OPEC's effective resistance to strong western powers
Case study - 3 pages - Political science
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was one of the first organizations of the developing world to effectively resist Western superpowers. Before OPEC, Western countries colonized developing nations and exploited their natural resources with little resistance from these countries....
Overview of GPSC Gas Co Ltd
Case study - 43 pages - Management
Assam Oil Company Ltd. (AOC) was one of the earliest enterprises in the world engaged in exploration and production of oil. Oil was discovered in Digboi in north-eastern part of Assam in 1889 by Assam Railway & Trading Company (Originally formed with the object of drilling...
The status of Caspian 15 years after the fall of the USSR
Thesis - 27 pages - International relations
Until 1991, when the Soviet Union ended, the Caspian was controlled by two States, the USSR and, to a more limited extent, Iran. The dissolution of the USSR and the emergence of three new coastal states have changed this balance. The Caspian Sea is now acquiring an international dimension....
Preparation of biodiesel by Jatropha seeds
Thesis - 23 pages - Ecology & environment
Bio-diesel is an eco-friendly, alternative diesel fuel prepared from domestic renewable resources i.e. vegetable oils (edible or non- edible oil) and animal fats. These natural oils and fats are made up mainly of triglycerides. These triglycerides when rea w striking...
Unilever: Corporate Sustainability Report - publié le 10/05/2011
Case study - 9 pages - Management
Sustainability has become the buzz word in many companies and industries in recent years. All major organizations operate some form of sustainability program, as there will be certification of the amount of documentation on their website. But most of them also publish their responsible attitude...
Business Ethics - The Niger Delta
Essay - 7 pages - Management
This report is going to talk about the case of the Niger Delta and its intrinsic oil exploitation as well as gas flaring, which cause damages to the local population and impacts the environment. Moreover, the Nigerian government mismanages its revenues in wasting the gas flared that could...
International Business Environment and Strategy - publié le 29/09/2010
Essay - 6 pages - Economy general
"You have been asked by a major oil company to analyze the likely developments in the oil market over the next five years. Carefully explain the theoretical underpinnings to any predictions you make. How might your predictions influence the future strategic direction of the...
Business Ethics - The Niger Delta - published: 29/09/2010
Essay - 7 pages - Management
This report is going to talk about the case of the Niger Delta and its intrinsic oil exploitation as well as gas flaring, which cause damages to the local population and impacts the environment. Moreover, the Nigerian government mismanages its revenues in wasting the gas flared that could...
The supply chain of Total
Thesis - 10 pages - Logistics
Total S.A. is a French oil company, founded in 1924, and one of the six "Supermajor oil companies in the world". The term supermajor refers to the six largest energy companies, International Oil Company (IOC): British Petroleum (UK), Chevron Corporation (USA), ConocoPhillips...
Royal Dutch Shell plc: A company that needs to face the future today - publié le 17/01/2011
Thesis - 16 pages - Services marketing
Petroleum is one of the fundamental substances necessary to make our economies function smoothly. It has shaped today's world as we know it - concerning both negative and positive elements. However, petroleum will not last forever. It is has been estimated that the global oil re-sources...
Critical analysis of ExxonMobil and British Petroleum
Case study - 12 pages - Business strategy
ExxonMobil is an American multinational, with its corporate headquarters in the city of Irving in the state of Texas. It is considered a leader in the industry of energy and petrochemicals in all its fundamental characteristics, they operate facilities: managing all processes from manufacturing...
Green marketing issues about Total
Case study - 16 pages - Brand management
Total is a leading multinational energy company with 111, 401 employees and operations in more than 130 countries. Together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, Total is the fourth largest publicly-traded oil and gas integrated company in the world. Its businesses cover the entire...
International Business Environment and Strategy
Essay - 6 pages - International economy
"You have been asked by a major oil company to analyze the likely developments in the oil market over the next five years. Carefully explain the theoretical underpinnings to any predictions you make. How might your predictions influence the future strategic direction of the...
Business Ethics in Nigeria
Essay - 7 pages - Foreign markets
The oil exploration and gas flaring in Niger represents more than 350 billion dollars of incomes for the last 40 years, but 75% of the population lives with less than one dollar per day. The population there just survives. The Nigerian government made in the middle of the century some...
Analyze of the development of alternative fuels in France
Market study - 10 pages - Business strategy
There are innumerable indicators in the economy. The indicator gaining prime importance is the sky rocketing oil prices. If we consider the present economy, everything is linked to oil. However, this product and its by-product is not available on planet earth in plenty. This gave...
