Petroleum Economics or Strategies for Asia Pacific

Petroleum Economics: Issues and Strategies of Oil and Natural Gas Production

Author: Rognvaldur Hannesson

The petroleum industry is arguably the most influential and important industry in the world. This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the economics of oil and natural gas extraction and production along with a detailed discussion of pricing, taxing, and markets of these most valuable commodities.

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Provides a perspective on questions such as whether or not the world is running out of resources, what is the maximum rate of extraction, what should be done with the oil money, and what are the structural problems associated with a vital and growing petroleum industry. With an emphasis on economics and the upstream activities of the gas and oil industry, eight chapters discuss oil and oil prices; markets for energy; natural gas; principles of petroleum production; theories of price formation; taxation of oil extraction; managament of petroleum wealth; and discoveries and structural changes. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Table of Contents:

	Preface
1	Oil and Oil Prices	1
2	The Markets for Energy	15
3	Natural Gas	37
4	Some Principles of Petroleum Production	61
5	Theories of Price Formation for Petroleum - Petroleum Rents	83
6	The Taxation of Oil Extraction	109
7	The Management of Petroleum Wealth	123
8	Petroleum Discoveries and Structural Changes	141
	Bibliography	155
	Index	159

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Strategies for Asia Pacific

Author: Philippe Lasserr

"This informative and comprehensive book will be of value to business practitioners and students wanting to know how Asian Pacific business networks operate."
--Choice

Despite the growing economic importance of the Asia Pacific region, Western firms remain underrepresented. To remedy this situation, Western firms must approach their operations in Asia strategically, by questioning many of the traditional assumptions of Western business. While Japan has been the subject of much Western scrutiny, the other nations in the region--South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, China, and Thailand--have been virtually overlooked.

Strategies for Asia Pacific, the culmination of two decades of research and direct professional experience, is written to provide Western companies with a hands-on approach to doing business in Asia Pacific. The authors first define the region's key characteristics, its role in the world economy, and key features of market and consumer behavior. The book then turns to an overview of the competitive market for developing business there, outlining what is required to design and manage joint-ventures. The final chapters examine the prospective pitfalls in managing Asia Pacific operations and the human resource issues associated with such operations before concluding with projections for future trends in the development of the region.

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Stresses the importance of the Asia Pacific region in the context of international strategies of the firm, applying selected concepts and theoretical frameworks of international business strategy to the Asia Pacific region. Case histories of Western business successes and failures in the region illustrate chapters on Asia as a market, Asian business logic, and country-based and global partnerships. Of interest to Western managers doing business in Asia. Can also be used as a text for business courses on Asia at undergraduate and MBA levels. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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This informative and comprehensive book will be of value to business practitioners and students wanting to know how Asian Pacific business networks operate.