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    In the month of April 2010, Deepwater Horizon exploded, killing 11 workers and releasing oil from the well into an ocean. This paper will discuss BP management, ethical and social behavior. BP along with a few of its partners Transocean and Halliburton was involved in the gulf oil spill. The explosion of the drilling rig Deepwater Horizon was the root cause of the oil spill. This paper will focus on BP organization behavioral issues that caused the economic, environmental, and human losses. The research

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    ILLUSTRATIONS TABLES TABLE 1— U.S. Crude Oil Price Per Barrel……………………………………………10 FIGURES FIGURE 1— Drilling on the Pinedale Anticline….………………………………………1 FIGURE 2— Shale Gas Extraction….……………………………………………………6 FIGURE 3— U.S. Oil and Gas Producing Wells…………………………………………8 FIGURE 4— Oil Boom in Williston, North Dakota…………………………………….11   ABSTRACT Our society has faced two major energy related problems since the Industrial Revolution. The first is where our future energy

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    concerns that are associated with fracking before our government continues to use it as a source of obtaining oil and gas. In 1949 Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Company obtained a patent for hydraulic fracturing, the first one issued in the United States. The method gained popularity and was soon used all over the world ("Hydraulic Fracturing of Oil & Gas Wells Drilled in Shale," n.d.). Despite its early start and popularity, hydraulic fracturing was not used on a large scale until 2003 when energy companies

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    demands and tests associated with the integrity of well during production from and injection to a reservoir. The process begins after the well construction/well intervention organization has handed the well over to the production organization and concludes with a handover back to drilling and well organization for intervention, work-over or abandonment. Well integrity during this phase is used to keep hydrocarbons from the pay zone inside the well and by protecting it from leaking off to contaminating

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    The Future of Natural Gas and Crude Oil Throughout history, as well as present day, the usage of natural gas has played an immense role in our everyday life. However, over recent decades, the extraction and usage of natural gas has become a more frequent topic of debate. Even though extraction of natural gas and crude oil has been proven to boost the global economy, people still question weather these methods of extraction will ultimately destroy our planet. There is an abundance unconventional

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    fracking fluid. After the water mixture is created, “The fracking fluid is then pressure injected into the ground through a drilled pipeline” (“What Goes”). Once the fluid reaches the end of the well, “high pressure causes the nearby shale rock to crack, creating fissures where natural gas flows into the well” (“What Goes”). Due to the process of fracking, many effects occur, some positive and some negative. One of the most common arguments against fracking is that fracking should be banned being

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    whole life began his own business as a hydrostatic tube tester. Pretty soon I joined him in working the long days in the oil field and quickly absorbed all the information he knew. From owning an oil lease to fixing the seating nipple at the end of a well pump I learned quickly what this line of work was all about. So when asked about an interest group to write about I wanted to do something involving the oil industry since I was fairly knowledgeable about it and I

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    Wells Fargo Case Study

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    turnover, integrating with new and existing information technology changes can be some of the challenges that the financial sector face. A banking institution will not be left out of the contest to become the highest performing unit in the sector. Wells Fargo’s cross-selling culture helps them gain many new customers by opening multiple bank accounts for new and existing customers. Also by opening accounts for non-existing names. These actions attracted the attention of the mass media. According to

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    to help keep negative press coverage from effecting their company. Often, we see these clauses in banking agreements, cell phone companies and others corporations that have a very large consumer base. In the month of September of 2016, Customers of Wells Fargo learned of a disturbing fact: The company in which they entrusted their primary means to an end, had been defrauding

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    Fracking Fracking, a technique used to extract natural gas and oil from the earth 's subterranean rocks, is by no means a new thing. As the United States strives for energy independence, the number of wells produced by hydraulic fracturing has increased substantially. This method of harvesting natural gas and oil may contribute to pollution and has become a controversial topic. It is important to understand the pros and cons of fracking before drawing conclusions. Analyzing the economic and environmental

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