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Asia's Energy Trends and Developments (In 2 Volumes) / [Edited By] Mark Hong, Asan Institute for Policy Studies, South Korea, Amy V.R
Asia’s Energy Trends and Developments Innovations and Alternative Energy Supplies volume 1 8599V1_9789814425575_tp.indd 1 12/3/13 12:01 PM b1468 Innovations and Alternative Energy Supplies 12 March 2013 11:47 AM This page intentionally left blank bb1468_FM.indd1468_FM.indd iiii 33/12/2013/12/2013 111:47:171:47:17 AAMM Asia’s Energy Trends and Developments Innovations and Alternative Energy Supplies volume 1 Editors Mark Hong Asan Institute for Policy Studies, South Korea Amy Lugg Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore World Scientific NEW JERSEY • LONDON • SINGAPORE • BEIJING • SHANGHAI • HONG KONG • TAIPEI • CHENNAI 8599V1_9789814425575_tp.indd 2 12/3/13 12:01 PM Published by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. 5 Toh Tuck Link, Singapore 596224 USA office: 27 Warren Street, Suite 401-402, Hackensack, NJ 07601 UK office: 57 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9HE Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Asia's energy trends and developments (in 2 volumes) / [edited by] Mark Hong, Asan Institute for Policy Studies, South Korea, Amy V.R. Lugg, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore. volumes cm Includes index. ISBN 978-9814425612 (Set) ISBN 978-9814425575 (Vol. 1) ISBN 978-9814425605 (Vol. 2) 1. Power resources--Asia. 2. Energy development--Asia. 3. Energy policy--Asia. I. Hong, Mark, editor of compilation. II. Lugg, Amy V. R., editor of compilation. HD9502.A782A77 2013 333.79095--dc23 2013000742 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Copyright © 2013 by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. All rights reserved. This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be invented, without written permission from the Publisher. -
The Wreck of the Exxon Valdez: a Case of Crisis Mismanagement
THE WRECK OF THE EXXON VALDEZ: A CASE OF CRISIS MISMANAGEMENT by Sarah J. Clanton A Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Arts in Communication Division of Communication UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT Stevens Point, Wisconsin January 1993 FORMD Report on Oral Defense of Thesis TITLE: __T_h_e_w_r_ec_k_o_f_t_h_e_E_x_x_o_n_v_a_ia_e_z_: _A_c_a_s_e_o_f_c_r_i_·s_i_· s_ Mismanagement AUTHOR: __s_a_r_a_h_J_._c_l_a_n_t_o_n _____________ Having heard an oral defense of the above thesis, the Advisory Committee: ~) Finds the defense of the thesis to be satisfactory and accepts the thesis as submitted, subject to the following recommendation(s), if any: __B) Finds the defense of the thesis to be unsatisfactory and recommends that the defense of the thesis be rescheduled contingent upon: Date: r;:1;;2.- 95' Committee: _....._~__· ___ /_. _....l/AA=--=-'- _ _____,._~_ _,, Advisor ~ J h/~C!.,)~ THE WRECK OF THE EXXON VALDEZ: A CASE OF CRISIS MISMANAGEMENT INDEX I. Introduction A. Exxon's lack of foresight and interest B. Discussion of corporate denial C. Discussion of Burkean theory of victimage D. Statement of hypothesis II. Burke and Freud -Theories of Denial and Scapegoating A. Symbolic interactionism B. Burke's theories of human interaction C. Vaillant's hierarchy D. Burke's hierarchy E. Criteria for a scapegoat F. Denial defined G. Denial of death III. Crisis Management-State of the Art A. Organizational vulnerability B. Necessity for preparation C. Landmark cases-Wisconsin Electric D. Golin Harris survey E. Exxon financial settlement F. Crisis management in higher education G. Rules of crisis management H. Tracing issues and content analysis I. -
Notice of Application Application No. 1583822
