Petroleum Industry
The petroleum industry, also known as the oil industry or the oil patch, includes the global processes of exploration, extraction, refining, transporting (often by oil tankers and pipelines), and marketing of petroleum products. The largest volume products of the industry are fuel oil and gasoline (petrol). Petroleum is also the raw material for many chemical products, including pharmaceuticals, solvents, fertilizers, pesticides, synthetic fragrances, and plastics. The extreme monetary value of oil and its products has led to it being known as "black gold". The industry is usually divided into three major components: upstream, midstream, and downstream. Upstream deals with Drilling …
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Carbon Tracker Initiative · 19 November 2024 English
This report by the Carbon Tracker Initiative critically evaluates the emissions targets of 30 leading oil and gas companies, assessing their alignment with the Paris Agreement. It introduces methane-specific reduction …
NBER: National Bureau of Economic Research · 1 November 2024 English
We study the relationship between tariffs and labor productivity in US manufacturing between 1870 and 1909. Using highly dis-aggregated tariff data, state-industry data for the manufacturing sector, and an instrumental …
advances in many branches of chemical and petroleum industry, American firms still lagged behind German … count that some branches of the chemical and petroleum industry were monopolistic and oligopolistic, while …
GI-TOC: Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime · 29 October 2024 English
As a result, the Central Bank of companies’ link to Israel posed a national security Iran and dozens of commercial banks linked to the threat, the IRGC stormed the airport, …
control over crucial infrastructure of Iraq’s petroleum industry. Ports, border crossings and oilfields fell …
TIPS: Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies · 16 October 2024 English
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commercially viable. According to the South African Petroleum Industry Association’s (SAPIA’s) 2021 Annual Report … considerable and includes the following: 1) The petroleum industry has a considerable vested interest in retaining … SAPIA. (2021). Annual Report. South African Petroleum Industry Association. Available at: https://fuelsindustry …
APO: Asian Productivity Organization · 15 October 2024 English
The specific objectives of the research were to (1) identify the emerging needs for productivity enhancement by analyzing enterprises’ success during and after the pandemic; (2) examine the relationship between …
promotion of local manufacturers. The coke and petroleum industry saw a decline of –6% to –17.46% from 2019 …
UCS: Union of Concerned Scientists · 15 October 2024 English
A changing fuel landscape in California will require new rules.
reduced in-state production. A Shrinking Petroleum Industry Could Reduce Competition, Increasing the …
TIPS: Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies · 8 October 2024 English
In essence, the health and continued success of the Sasolburg ecosystem is directly linked to the operations at Secunda due to the crucial feedstock it receives and its role in …
considerations to such a switchover: 1) The petroleum industry has a considerable vested interest in retaining … infrastructure investments. However, the petroleum industry has a considerable vested interest in retaining …
HPA: Water Policy Association · 30 September 2024 English
Introduction The "Framework Agreement on Cooperation in the Water Field between the Government of the Republic of Turkey and the Government of the Republic of Iraq", signed in Baghdad, the …
to an estimate by the Association of the Petroleum Industry of the Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government …
OEKO: Öko-Institut e.V. · 23 September 2024 English
The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the ECF or the Advisory Board members. [...] Nev- ertheless, …
risks are well known from fossil gas and petroleum industry processes; transport, the assessment of geological … risks are well known from the fossil gas and petroleum industry, but CO2 storage also presents new challenges … existing infrastructure from fossil gas and petroleum industry pose significant risks. Offshore stor- age …
Cato Institute · 20 September 2024 English
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profit boost. Yes, some sectors, such as the petroleum industry, saw soaring profits due to supply shocks …
