AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF ASPECTS OF PETROLEUM AND MILITARY SECURITY IN THE PERSIAN GULF [PDF]
Geologic estimates of remaining global petroleum resources place about 50% in the Persian Gulf. Production costs are estimated at $5 per barrel there, and $15 per barrel in the North Sea and Alaska.
Chapman, Duane, Khanna, Neha
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The Director Duty of Care in Qatar [PDF]
, 2016 In this age of globalization, cross-border investment and intense competition for capital, comparative corporate governance is an increasingly important topic. This Article examines and analyzes the duty of care for directors of publicly-traded companies,
Slawotsky, Joel, Truby, Jon M.
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Energy Alarmism: The Myths That Make Americans Worry about Oil [PDF]
, 2007 Many Americans have lost confidence in their country's "energy security" over the past several years. Because the United States is a net oil importer, and a substantial one at that, concerns about energy security naturally raise foreign policy questions.
Daryl G. Press, Eugene Gholz
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Alternative water management scenarios for Saudi Arabia [PDF]
Natural Resources;environmental ...
Al Layla, R.I. +2 more
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The New Adventures of the Common Law [PDF]
, 2009 One of the arguably unexpected legal developments during the first decade of this century has been the emergence of new common law jurisdictions in a region with a very different legal heritage – the Arabian Peninsula.
Horigan, Damien P.
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Barriers and motivations affecting information systems usage by Hajj-Umrah religious tourism operators in Saudi Arabia [PDF]
, 2013 Hajj & Umrah religious tourism accounts for seven million visitors each year in Saudi Arabia. The government has recently taken initiatives to promote the use of Information Systems (IS) in the religious tourism industry, encouraging firms to adopt ...
Corbitt, B, Pittayachawan, S
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The insurance sector in the Middle East and North Africa : challenges and development agenda [PDF]
This paper studies the causes of the low development of the insurance sector in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region, particularly for long term insurance.
Lester, Rodney
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Did Iraq Cheat the United Nations? Underpricing, Bribes, and the Oil for Food Program [PDF]
From 1997 through early 2003, the United Nations Oil for Food Program allowed Iraq to export oil in exchange for humanitarian supplies. We measure the extent to which this program was corrupted by Iraq's attempts to deliberately set the price of its oil ...
Chang-Tai Hsieh, Enrico Moretti
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Computer analysis of effects of altering jet fuel properties on refinery costs and yields [PDF]
This study was undertaken to evaluate the adequacy of future U.S. jet fuel supplies, the potential for large increases in the cost of jet fuel, and to what extent a relaxation in jet fuel properties would remedy these potential problems.
Breton, T., Dunbar, D.
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Special Libraries, February 1957 [PDF]
, 1957 Volume 48, Issue 2https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/sla_sl_1957/1001/thumbnail ...
Special Libraries Association
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