Fifth Avenue Place #400, 425 – 1 Street SW Calgary, Alberta T2P 3L8 Canada NOTICE OF APPLICATION APPLICATION NO. 1583822 IMPERIAL OIL RESOURCES VENTURES LIMITED TRANSMISSION FACILITIES TO SERVE THE KEARL OIL SANDS PROJECT TAKE NOTICE that Imperial Oil Resources Ventures Limited (IORVL) filed an application with the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC or the Commission) on August 20, 2008 respecting permits and licenses to construct and operate transmission facilities to serve the Kearl Oil Sands Project. Any party having concerns with Application No. 1583822 (the Application) should file an intervention letter with the AUC by 2:30 p.m. on November 17, 2008. If no bona fide objections are received by the above date, the AUC will process the application in accordance with sections 14 and 15 of the Hydro and Electric Energy Act (the Act) without a hearing or other proceeding. Nature of the Application The Kearl Oil Sands Project will be located in the Athabasca oil sands area approximately 70 km north of Fort McMurray. There will be a raw water intake (RWI) station on the Athabasca River banks, approximately 29 kilometres northwest of the main lease area, that will supply water for the Kearl project via a pipeline connecting the RWI and the project’s main plant. This project was the subject of public hearings and subsequently approved by the regulator in 2007. This application is for permits and licenses, pursuant to sections 14 and 15 of the Act, to construct and operate the following transmission facilities to serve the Kearl Oil Sands Project: • The Kearl Main Substation housing 240/72-kV step down transformers; • The Kearl Facility Substation housing 72-kV switchgear; • The Raw Water Intake Substation containing a 72/13.8-kV step down transformer; • A 240-kV transmission line between the Fort Hills Substation and the Kearl Main Substation; • A 72-kV transmission line from the Kearl Main Substation to the Raw Water Intake Substation; and • A 72-kV transmission line from the Kearl Main Substation to the Kearl Facility Substation. -
First Pipe Arrives for Nord Stream 2
ISSUE 32 | JUNE 2017 Cover story: First pipe arrives for North Sea resources Interview with SPX Nord Stream 2 update Flow’s Jose Larios Page 20 Page 44 Page 28 CONTENTS STATS GROUP Managing Pressure, Minimising Risk Issue 32 | June 2017 REGULARS INTEGRITY From the editor 4 Best practices in pipeline integrity for gas World wrap 6 pipelines 34 Accurate fatigue assessment for gas Tecno Plug™ News in brief 8 pipeline systems Events update 54 36 Pipelines International is Advertisers’ index 56 SECURITY a proud media partner of Features and deadlines 2017‒18 56 Non-intrusive Inline Isolation Atmos International’s Theft Net IPLOCA NEWS technology 40 Transneft and Technical Productions to RISK MANAGEMENT produce pipeline journal 10 Exciting times for pipeline risk Taper Lock Grips Mitigating the risk of ‘pipe walking’ 12 Self-Energisation management 42 UNPIGGABLE PIPELINES INTERVIEW Unpiggable Pipeline Solutions Forum 14 Pipeline people: Jose Larios 44 Using MFL-equipped robotic unit to Five minutes with NDT Global’s assess an unpiggable pipeline 16 John Fallon 45 REGION IN FOCUS COMPANY NEWS The North Sea 20 ISSUE 32 | JUNE 2017 Clock Spring’s new look and management team PIGGING & ILI 46 POSCO and ExxonMobil pipeline Impact of crack profiles on production partnership 48 pipeline integrity 22 Isolating and pigging a 36 inch trunkline 26 EVENTS PPIM marks 29th year with biggest Cover story: First pipe arrives for North Sea resources Nord Stream 2 Interview with SPX update PROJECTS Page 28 Flow’s Jose Larios Page 20 show to date 50 Page 44 Nord -
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT of TEXAS DALLAS DIVISION SARAH VON COLDITZ, Derivatively on Behalf of EXXON MOBIL
Case 3:19-cv-01067 Document 1 Filed 05/02/19 Page 1 of 142 PageID 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS DALLAS DIVISION SARAH VON COLDITZ, Derivatively on ) Case No. Behalf of EXXON MOBIL ) CORPORATION, ) ) VERIFIED SHAREHOLDER Plaintiff, ) DERIVATIVE COMPLAINT FOR v. ) VIOLATIONS OF THE FEDERAL ) SECURITIES LAWS, BREACH OF DARREN W. WOODS, ANDREW P. ) FIDUCIARY DUTY, WASTE OF SWIGER, DAVID S. ROSENTHAL, ) CORPORATE ASSETS, AND UNJUST JEFFREY J. WOODBURY, STEVEN S. ) ENRICHMENT REINEMUND, MICHAEL J. BOSKIN, ) SAMUEL J. PALMISANO, KENNETH C. ) FRAZIER, URSULA M. BURNS, ) HENRIETTA H. FORE, WILLIAM C. ) WELDON, REX W. TILLERSON, ) WILLIAM W. GEORGE, LARRY R. ) FAULKNER, DOUGLAS R. ) OBERHELMAN, and PETER BRABECK- ) LETMATHE, ) ) Defendants, ) -and- ) ) EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION, a New ) Jersey corporation, ) ) Nominal Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL Case 3:19-cv-01067 Document 1 Filed 05/02/19 Page 2 of 142 PageID 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page I. NATURE AND SUMMARY OF THE ACTION ...............................................................1 II. JURISDICTION AND VENUE ........................................................................................10 III. THE PARTIES...................................................................................................................11 A. Plaintiff ..................................................................................................................11 B. Nominal Defendant ................................................................................................11 -
