Leading extreme projects : strategy, risk and resilience in practice

1. Introduction : how extreme conditions challenge traditional project methodology in the oil and gas industry -- 2. Mining and extreme transport : why stakeholders should look twice before committing -- 3. Mining and extreme infrastructure : what shareholders, directors, and management should look at twice before committing -- 4. Mining operations in uncertain environments : what executives and investors should take good care of well in advance -- 5. Mining and regional infrastructure operations in volatile contexts : what operations executives should first consider when deploying resources -- 6. Ocean and river logistics in emerging contexts : variables PMs should pay special attention to in order to accomplish a sustainable operation -- 7. Mining operations in emerging Asia and Oceania : variables beyond the ordinary PMs should render a special look before committing technology and financial resources -- 8. Mining operations in emerging Eastern and Western Africa : where to keep a sharp eye on the operations and how to balance global context variables with those of a project in extreme settings -- 9. Suggestions for practice.