BP: The Oil and Energy Company BP is an oil company whose roots start back in Cleveland‚ Ohio in the 1870 ’s. BP has grown from a local oil company to now being a global energy group employing over 80‚000 people and operating in over 100 countries worldwide. BP provides fuel for transportation‚ energy for heat and light‚ retail services‚ and petrochemical products for everyday items. They are all about finding oil and natural gas and have several brands that might sound familiar: BP‚ Castrol
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press‚ oil prices are at $126 to a barrel‚ more than double the April 2007 price of $63 a barrel. The future doesn’t look too bright with prophets of doom predicting still higher prices. In India‚ we are yet to feel the real impact of the flaring international oil prices even though over 70 per cent of the country’s requirements are met through imported oil. The oil prices in India and many Asian countries are subsidized by government and controlled through price ceiling rules. High oil prices are
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Petrochemicals prices climb 2% in December on tight supplies LONDON‚ January 9‚ 2013 - Prices in the $3-trillion-plus global petrochemicals market climbed 2% to $1‚350 per metric ton (/mt) in December‚ according to the just-released monthly average of the Platts Global Petrochemical Index (PGPI)‚ a benchmark basket of seven widely used petrochemicals. This follows a drop of 2% in November. But on a year-over-year basis‚ petrochemical prices were up 16% from the December 2011 average price of $1‚161/mt
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SHOULD I JUMP INTO THE BANDWAGON? THE CASE OF FGVH IPO Ruzita Abdul Rahim Mohd Hasimi Yaacob MONEY FALLS FROM THE SKY It was a fine Friday afternoon on June 8‚ 2012 but Afiq Firash was still startled by the 18th birthday gift that he received from his mother last night. It was a saving account book of Tabung Haji showing a balance of RM25‚000 and a brief note “Happy birthday sweetheart. Treat the money well and it might even pay for your degree” written on the birthday card. To Afiq Firash
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CASE STUDY: AFTERMATH OF OIL PRICE ROLL BACK INTRODUCTION OF THE PROBLEM The Department of Energy (DOE) and Department of Trade Industry (DTI) had a recent investigation regarding the oil price in our market. They found out that the oil price is in need to be lowered in accordance in the changes in the International Market of Oil. The investigation shows that the price of oil is higher than it should be. The BIG 3 key players in our oil industry namely‚ Petron‚ Shell and Caltex as a response
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Pros and cons of some politicians’ proposal for oil price rollback or increased taxes in the context of the various theories of profits 2 theories of profits can be applied with regards to the scenario of oil companies gained huge profits due to the increased oil price during the period that led to the war in Iraq. a. Risk-Bearing Theory of Profit: This theory applies when oil companies dare to take the risk to make investment in ‘high-risk countries’ such as Iraq. Knowing that their investments
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Crude oil is one of the world’s most important natural resources. Over the past six decades or so‚ crude oil – because of the products derived from it‚ has become highly indispensable in our everyday lives. Despite being a non-renewable resource‚ it is still used extensively in power generation. It can be argued that industrialization owes its development to crude oil. Even though efforts are ongoing in the search for alternative fuels‚ as of today there is no effective substitute for oil. This
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How Oil and Gas Prices Affect the Economy Stacey Melton Eng. 101 September 5th‚ 2010 Karen Glass How Oil and Gas Prices Affect the Economy While supply and demand affects oil and gas prices‚ the United States and surrounding countries may be suffering economically due to their intense dependence for crude oil. The effects on our economy today are somewhat extreme. Population growth combined with current unemployment rates have temporally brought on a recession. According to Dictionary
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MEMORANDUM TO: President Steve Corder‚ Big Oil Company FROM: Accounting Research DATE: August 19‚ 2013 SUBJECT: Client Understanding CC: John Doe‚ Supervisor This memo is issued to offer some understanding on the information requested for the analysis of work papers. The memo will define particular areas of review. The memo will also answer any questions you have concerning the analysis of the work papers regarding adjusting lower cost of market inventory on valuation; capitalizing
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Introduction by Jamie Ifkovits: Oil is certainly the world ’s largest cash commodity. One of the main products produced from crude oil is gasoline. Gas plays a significant role in the life of people in countries throughout the world. Gas accounts for approximately 17% of the energy consumed in the United States and is primarily used for powering automobiles ("A Primer on Gasolne Prices" 5 Oct 2003). The prices paid by customers at the pumps reflects the price of production and delivery‚ the
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