This paper explores from a regional perspective the distorted nature of trade in energy products within the CIS countries. The persistence of pricing distortions, barter arrangements, and discriminatory access to pipelines, as well as failure to honor contracts, has disrupted and distorted...

We discuss and reconcile two diametrically opposed views concerning the future of world oil production and prices. The geological view expects that physical constraints will dominate the future evolution of oil output and prices. It is supported by the fact that world oil production has...

How should tax systems be designed to account for the characteristics of the government, the oil companies and the projects in order to maximise welfare for the country's inhabitants? How should vital government characteristics reflected in parameters such as impatience to obtain tax revenue -...

This paper analyses the conditions under which the Surinamese State Oil Company (Staatsolie) has been consolidated, not only as a firm oriented at the production of oil, but also as a development agent. Staatsolis chances to success seemed rather slim at its creation in the beginning of the...

The European oil industry is currently suffering a decrease in demand and tough international competition. The fall in Italian consumption of oil products has started long before the financial crisis of 2008-2009 and has accelerated in the following years. This demand crisis is affecting the...

Обоснована необходимость внедрения современных информационных технологий в нефтяной промышленности. Рассмо­трены принципы построения логистических...

В последнее время большое внимание уделяется инновационному развитию газовой отрасли не только в России, но и за рубежом. Это, в первую очередь, связано с...

Статья посвящена анализу современного состояния масложировой промышленности России и возможных негативных последствий вступления в ВТО. По мнению автора, для...

В статье представлена специфика малого бизнеса в нефтяной промышленности. Рассмотрены критерии отнесения предприятий к категории малого бизнеса в России и в...

В статье дана оценка потенциала кластеризации нефтяного комплекса и определены наиболее благоприятные условия для повышения конкурентоспособности. Построены...