Browsing by Subject "Oil"
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Essays on Efficiency of the Farm Credit System and Dynamic Correlations in Fossil Fuel Markets
(2012-11-28)Markets have always changed in response to either exogenous or endogenous shocks. Many large events have occurred in financial and energy markets the last ten years. This dissertation examines market behavior and volatility ... -
Essays on Oil, Energy, and Oil Self-Sufficiency in the U.S.
(2013-09-30)When oil prices rise, politicians often call for improvements in energy efficiency or policies that they hope will make the U.S. more “energy independent.” The argument is that if we consume less oil, domestic supplies ... -
Making of The Color of Oil: a contemporary pattern for unleashing the potential of science and technology journalism
(Texas A&M University, 2006-04-12)Ideologies, intellectually and religiously driven, color both politics and economics. The relationship between government and the governed, human rights and the rule of law all are affected by such ideologies. However, ... -
Non-equilibrium Plasmas in Oil
(2017-05-15)A non-equilibrium plasma can be generated in a liquid when the energy density is controlled. The process of initiating a plasma starting with a liquid phase can be initiated by applying a sufficiently large electric potential ... -
The Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing: Hands-On Activities for Undergraduate Students
According to the US Energy Information Administration, over 50% of the oil and natural gas produced in the US came from hydraulically fractured wells in 2015. While the economic and geopolitical benefits of this new industry ... -
The Interaction Between Phytoplankton and Bacteria in Response to Oil and Dispersant; Implications for Microbial Mutualism and Carbon Cycling
(2018-05-22)Microbial communities play a vital role at the base of the food web providing and recycling essential nutrients and carbon for larger organisms. Phytoplankton in the ocean are responsible for approximately 50% of global ... -
A top-injection bottom-production cyclic steam stimulation method for enhanced heavy oil recovery
(Texas A&M University, 2006-10-30)A novel method to enhance oil production during cyclic steam injection has been developed. In the Top-Injection and Bottom-Production (TINBOP) method, the well contains two strings separated by two packers (a dual and a ...