procedures are to what the Lab

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    Exxon Mobil Corporation is a leading company in the world. It is one of American’s best employers and a world leader for valuable brand products. The company markets and operates products throughout the U.S. as well as most countries of the world. Exxon Mobil produces several different products for consumer use. Exxon Mobil is the leader over three different brands: Exxon, Esso, and Mobil. These three different brands are leading producers in the world’s fuels, services and lubricants for both private

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    lubricants. The purpose of our project is to study the downstream oil and natural gas sector industry environment, that is, oil refining and distribution in India. The Indian oil and gas sector is one of the six major industries in India that have a huge impact on the country’s economy. We, in this project, have made an attempt to identify

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