British Petroleum Company (BP) and Amoco Corporation are two of the largest oil and gas firms in the world. In spite of the intense rivalry between the two companies for several years‚ they decided to merge in 1990. The upstream business of BP which is exploration and manufacturing of crude oil accounted for 68% of its revenues while that for Amoco accounted for 60%. BP Amoco after the merger in 1998‚ their business involved exploration and production of crude oil. This was their upstream business
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Think of the best speaker you have ever heard. What did he or she do that made such an impression upon you? How much of the impression was due to delivery or language style? Now that you know more about style and delivery‚ discuss what you think the speaker’s strategy was. In the past 10 years‚ I was very much influenced by the speeches given by our ex-president Dr.A.P.J Abdul kalam. Unlike other presidents with political background‚ Dr.Kalam popularly known as “Missile man of India” for his work
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Lisa Einselen LIBR 202 The Great Debate - Scenario 3: Image use Scenario 3 debates the use of images when the artist is not credited for them. In this scenario‚ a co-worker with whom you are working on a book club advertisement with is trying to use images‚ cropping out the artist’s name that was on them‚ and also not wanting to credit the artist anywhere else on the completed project. This is against fair use guidelines‚ even though the project (a brochure) is not going to be sold‚ and is merely
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BP Crises Law/531 October 1‚ 2012 The Deepwater Horizon disaster attributed to BP‚ a multinational oil and gas company‚ occurred in 2010 dumping massive amounts of oil in the waters on the gulf coast. The BP is headquartered in London with operations in 80 countries with the largest being in the United States. Team B participated in a simulation that presented a similar scenario as the oil spill mentioned. The company in the
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Motion: “This house believes that Euthanasia should be legalized” Thesis Statement: Euthanasia has its advantages and disadvantages‚ therefore a lot of factors should be considered whether it should be legalized or not. I. The debate about Euthanasia covers different fields and theoretical orientations‚ therefore making decisions regarding euthanasia incredibly complicated due to a confluence of factors encompassing religious‚ medical and philosophical changes over the centuries. II
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strategy Oil companies were the worst performing brands in the world market. There was no brand in the oil industry that had created positive perception in the public. During the late 1990’s BP has decided to change this perception for their brand. The main idea was to create a symbolic capital for BP. The definition of symbolic capital is given by (Bourdieu‚ 1974/1977 sited in Holt & McNulty‚2008‚p.76) as “ the resources by which authority and credibility are established amongst employees‚ peers
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The extract taken from the novel “A parliamentary affair» is under discourse analysis. It belongs to the genre of fiction prose. The story is told by the third-person narrator from Karen’s point of view. The point of view in the story is elaborated on the cognitive level mostly. With the help of it we may witness her critical thinking. The technique of free-indirect thought is also elaborated in the text and it gives an insight into her inner thoughts. God knows where‚ probably with Roger‚ How odd
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strategy‚ have led BP to develop a negative reputation amongst consumers and government officials. The company needs to develop a way to get consumers to put the past behavior of BP behind them and to make consumers believe that the new core values BP has‚ along with its efforts towards rectifying the situation‚ are truthful and valuable. Situational Analysis Internal Environment: Marketing Objectives‚ Strategy‚ and Performance Without actually defining a mission statement‚ BP has published a
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British Petroleum In Russia Introduction BP International Oil and Gas Company is one of the world’s leading international oil and gas companies. Provide customers with fuel for transportation‚ energy for heat and light‚ lubricants to keep engines moving‚ and the petrochemicals products used to make everyday items as diverse as paints‚ clothes and packaging. Key facts Around 80 countries of operation Employees 90.000 The Economic value $403.3 billion Operating cash flow $21.1 billion Barrells
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Negotiation Report 1. Executive summary Amoco was actively cooperating and negotiating with BP on the merger issue. Based on Amoco’s stand-alone valuation‚ it was reasonable to estimate $47 million enterprise value and $41.5 million equity value‚ with a walking-away exchange ratio 0.54. Then adding synergy‚ it reached an opening exchange ratio 0.72. Through further negotiation with BP‚ both parties reached a conclusion on certain level synergy distribution and agreed to close the deal at an
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