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Before 1980, outside of the world's few major integrated oil companies, only a handful of energy companies could be considered multinational. In 1999, in addition to the scores of petroleum companies that can be classified as multinational, the scope of many electricity companies and natural gas...
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I think that Kevin Lillis has given us an excellent overview of the corporate restructuring that deregulation has induced, and he has shown that (almost) everything has indeed changed. In particular, we have seen the emergence of the multi-scope, multi-national energy company. I have learnt a...
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In this speech, the then opposition minister for primary industries, resources and tourism discusses the possibility that a new Cold War has emerged in the competition over energy resources. He notes the importance of diversifying energy resources. He also stresses the need for careful...
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in the Middle East and Russia, and rapidly rising energy consumers such as China. The USA also faces the challenge of its … an important consideration. Hence, natural gas from West Asia could be an important resource, especially for China. The …
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Irregular development among regions is one of the fundamental realities of China, especially in social and economic …
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China is currently establishing a strategic petroleum reserve (SPR) to ensure its energy security. The stated … challenge for China. Furthermore, in the process of establishing the SPR, there are many uncertain factors. This paper employs … establishing China's SPR. The impact of varying a number of uncertain factors on the results is also examined. The results would be …
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It is expected that crude oil production in China will maintain its current level until 2020. Driven by higher living … standards and the rapid development of energy intensive industries, China's oil demand will increase rapidly and might lead to … development, neither the high nor the middle case is favourable for China. Thus, China must seek a path of oil saving economic …
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on output, which means that China's economic growth is still powered by physical capital expansion and substantial energy … consumption. Energy consumption and pollution still increase with China's economic growth and the EKC hypothesis is only partially …
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China has the second largest electricity supply system in the world. Since implementation of reform and opening … that China's power sector reform has achieved some goals and began to acquire confidence. At the same time, widespread …
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The issue of environment has become a main hurdle to sustainable development in China. In this paper we apply the …
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