OEF 107 November 2016.Indd
NOVEMBER 2016: Issue 107 forum A QUARTERLY JOURNAL FOR DEBATING ENERGY ISSUES AND POLICIES It is well known that Russia is heavily not be practically possible, meaning CONTENTS dependent on its energy sector, from that oil and gas companies could face both an economic and a political a stealth increase in their overall tax Russian energy issues in a volatile perspective. As a result, the fall in the burden. environment oil price over the past two years and the Tatiana Mitrova then discusses one Russia’s macroeconomic problems and dramatic changes taking place in the of the key factors underpinning the the risks to the oil and gas sector global gas market are having signifi cant survival of Russia’s hydrocarbon Christopher Granville 4 consequences for both the Kremlin and industry in 2016, namely the devaluation Russia’s domestic energy companies. Cost dynamics in the Russian energy sector of the ruble and its impact on cost Tatiana Mitrova 7 However, instead of reviewing the competitiveness. The Russian increased risks for Russia from the The Rosneftization of the Russian oil sector government’s decision not to protect change in global energy markets, this Nina Poussenkova 9 the domestic currency as the oil price edition of the Oxford Energy Forum collapsed has signifi cantly enhanced Securing the future: the implications of discusses how Russia has started the position of exporting industries, India’s expanding role in the Russian oil to adapt its policies and commercial reducing their costs in US$ terms, sector strategies in a number of different areas. Vitaly Yermakov 12 but Mitrova argues that this benefi t Some of the new strategies appear very has limited further upside and could positive, while others carry inherent Ukraine’s dramatic gas import diversifi cation risks, but all show how the world’s indeed be reversed if the oil price Simon Pirani 15 largest producer of hydrocarbons is recovers. -
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2013 Grand Hyatt Hotel San Antonio, Texas
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2013 Grand Hyatt Hotel San Antonio, Texas THE PRIDE OF TEXAS BUSINESS WELCOME Mark M. Johnson Chairman, Texas Business Hall of Fame Edward E. Whitacre, Jr. Master of Ceremonies RECOGNITION OF TEXAS BUSINESS HALL OF FAME MEMBERS RECOGNITION OF 2013 INDUCTEES INVOCATION Reverend Trey H. Little DINNER RECOGNITION OF 2013 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY CLOSING REMARKS Mark M. Johnson Jordan Cowman Chairman, 2014, Texas Business Hall of Fame 2013 Inductees to the Texas Business Hall of Fame Charlie Amato Joseph M. “Jody” Grant Chairman/Co-Founder Chairman Emeritus and Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. Gary Dudley Dallas President/Co-Founder SWBC H-E-B San Antonio Represented by Craig Boyan President, COO Tom Dobson San Antonio Chairman Whataburger Rex W. Tillerson San Antonio Chairman and CEO Exxon Mobil Corporation Paul Foster Irving Executive Chairman Western Refining, Inc. El Paso Charlie Amato & Gary Dudley Chairman/Co-Founder & President/Co-Founder SWBC | San Antonio Charlie Amato and Gary Dudley, Co-founders of SWBC, have had a long friendship. Through this friendship, they established SWBC, a company with more than three decades of dedication to not just great business and customer service, but also giving back to their community. Amato and Dudley met in grade school and were reunited in their college years. Both men graduated from Sam Houston State University with Bachelors of Business Administration degrees. After graduation they went their separate ways. Dudley became a coach and worked in the Houston school district for nine months before he was drafted into the armed forces. He spent six months on active duty with the US Marines (and six years as a reservist) before returning to coaching for another year. -
