1. Oil companies do not allow dealers (franchisees) to buy gas from distributors. Dealers must buy gas from the central oil company. Dealers often complain that this is unfair. The practice has been the subject of antitrust lawsuits. Oil company executives argue that this policy is important because it limits free-riding on the part of the distributors. Explain the executives’ arguments in more detail. The Oil Company executives argue that allowing dealers to buy gas from distributors would be
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EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS Investment companies‚ manage the funds of individuals‚ businesses‚ and state and local governments‚ and are compensated for this service by fees that they charge. The fee is tied to the amount that is managed for the client and‚ in some cases‚ to the performance of the assets managed. Some asset management companies are subsidiaries of commercial banks‚ insurance companies‚ and investment banking companies. As an investment vehicle‚ open-end funds (i.e.‚ mutual funds) are
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GAS STATION OIL SPILL ANALYSIS By: Naira Malaquias April 24‚ 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………………1 2. PROJECT SPOCE ……………………………………………………………………3 3. WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE AND AON…………………………………..4 4. COST BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE………………………………………………...5 5. COST CONTROL PROCEDURES…………………………………………………..6 6. OIL SPILL CASE……………………………………………………………………….7 7. REMEDIATION PLAN…………………………………………………………………8 8. AUDIT PROCEDURES………………………………………………………………
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largest publicly traded oil and gas producing company. ExxonMobil does business in 200 countries world-wide (1). Some countries are designated for exploring gas and petroleum‚ and some are designated for manufacturing chemicals‚ lubricants‚ and market fuels (1). ExxonMobil ’s world-class petroleum portfolio gives access to proven reserves of 21.9 billion oil-equivalent barrels of oil and gas‚ which is the highest in the industry (1). The company ’s discovered resources consist of 72 billion oil equivalent
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Summary Investor behavior analysis is a study made on the demographics and psychographics of the investor considering the parameters like age‚ gender and income groups and also some psychological parameters that will attract the investor towards that particular investment. This analysis describes why an investor will opt a particular investment and the motive behind the investment and other objectives of investment. Investment markets are becoming more risky and each and every passing day makes
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Oil & Gas Pipeline Integrity Management Preface One of the primary goals of Oil and Gas pipeline operators is to ensure continuous and reliable delivery of crude/refined products to customers while ensuring safety of its employees‚ the public‚ customers‚ environment and its assets. They are faced with the increasingly complex process of maintaining the delivery of crude oil/gas/refined products at the minimal cost and impact on the surrounding environment. Pipelines are exposed to various risks
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HOW IS THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION MARKETED? Page I. INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………….. 1 II. INTERNATIONAL MARKETING…………………………………………... 2‚ 3 III. MARKETING IN CHINA…………………………………………………….. 3‚ 4 IV. MARKETING TO HISPANICS………………………………………………. 4 V. DIFFERENT RESOURCES USED IN MARKETING……………………….. 5 VI. MARKETING PARTNERS…………………………………………………… 6‚ 7 VII. MARKETING NBA PLAYERS………………………………………………
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Structure…………………………………………………………………… 6 Industry Demand………………………………………………………………….. 7 Key Determinants of Demand…………………………………………….. 8 Future Expectations of Demand…………………………………………… 8 Industry Analysis…………………………………………………………………. 10 Threat of entry by new competitors………………………………………. 10 Rivalry among existing competitors …………………………………….. 11 Pressure from substitute products ………………………………………. 11 Bargaining power of buyers…………………………………………….. 11 Bargaining power of suppliers ………………………………………….
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|Oil & Gas Industry:Past‚ Present and Future Sudha Singh At Independence‚ India ’s domestic oil production was just 250‚000 tones per annum. The entire production was from one state-Assam. Most foreign experts had written off India as far as discovery of new petroleum reserves was concerned. The Government announced‚ under Industrial Policy Resolution‚ 1954‚ that petroleum would be the core sector industry. Preamble Petroleum exploration
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Ofon Field‚ Oil and Gas Field‚ Nigeria Ofon Field is an oil and natural gas field located in the Oil Mining Lease (OML) 102‚ about 65km offshore in the south-eastern coast of Nigeria. The reserves lie at a water depth of 40m (131ft). The OML 102 is owned by state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC - 60%) and is operated by Total Exploration-Production Nigeria (TEPNG - 40%)‚ formerly Elf Petroleum Nigeria. The proved and probable reserves at Ofon are about 350 million barrels
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