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Crude (2009 Film), Crude
Crude can refer to: * Crude oil Petroleum, also known as crude oil, or simply oil, is a naturally occurring yellowish-black liquid mixture of mainly hydrocarbons, and is found in geological formations. The name ''petroleum'' covers both naturally occurring unprocessed crude ... or simply crude, the unprocessed form of petroleum * ''Crude'' (2007 film), an Australian documentary about the geology and economics of crude oil * ''Crude'' (2009 film), an American documentary about oil companies and lawsuits in Ecuador * ''Crude'' (album), by Bongshang, 1993 * ''Crude'' (comic), a comic book series by Steve Orlando and Garry Brown * Oklahoma Crude, a former National Indoor Football League team {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crude Oil
Petroleum, also known as crude oil, or simply oil, is a naturally occurring yellowish-black liquid mixture of mainly hydrocarbons, and is found in geological formations. The name ''petroleum'' covers both naturally occurring unprocessed crude oil and petroleum products that consist of refined crude oil. A fossil fuel, petroleum is formed when large quantities of dead organisms, mostly zooplankton and algae, are buried underneath sedimentary rock and subjected to both prolonged heat and pressure. Petroleum is primarily recovered by oil drilling. Drilling is carried out after studies of structural geology, sedimentary basin analysis, and reservoir characterisation. Recent developments in technologies have also led to exploitation of other Unconventional (oil & gas) reservoir, unconventional reserves such as oil sands and oil shale. Once extracted, oil is refined and separated, most easily by Continuous distillation#Continuous distillation of crude oil, distillation, into innume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crude (2007 Film)
''Crude'' (2007) is a 90-minute-long feature documentary made by Australian filmmaker Dr Richard Smith attempting to explain the links between formation, extraction and refining as well the link between geology and economy. The film features interviews with oil industry professionals and geologists about the future of oil production and exploration. The interviewed include Dr. Jeremy Leggett, a geologist formerly working with oil exploration for BP and Shell; Dr. Colin Campbell, a retired British petroleum geologist who predicted that oil production would peak by 2007; Lord Ronald Oxburgh, former chairman of Shell; Professor Wallace S. Broecker at Columbia University; and journalist Sonia Shah. From the ABC's website: The film won the ''Best Earth Sciences Program'' award at the 2007 Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, and director Dr Richard Smith received the American Geophysical Union The American Geophysical Union (AGU) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization of Earth, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crude (2009 Film)
''Crude'' is a 2009 American documentary film directed and produced by Joe Berlinger. It follows a two-year portion of an ongoing class action lawsuit against the Chevron Corporation in Ecuador. Synopsis The film follows the progress during 2006 and 2007 of a $27 billion legal case brought against the Chevron Corporation following the drilling of the Lago Agrio oil field, a case described by activists as an "Amazon Chernobyl". The plaintiffs of the class action lawsuit are 30,000 Ecuadorians living in the Amazonian rainforest who claim their ancestral homeland has been polluted by the oil industry. In addition to the legal struggle, ''Crude'' shows interviews from representatives of the plaintiffs and defendants of the class action lawsuit, and explores the influence of media support such as Vanity Fair, celebrity activism including support from musical artist Sting and his wife Trudie Styler, the power of multinational corporations, the shifting power in Ecuadorian politics, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crude (album)
''Crude'' is the first studio album from Shetland based band Bongshang. Track listing # "Le Introducement" - 1:02 # "Things to Come" - 3:59 # "The Floggin' Set" - 2:04 # "If & When" - 5:01 # "Lee Highway Blues" - 2:41 # "Phosphene/Tamlin" - 6:48 # "The Hangman's Reel" - 1:58 # "Dig a Hole" - 4:55 # "Scotland/Frosty Morning" - 3:34 # "A.K.A. Crude" - 4:35 # "Wedding Row" - 5:54 # "Reprise" - 2:05 Personnel * JJ Jamieson - banjo, vocals, lawnmower * Bryan Peterson - bass guitar, double bass * Leonard Scollay - fiddle * Neil Preshaw - electric guitar, acoustic guitar * Christopher 'Kipper' Anderson - drums, percussion Sleeve notes Production notes *This was the first CD to be produced in Shetland and sold out in four days *Crude was recorded in the Garrison Theatre, Lerwick, by sound engineer Stevie Hook and Bongshang members *The album was originally released on CD and cassette on Bongshang's own label "Doovf Records". It was later re-released and distributed internationally b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crude (comic)
''Crude'' is a comic book series launched by Skybound Entertainment and Image Comics on April 11, 2018. The series was created by writer Steve Orlando Steve Orlando is an American comic book writer, known for his work for DC Comics writing characters such as Batman, Martian Manhunter, and Wonder Woman, and two series starring Midnighter, which were nominated for a GLAAD Media Award. Early ... and artist Garry Brown. This story follows Piotr Petrovich, a former Russian assassin, who embarks on a journey to avenge the death of his son, Kirilchik. Along the way, Piotr learns more about his son's hidden, dangerous life. Through lies, sadness and violence, Crude explores the themes of father/son relationships as well as the universal desire to prove one's worth to the world, encapsulated by dark tones of anger and revenge. Plot Killers once feared Piotr Petrovich. Now, they’ve sent his son home to him—in a body bag. Haunted by his failures, Piotr journeys across Russia t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