Bryan T. Byrd
ENGINEERING | CONSTRUCTION | FINANCE www.Synergen.com BRYAN T. BYRD Education: Bachelor of Science in Construction Science - Texas A&M University - 1993 Professional Affiliations: Licensed/Registered General Contractor Texas A&M Construction Industry Advisory Council Texas Real Estate Commission MCE Instructor Associated General Contractors (AGC) Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), Legislative Committee Chairman Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE International) Marine Technology Society Design Build Institute of America Professional Experience Bryan Byrd is President of Synergen and has over 25 years of project and construction management experience. Mr. Byrd has provided construction management services, performed scheduling, cost analysis, and schedule analyses on numerous domestic and international projects, including engineering, procurement, construction, design-bid-build, EPC/EPIC, and design-build work scopes. Mr. Byrd is knowledgeable of common practices in the construction industry such as estimating, contracting practices, risk analysis, project management, coordination, change management, project administration, safety, schedule preparation and analysis, project controls, schedule control, cost control, completion, and project close-out. Mr. Byrd’s experience includes numerous domestic projects with work scopes ranging from approximately $1 million USD to international projects with work scopes in excess of $8 billion. Mr. Byrd has successfully assisted clients with the resolution of several hundred -
THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT of GROUNDWATER in CANADA the Expert Panel on Groundwater
THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF GROUNDWATER IN CANADA The Expert Panel on Groundwater Council of Canadian Academies Science Advice in the Public Interest Conseil des académies canadiennes THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF GROUNDWATER IN CANADA Report of the Expert Panel on Groundwater iv The Sustainable Management of Groundwater in Canada THE COUNCIL OF CANADIAN ACADEMIES 180 Elgin Street, Ottawa, ON Canada K2P 2K3 Notice: The project that is the subject of this report was undertaken with the approval of the Board of Governors of the Council of Canadian Academies. Board members are drawn from the RSC: The Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada, the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE) and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS), as well as from the general public. The members of the expert panel responsible for the report were selected by the Council for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance. This report was prepared for the Government of Canada in response to a request from Natural Resources Canada via the Minister of Industry. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors – the Expert Panel on Groundwater. Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication The sustainable management of groundwater in Canada [electronic resource] / Expert Panel on Groundwater Issued also in French under title: La gestion durable des eaux souterraines au Canada. Includes bibliographical references. Issued also in print format ISBN 978-1-926558-11-0 1. Groundwater--Canada--Management. 2. Groundwater-- Government policy--Canada. 3. Groundwater ecology--Canada. 4. Water quality management--Canada. I. Council of Canadian Academies. -
Corporate Tax Avoidance Submission
name jurisdiction_dincorporation_date ibcRUC node_id sourceID 1 ESSO (BM-S-EIGHT) BRAZIL EXPLORATION LIMITED Bahamas 19-Jul-06 144579B 20144579 Bahamas Leaks 2 ESSO (BM-S-ELEVEN) BRAZIL EXPLORATION LIMITED Bahamas 11-Aug-06 144827B 20144827 Bahamas Leaks 3 ESSO (BM-S-NINE) BRAZIL EXPLORATION LIMITED Bahamas 11-Aug-06 144831B 20144831 Bahamas Leaks 4 ESSO (BM-S-TEN) BRAZIL EXPLORATION LIMITED Bahamas 11-Aug-06 144830B 20144830 Bahamas Leaks 5 ESSO (BM-S-TWENTY TWO) BRAZIL EXPLORATION LIMITED Bahamas 25-Jan-00 102571B 20102571 Bahamas Leaks 6 ESSO (BM-S-TWENTY-FOUR) BRAZIL EXPLORATION LIMITED Bahamas 11-Aug-06 144829B 20144829 Bahamas Leaks 7 ESSO (BM-S-TWENTY-ONE) BRAZIL