Title: Oil and governance : state-owned enterprises and the world energy supply /
Authors: Victor, David G.; Hults, David R.; Thurber, Mark.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press,
Year: 2014
Subjects: Petroleum industry and trade History; Petroleum industry and trade Government policy; Government corporations.; Government corporations; Petroleum industry and trade; Petroleum industry and trade Government policy
Abstract: "National Oil Companies (NOCs) play an important role in the world economy. They produce most of the world's oil and bankroll governments across the globe. Although NOCs superficially resemble private-sector companies, they often behave in very different ways. Oil and Governance explains the variation in performance and strategy for NOCs and provides fresh insights into the future of the oil industry as well as the politics of the oil-rich countries where NOCs dominate. It comprises fifteen case studies, each following a common research design, of NOCs based in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe. The book also includes cross-cutting pieces on the industrial structure of the oil industry and the politics and administration of NOCs. This book is the largest and most systematic analysis of NOCs to date and is suitable for audiences from industry and academia, as well as policy makers"--Page 4 of cover.
Contents: Introduction and overview / David G. Victor, David R. Hults, and Mrk C. Thurber -- hematic studies of national oil companies: The political economy of expropriation and privatization in the oil sector / Christofer Warshaw ; Hybrid governance : state management of national oil companies / David R. Hults ; On the state's choice of oil company : risk, management, and the frontier of the petroleum industry / Peter A. Nolan and Mark C. Thurber --^ National oil company case studies: Saudi Aramco : the jewel in the crown / Paul Stevens ; Oil, monarchy, revolution, and theocracy : a study on the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) / Paasha Mahdavi ; Handcuffed : an assessment of Pemex's performance and strategy / Ognen Stojanovski ; Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) : an enterprise in gridlock / Paul Stevens ; China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) : a balancing act between enterprise and government / Binbin Jiang ; Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA) : from independence to subservience / David R. Hults ; Awakening giant : strategy and performance of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company / Varun Rai and David G. Victor ; Brazil's Petrobras : strategy and performance / Adilson de Oliveira ; Sonatrach : the political economy of an Algerian state institution / John P. Entelis ; Norway's evolving champion : Statoil and the politics of state enterprise / Mark C.^ Thurber and Benedicte Tangen Istad ; Gazprom : the struggle for power / Nadejda Victor and Inna Sayfer ; NNPC and Nigeria's oil patronage ecosystem / Mark C. Thurber, Ifeyinwa M. Emelife and Patrick R.P. Heller ; Fading star : explaining the evolution of India's ONGC / Varun Rai ; Petronas : reconciling tensions between company and state Leslie Lopez ; Angola's Sonangol : dexterous right hand of the state / Patrick R.P. Heller -- Conclusions and implications: Major conclusions and implications for the future of the oil industry / David G. Victor, David R. Hults, and Mark C. Thurber -- Appendices: Appendix A -- our assessments of NOC performance / David G. Victor, David R. Hults, and Mark C. Thurber ; Appendix B : Assessing NOC performance and the role of depletion policy / Paul Stevens.