North American Petroleum - "Contemporary issue"

Description:
- willing to go anywhere within the range of 5-6 pages when single spaced (10-12 when double spaced)
- any topic from those listed is fine (CSR = corporate social responsbility in list below)
- looking for a good grade (get good grades on all exams) but nothing too spectacular that its out of the ordinary
- here are the instructions - if futher clarification is needed feel free to ask!

The term paper can be on any contemporary issues relative to NA oil industry.

You need to set up and motivate a hypothesis, to collect evidence and make sound analysis, and finally to come to your own conclusions. The term paper has to be at least 8 pages double space in length. The maximum number of pages allowed is 15.

You are encouraged to develop your own topics. Just to get you started, the following are some issues frequently seen in the news and academic discussions:

Discuss the relationship between corporate citizenship and corporate social responsibility of oil and gas companies.
The impact of oil price on the Canadian dollar
The impact of shale revolution on the future growth of the Canadian oil sand operation
The pipeline construction and the Canadian oil and gas development
Discuss the motivations of oil and gas companies in undertaking CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) activities, are these a product of altruism or a measure of public relations.
The link between competitive advantage and CSR has often been disputed, however arguably if this link exists it does so in the oil and gas industry. Consider the impact of CSR activities on the economic success of an oil and gas company.
The evolution of CSR activities of oil and gas companies in light of the recent concern for global warming.
Environmental aspects of CSR have evolved from voluntary assumption of responsibility to regulated instances in international, local and foreign law, to what extent have CSR activities for oil and gas companies become mandatory.
Exploring the CSR activities of Oil and Gas firms: A Case study of….. [choose any oil and gas company].
To what extent does CSR impact the supply chain management strategy of oil and gas companies in North America.
The increased demand environmentally responsible logistics strategies leading to an evolution of these strategies in oil and gas companies.
Consider the implementation of theoretical concerns of supply chain management in practice in offshore oil and gas operations in Gulf od