EXPLORATION LIMITED Bahamas 11-Aug-06 144828B 20144828 Bahamas Leaks 8 ESSO (ROUND NINE) BRAZIL EXPLORATION LIMITED Bahamas 2-Nov-07 151113B 20151113 Bahamas Leaks 9 ESSO ANGOLA (THIRTY) LIMITED Bahamas 1-Sep-99 95609B 20095609 Bahamas Leaks 10 ESSO ANGOLA (TWENTY EIGHT) LIMITED Bahamas 1-Sep-99 95607B 20095607 Bahamas Leaks 11 ESSO ANGOLA (TWENTY NINE) LIMITED Bahamas 1-Sep-99 95608B 20095608 Bahamas Leaks 12 ESSO ANGOLA (TWENTY SEVEN) LIMITED Bahamas 1-Sep-99 95606B 20095606 Bahamas Leaks 13 ESSO ANGOLA (TWENTY SIX) LIMITED Bahamas 1-Sep-99 95610B 20095610 Bahamas Leaks 14 ESSO ANGOLA GAS COMPANY LIMITED Bahamas 16-Jan-01 117958B 20117958 Bahamas Leaks 15 ESSO ANGOLA INVESTMENTS LIMITED Bahamas 20-Aug-01 120962B 20120962 Bahamas Leaks 16 ESSO BOLIVA LIMITED Bahamas 11-Aug-95 35376B 20035376 Bahamas Leaks 17 ESSO BRAZIL INVESTMENTS LIMITED Bahamas 30-Nov-00 116707B 20116707 -
8.0 Literature Cited Adams, J
8.0 Literature Cited Adams, J. and S. Halchuk. 2003. Fourth Generation Seismic Hazard Maps of Canada: Values for over 650 Canadian Localities Intended for the 2005 National Building Code of Canada, Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 4459, 155 p. Ainley, D.G., C.R. Grau, T.E. Roudybush, S.H. Morrell and J.M. Utts. 1981. Petroleum ingestion reduces reproduction in Cassin’s Auklets. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 12: 314-317. Albers, P.H. 1977. Effects of external applications of fuel oil on hatchability of Mallard Eggs. pp. 158-163. In: D.A. Wolfe (ed.), Fate and effects of petroleum hydrocarbons in marine ecosystems and organisms. Pergamon Press, Oxford. 478 p. Albers, P.H. 1978. The effects of petroleum on different stages of incubation in Bird Eggs. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 19: 624-630. Albers, P.H. and M.L. Gay. 1982. Unweathered and weathered aviation kerosene: chemical characterization and effects on hatching success of Duck Eggs. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 28: 430-434 Albers, P.H. and R.C. Szaro. 1978. Effects of No. 2 fuel oil on Common Eider Eggs. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 9: 138-139. Amos, B., D. Bloch, G. Desportes, T.M.O. Majerus, D.R. Bancroft, J.A. Barrett and G.A. Dover. 1993. A review of molecular evidence relating to social organisation and breeding system in the long-finned pilot whale. Rep. Int. Whal. Commn Spec. Iss. 14:209-217. Andersen, S. 1970. Auditory sensitivity of the harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena. pp. 255-259. In: Pilleri, G., ed. Investigations on Cetacea. -
Of the Exxon Valdez
of the Exxon Valdez AI (" ar C 91) Program Elmer E. Rasmuson Library Cataloging-in-Publication Data. Steiner. Rick. Lessons of the Exxon Valdez. (SG-ED-08) 1. Exxon Valdez (Ship) 2. Oil pollution of the sea-Prince William Sound. 3. Oil spills-Environmental aspects-Alaska. I. Byers. Kurt. II. Alaska Sea Granl College Program. III. Series: Sea Grant education publication: no. 8. TD427.P4S741990 doi:10.4027/lotev.1990 10.4027/lotev.1990A·75-01; and by the University of Alaska with funds appropriated by the state. The University of Alaska provides equal education and employment for all, regardless of race, color. religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, status as a Vietnam era or disabled veteran, marital status. changes in marital status, pregnancy, or parenthood pursuant to applicable state and federal laws. This publication was produced by the Alaska Sea Grant College Program which is cooperatively supported by the U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Office of Sea Grant and Extramural Programs, under grant number NA90AA-D-SG066, project Af71-01 and Lessons of the Exxon Valdez Written by Rick Steiner Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program Cordova, Alaska and Kur1 Byers Alaska Sea Grant College Program Fairbanks, Alaska Technical editing by Sue Keller Alaska Sea Grant College Program Fairbanks, Alaska Alaska Sea Grant College Program University of Alaska Fairbanks 138 Irving II Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-5040 (907) 474-7086 Fax (907) 474-6265 ~ SG-ED-08 I!':I' 1990 Acknowledgments Information and Review The 1oIow~'CI people c:ontribuMd w.wable idomIaIion, ~ . aroIlII<:tlnical ....ww for porIic:Q of IhiI pUbllc;Ition.