(e.g. Avanti) and differentiation (e.g. OMV‚ BP‚ Shell‚ Agip/ENI). Additionally‚ incumbent firms are facing increasing competition by retailers (i.e. Tesco‚ Carrefour) in the low-cost segment. Due to over-capacity in gasoline and undersupply of diesel fuels competition is intense. Limited differentiation possibilities lead to additional rivalry. Finally‚ the existence of high exit barriers also increases competition. As a result‚ competition in the downstream segment is very intense. Bargaining
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Chapter 1 Problem and Its Setting Background of the Study “The atmosphere is already menaced: several harmful substances are changing their composition‚ with possible catastrophic consequences.” This is according to an article written by Dieter Schwab (2004). And this is also the reason why global warming or more-correctly climate change is a hot topic these days. Needles to say‚ the main culprit allegedly for the acceleration of this global climate scenario is the unstoppable expansion
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the point where we may run out of the resource that gives us 80% of our fuels‚ Fossil Fuels. 99% of today’s cars run using either diesel or petrol‚ (both are fossil fuels). At the rate these fuels are getting used‚ by 2020 the international oil suppliers will not be able to keep up with this high demand. There have been many different fuel alternatives to replace diesel and petrol‚ but none more seem more suitable than hydrogen. The possibility of hydrogen as a fuel is ever increasing‚ with the advantages
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from:http://www.lorentz.de ADB (Asian Development Bank) 2011.The Asia Solar Energy Initiative: Affordable Solar Power for Asia and the Pacific Providence (2011) Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF) July 2008. A COST AND RELIABILITY COMPARISON BETWEEN SOLAR AND DIESEL POWERED PUMPS Abhijit Banerjee (2007)Solar Photovoltaic Pump: Ideal for Sun Rich Countries like India Emcon Consulting Group (2006).Solar water pumping makes perfect sense from:http://www.emcongroup.com/emcon_downloads.htm NYSERDA‚ (2004) Short‚
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petrol-fuelled cars have been declining month after month and it went unnoticed. However‚ diesel car sales started declining only since the last six months. Sales of petrol cars have been declining for the past two years. This is certainly the worst period‚ I can’t think of any period in recent history that’s been anything like this. The correction that’s happening now is of diesel-powered car sales. If you look back at the diesel car sales‚ it had a very rapid growth. Beginning of 2011‚ growth has been very
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INTRODUCTION GEZ Bhd is the major oil company in Malaysia has conducted two main businesses‚ which is the fuel business and the convenience store business. Under the fuel business‚ the petrol stations sold Petrol Ron 95 (R95)‚ Petrol Ron 97 (R97)‚ and Diesel. Mr Aiman was as an Area Manager is responsible for directing the sales activities of more than twenty petrol stations in the northern region of Malaysia. They are having a difficulty to sustain in the business even though they are in the stable business
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Hybrid cars: Corrected Abstract: A hybrid car‚ also known as an HEV or hybrid electric vehicle‚ is an automobile that is powered by two sources; an internal combustion engine‚ and an electric motor. HEV’s need plugs‚ as they are amply charged by the movement of the wheels and storing the kinetic energy that is generated through a process called regenerative braking. cars have been accepted as a solution to the current pollution problems that we face‚ as they offer lower emissions than gasoline
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in Hong Kong. The Clear The Air Organization in Hong Kong observes that Hong Kong has approximately 146‚000 diesel vehicles. The legally imported diesel in Hong Kong has a maximum sulphur content of 0.05%. These diesel fuels used account for 70% of the total distance traveled on the roads. It also states that in Hong Kong‚ 98% of RSP and 85% of NO2 from vehicular sources come from diesels. Besides‚ commercial trucks in Hong Kong‚ like truck‚
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