New forces at work in refining
Subtitle: industry views of critical business and operations trends
By: D.J. Peterson, Sergej Mahnovski
Contributors: Mahnovski, Sergej
Series: MR (Rand Corporation) -- MR-1707
Publisher: RAND
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Santa Monica, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 115
Subjects: Petroleum industry and trade -- United States; Petroleum -- Refining -- United States
Notes: "MR-1707"
Table of contents: title: Introduction: a critical infrastructure; title: Petroleum products in the U.S. economy; title: Change and challenges in refining; title: A critical infrastructure; title: About the study; title: The report; title: The refining industry and petroleum products markets; title: Industry segments and business models; title: Economic hardship and restructuring; title: Is the downstream enjoying an economic recovery?; title: Product slate; title: Higher performance fuels; title: Regionalization of products markets; title: Future demand; title: Imports; title: Refinery operations and technologies; title: Current operations trends; title: Current trends in technologies; title: Longer-term trends in technologies and operations; title: Environment for technology innovation; title: Human capital; title: Regulatory and financial environment; title: Return on investment; title: Capital constraints; title: Regulatory flexibility; title: Regulatory uncertainty; title: Implications for future product supplies; title: Industry views of policy and regulation; title: The refining industry in a new era: key findings and policy issues; title: Key findings; title: Policy issues of importance; title: Appendix A. Rand discussion participants; title: Appendix B. Discussion protocol; title: Appendix C. Petroleum refining processes and products; title: Crude oil inputs; title: Separation; title: Conversion; title: Combination; title: Reformulation; title: Treating; title: Support operations