Statement of Purpose for Oil and Gas Managaement

The international energy agency (IEA) report that global upstream expenditure and development in oil and gas industry has a strong growth by averaging 11 percent per year in 2000 – 2012 and

“Prospecting for oil is a dynamic art…The greatest single element in all prospecting, past, present and future, is the man willing to take a chance” – Everette Lee DeGolyer (Father of American geophysics).

While much of these courses did not pertain to my scholarly interests, they’ve allowed me to decipher the parallels between African and world history. Comparing, for example, Mali and Vietnam, it’s evident both countries were French colonies, which consequently nationalized their economic resources soon after their independence. Understanding these historical analogies has comprehensively enriched my education by adding cross-historical context to everything I’ve learned, and giving basis for appropriate solutions towards societal issues. Additionally, my previous volunteer work at the Jewish Museum has also enhanced my historical education beyond measure. There, I’ve amassed a wealth of knowledge about Jewish history and art, consequently developing an artistic “formal analysis” style of writing, for which I utilize in my academic work. African history is my subject matter, its artists are usually political actors like Mandela, the medium tends to be government, and I am a mere art critic, interpreting and persuasively arguing historical

The diversification of my background across multiple industries has developed professional and personal experiences which I’m confident will enhance my cohort’s insight tremendously.

I come from Los Angeles, a city over 7,500 miles away from Nambonkaha, yet I am not new to the African culture. Having friends and teachers from various countries within the continent such as Ghana, Namibia, Egypt, and Rwanda. I remember my first introduction to my friend, Justin, who was from Ghana. I can distinctly recall the aroma of Coco Butter, which I only learned to identify in the following weeks. Growing up with a friend who is from Ghana never seemed odd to me, other than I would rarely be able to meet his entire family. I often would catch myself thinking about the cliché thoughts, What is it like over there? Is it safe to go? Should I go when I’m older? Each of these questions proved to be a fruitless argument, cycling through my

Planet Earth offers a plethora of natural resources that are used as key elements in ensuring economic growth within a nation’s borders. The United States is fortunate to be rich in resources and has the capability of capitalizing on their natural assets. There are some natural resources that are scarce, like oil and gas, which is causing global private firms and state backed companies a vast wave of competition in controlling the market share. Oil and natural gas have always been the predominant resources for economic growth. Without oil or natural gas, our factories will not function, our cars won’t turn on, and there will be an immense array of economic and social chaos. Countries in the Middles East, Africa, Europe, Asia, North and South

Ghana is a country in Africa that is native to 25 million people. It is neighbored by the Ivory Coast to the West, Togo to the East and Burkina Faso to the North. It is also bordered by the Gulf of Guinea to the south. It is about the size of Oregon and it’s religions include Christianity, Islam, and other Indigenous beliefs (Bbc news, 2013). Ghana has different climates in different parts of the country. Near the coast, there are tropical forests, in the middle there is a transitional zone where it then transitions into the savannah in the north where it is dryer and only gets one rainy season versus two in the south (Encyclopedia of the nations). Their major exports are gold, cocoa, timber, and many other products. Their GDP is $40.71

I am confident that my background and personality will allow me to make a positive contribution by effectively fulfilling responsibilities, making effective decisions, solving challenges and successfully executing given tasks.

I was informed that you are offering summer student position, as a power engineering student I am willing to share my potential with you to create energy for a better world this summer. Suncor Energy has amazed me specially in the huge production of natural gas and oil which power hundreds of thousands of machines all over Canada. The interesting part is Suncor Energy values safety above all else. You also assure the safety of your employees that they will be able to come home safe every day. The company has also played a major role in the technological development and innovation which has a large impact to our society. It will be my honor to help create energy for a better world by letting my knowledge grow together with the company, working

In this beautiful earth, there are so many countries we could learn about and so many interesting facts.Most people try to choose the easy route and find out more about the U.S.A. but today were doing Africa, better yet Nigeria which is in West Africa.An online article states that,Nigeria is mostly known for their oil and petroleum production. This country is located on the western coast of africa with climates ranging from arid to humid equatorial, some of the things that their land is environmentally known for are the savannas, tropical forest and coastal wetlands. Nigeria covers 356,669 square miles about twice the size of California. With hundreds of people, this means there's over

Burkina Faso’s energy resources are limited to four (4) hydropower installations. All the hydrocarbons need to fuel the country are imported from the neighbouring countries having access to the sea, because Burkina Faso does not have any domestic oil resource (Ouédraogo, 2010). Burkina Faso is among the poorest countries in the world and the GDP is evaluated to $12.88 billion in 2013 (World Bank, 2013). Only 18% of the population has access to electricity including 40% in urban area and 3% in rural area. Burkina Faso has the highest electricity’s price in Africa; and is approaching 35 US cents the kWh due to the high price of the fuel imports (Briceño-Garmendia and Domínguez-Torres, 2011).

The oil age has become an age of inequality. The discovery of oil has brought the wealth of a few people, and has brought misery to most people. Many oil rich countries suffer from the distortion of the economic development, the financial instability, the increasing gap between the rich and the poor, the serious

The countries that are rich in oil now face the problems offluctuating prices as well as depleting their reserves, so maybe one day the oil poor countries’standards of living will surpass the oil dependent countries in Southwest Asia and North

The Chad Cameroon Petroleum Development and Pipeline Project is one of the largest investments in the private sector in Africa that costs approximately US$3.7 billion. The project is being funded by the World Bank and the International Financial Corporation. The involvement of these two major financial institutions is a demonstration of the rationale that the project will generate revenue that will enable the Chad and Cameroonian governments to invest more in programs that focus on reducing poverty like rural employment, education, and health. The involvement of the International Financial Corporation will be geared towards accomplishing three major roles. These are long-term financing, stabilizing role, and uplifting the quality and standard of mitigation plans and environmental assessments.

The natural gas and oil industry is driven by the competitive, cost, and government drivers. The gas and oil industry can only prosper when there are enough resources (both natural and man-made) to match the demand. There must also be infrastructures in place that can transport and store the natural gas. This is the role that CB&I will play in the venture into Mozambique. The cost of gas and oil largely reflects availability. Measuring sourcing efficiencies entails the potential percentage