November 2006‚ 90 – 97. Supply Chain Management in the Petroleum Industry: Challenges and Opportunities RAED HUSSAIN Department of Quantitative Methods & Information Systems‚ Kuwait University‚ Kuwait TIRAVAT ASSAVAPOKEE Department of Industrial Engineering‚ University of Houston‚ Texas‚ U.S.A. BASHEER KHUMAWALA Department of Decision and Information Sciences‚ University of Houston‚ Texas‚ U.S.A. Supply chain management in the petroleum industry contains various challenges‚ specifically
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ARTICLE TITLE: FACTORS THAT DRIVE PRICEY OF PETROLEUM In Malaysia‚ RON 95 and RON 97 petrol has increased prices from years to years. Not only in Malaysia‚ but all the countries in the world are facing same trouble‚ petroleum prices keep increase until it become a economics burden for community. Petroleum prices $36.7 per litre in 1983. In 2005‚ it has increased to $79.9 per litre and last year‚ it also has increased to $134.1 per litre. So‚ what are the factors affecting the prices? First‚ we
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at Norsk Petroleum Norsk Petroleum is a leading gas and oil exploration company based in Oslo‚ Norway. It employs 2564 people‚ and its business operations comprise the exploration‚ production and marketing of crude oil‚ natural gas and natural gas liquids. In 2007 most of its business was conducted in Norway and Canada‚ although its interests included ventures in West Africa‚ Australia‚ the Gulf of Mexico and Venezuela. When Usa Bohm‚ the human resources director for Norsk Petroleum‚ read an
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Master of Business Administration Topic-The Indian Petroleum Industry International Business & Trade Operations Management Module BM6913 Module Leader-Enda Murphy Paul Taffee Submitted by-Charles Daniel-17387781 Abhishek Pathy-1716093 Sarthak Das-1749108 Introduction to the Petroleum Industry. The petroleum industry includes the processes of refining‚ extraction‚ refining‚ transporting (often by the oil tankers and pipelines)‚ and marketing them. The larges t volume
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From a minor oil company‚ with a share of about 6% in 1991‚ Castrol India has grown to become the second largest lubricant company in India with a market share of around 28%. Castrol India manufactures and markets a range of automotive and industrial lubricants. It markets its automotive lubricants under two brands - Castrol and BP. The company has leadership positions in most of the segments in which it operates including passenger car engine oils‚ premium 2-stroke and 4-stroke oils and multigrade
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downstream sector encompasses the refining‚ storage‚ distribution and marketing of petroleum products: • Refining Process: Crude oil is processed and refined into more useful products; • Storage: The products from the refining process are stored at depots via pipeline‚ land (trucks & rail) and sea (barge/vessel). These storage facilities are also called tank farms or terminals • Distribution and Marketing: Petroleum products are distributed from storage locations to the end-user directly or through
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TO: VEFA TARHAN‚ SPECIAL TOPICS IN FINANCE FROM: MAHMUT MACIT‚ AHMET ARDA ATIK‚ CAN KORKMAZ DATE: NOVEMBER 4‚ 2014 CASE: PIONEER PETROLEUM CORPORATION Overview of the Company Pioneer Petroleum Corporation established in 1924 and operating in oil refining‚ pipeline transportation‚ and industrial chemical fields. Company uses weighted-average cost of capital (WACC) as a discount rate to discount future cash flows that generate from possible projects. According to net present values of these possible
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fraction can be taken from the bottom of the distillation column or unit‚ but is often taken from a re boiler connected to the bottom of the column. Each fraction may contain one or more components (types of chemical compounds). When distilling crude oil or a similar
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MEMORANDUM TO: Board of Directors‚ British Petroleum FROM: RE: Impact of On the Job Training DATE: February 10‚ 2013 INTRODUCTION Occupational Safety and Health is a major responsibility to all employers. It becomes more of a factor when the nature of the business involves hazardous materials and environments. In order to ensure that businesses are functioning properly and efficiently‚ it is imperative that companies are staffed with individuals who are trained properly in their occupation
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Can Petroleum Be Replaced? Today ’s world economy relies more than ever on a constant supply of petroleum to fuel a vast number of different vehicles and other applications. Everything from an internal combustion engine in a car to a furnace in a home use a petroleum product as the form of energy needed to make them function. With the burning of oil for energy comes the unwanted side-product of emissions such as carbon dioxide‚ which have now been proven to affect the Ozone and weather patterns
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