Kuwait: The hidden moneymaker of the middle East
Thesis - 8 pages - Geography
Kuwait is a small sovereign emirate strategically located on the northwestern coast of the Persian Gulf, tucked between Saudi Arabia and Iraq. The name comes from an Arabic word translating to “fortress built near water,” which it very much looks like on a map. It has a rich history...
Monopoly
Essay - 3 pages - Modern history
Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company was founded in 1870 by John D. Rockefeller and several of his business associates, including his brother William Rockefeller, Henry Flagler, chemist Samuel Andrews, and a silent partner Stephen V. Harkness. It started out as a small Ohio partnership with...
Maverick Energy Group: Company profile
Thesis - 18 pages - Business strategy
Maverick Energy Group, is a rapidly growing US independent currently positioned to benefit from the current rise in both oil and natural gas prices. Declining production and depletion of existing reserves within the United States is causing increased pressure on state and federal agencies...
Green marketing issues about Total - published: 27/11/2006
Case study - 16 pages - Services marketing
Total is a leading multinational energy company with 111, 401 employees and operations in more than 130 countries. Together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, Total is the fourth largest publicly-traded oil and gas integrated company in the world. Its businesses cover the entire...
Royal Dutch Shell plc: A company that needs to face the future today
Thesis - 16 pages - Tourism marketing
Petroleum is one of the fundamental substances necessary to make our economies function smoothly. It has shaped today's world as we know it - concerning both negative and positive elements. However, petroleum will not last forever. It is has been estimated that the global oil re-sources...
Royal Dutch Shell : Strategy management
Case study - 10 pages - Business strategy
The Royal Dutch Shell is one of the most renowned companies in the energy industry. It is engaged in oil and gas exploration and production, transportation and marketing of natural gas and electricity, and marketing and shipping of oil products and chemicals. Shell is also oriented...
Joint venture between INPEX and NIOC
Case study - 4 pages - Management
During our second year of study at Inseec, we were taught a number of subjects including Business Ethics. To have a practical approach, we are conducting a study on the joint venture. In our case, we are interested in a joint venture between an Iranian company and a Japanese company. National...
How does emerging China affect energy markets? (2006)
Essay - 12 pages - Foreign markets
For more than 20 years, China has been the witnessing the highest growth rate of the world, with an annual growth rate of nine percent. Chinese authorities are forecasting a 7% annual growth until 2020, and a high growth rate until 2050. Therefore, Chinese energy needs are increasing, and will...
Financial analysis of ExxonMobil
Financial analysis - 15 pages - Finance
The Financial analysis of ExxonMobil: ExxonMobil is one of the rare modern companies which were already involved in activities related to the oil industry in the nineteenth century. Besides the Benelux countries, the roots of the current organization are in Antwerp and Rotterdam. In the...
Strategic Management: Royal Dutch Shell - publié le 22/03/2011
Case study - 10 pages - Business strategy
Shell is one of most globally renowned companies in the energy industry. The current environment requires the company to get involved in the creation of future solutions to meet the increasingly growing energy demands. So, Shell guides its strategy towards innovation and technology to meet this...
Business Ethics
Case study - 8 pages - Foreign markets
Africa is one of the richest continents in term of natural resources such as oil, gold, diamonds, wood, and many other treasures. The continent also ranks as the poorest country in the world. Since the beginning of the 1990s, the African continent acquired a central position in the...
Economic and political transition in Bahrain: Strong Rentier States and Strong Rentier Societies
Essay - 18 pages - Political science
Bahrain, often overlooked in both academic and media analyses of the Middle East, has a strategic importance hidden by its small size. As home of the American Fifth Fleet, Bahrain hosts a deterrent against Iran from blockading the Straits of Hormuz as it has recently threatened to do. As such...
Airlines and energy prices - publié le 21/01/2009
Essay - 11 pages - Business strategy
Business environment is fraught with risks; each company in order to succeed in this unpredictable environment must mitigate risks. Risks can arise from varied sources; the airline industry is like any other industry, also confronted by pressures from several business areas. In the late 90's and...
Royal Dutch Shell : Strategy management - publié le 14/01/2014
Case study - 10 pages - Business strategy
The Royal Dutch Shell is one of the most renowned companies in the energy industry. It is engaged in oil and gas exploration and production, transportation and marketing of natural gas and electricity, and marketing and shipping of oil products and chemicals. Shell is also oriented...
Biodiesel-novel energy source with minimum CO2 emission
Thesis - 5 pages - Ecology & environment
Rapid growth in population coupled with industrial and technological developments is leading towards the depletion of limited fossil fuel resources of the world. Imperative concerns related to energy and climate change due to CO2 emission requires the large scale substitution of petroleum based...
