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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461380803321

Autore

Tordo Silvana

Titolo

National oil companies and value creation [[electronic resource] /] / Silvana Tordo ; with Brandon S. Tracy and Noora Arfaa

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2011

ISBN

1-283-29267-X

9786613292674

0-8213-8832-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (148 p.)

Collana

World Bank working paper, , 1726-5878 ; ; no. 218

Altri autori (Persone)

TracyBrandon S. <1973->

ArfaaNoora

Disciplina

338.2/7282

Soggetti

Petroleum industry and trade

Business enterprises

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Executive Summary; 1. The Petroleum Sector Value Chain; Figures; 2. The Establishment of a Noc: Advantages and Issues; Tables; 3. The Performance and Value Creation of NOCs: A Conceptual Model; 4. Case Studies and Lessons Learned; Boxes; 5. Conclusion; Appendixes

Sommario/riassunto

National Oil Companies (NOCs) directly or indirectly control the majority of oil and gas reserves. As such, they are of great consequence to their country's economy, to importing countries' energy security, and to the stability of oil and gas markets. The paper analyzes the available evidence on the objectives, governance and performance of 20 NOCs from both net importing and net exporting countries, and draws conclusions about the design of policies and measures that are more likely to lead to social value creation.NOCs differ from private companies on a number of very important variables, in