Up or down in OPEC, its oil supply all comes back to the Saudis
Oil prices have found some support from the potential for lower production from OPEC next year, as suggested by the group's secretary general, Abdalla el-Badri.
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Two key areas where the US steel industry and the federal government intersect are global trade and antitrust measures. These critical safeguards appear to be moving in opposite directions, the former becoming less helpful to the industry and the latter becoming more helpful.
Competitive Mechanisms in Indian Power Sector: Some Reflections on Trends and Patterns
With the enactment of Electricity Act 2003, competition in the Indian power sector received a new nomenclature and is considered instrumental in driving the sector in a sustainable trajectory. An exploratory analysis of the development of the electricity market is carried out to understand the finer nuances of emerging competitive paradigm of the sector, its critical aspects, evolving trends and patterns and future outlooks. The analysis reveals that competition, as it has evolved over last decade or so, manifests a growing trend of an efficient, liquid and complete market phenomenon.
Do Privatisation Model, Contractual and Institutional Factors Play Any Role in Infrastructure Post-privatisation Efficiency? Exploring Port Concessions in Nigeria
Privatisation is often seen as the key to achieving efficiency in infrastructure service delivery. In most cases, however, the model of privatisation and the right institutional environment under which they perform best are ignored in addressing the privatisation-to-efficiency debate. Recognising this, we seek to underscore the contractual and institutional factors influencing infrastructure post-privatisation efficiency in Landlord port models as applied in Nigeria’s port reform. In so doing, the study explores the Landlord port privatisation model in Nigeria.
Soft or Hard: Infrastructure Matters in Rural Economic Empowerment
In the Global South, inadequate infrastructure at the village level is considered as the major constraint for the economic empowerment of socio-economically deprived communities, living marginal life at the remotest part of the state. Whenever we talk about infrastructure development, normally road transport systems, health care services, education facilities and business opportunities come in our mind. In this article, these are considered as the hard infrastructure that someone can perceive.
Development of Infrastructural Facilities in Public Sector on the Urban Fringe of Aligarh City: A Regional Perspective from North India
The present article attempts to show how distance from the urban centre plays an important role in transformation of infrastructure in the peripheral area of cities which is termed as urban fringe of Aligarh city. The distributional pattern of the indicators of infrastructure shows that their values decline along as we move from the city towards the peripheral area of an urban fringe. As we move from the centre of the city, the infrastructure facilities decline with the increase in distance.
Croatia Country Analysis Brief
(Mon, 26 Mar 2001) For up-to-date information on Croatia's energy sector, please see our updated Country Analysis Brief. Also included are a country map, a graph, and links to other related web sites.
U.S. Energy Assets Attract Foreign Investment in 1999
(Fri, 23 Mar 2001) Discusses foreign acquisitions and divestitures of companies and assets in the U.S. energy industry in 1999. A descriptive summary of the major transactions is presented,
and a listing of all transactions is included.
Portugal Country Analysis Brief
(Thu, 22 Mar 2001) For up-to-date information on Portugal's energy sector, please see our updated Country Analysis Brief. Also included are a country map, graphs, and links to other related web sites.
Financial News for Independent Energy Companies, Fourth Quarter 2000
(Thu, 22 Mar 2001) The 'Financial News for Independent Energy Companies' reviews recent financial performance of independent U.S. oil and gas companies. Data presented are for October through December for the years 2000 and 1999. The report includes two tables.