The author tells the stories of Saudi Aramco, Kuwait Petroleum Corp., the National Iranian Oil Co., Sonatrach of Algeria, and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. - oil titans which together produce one quarter of the world's oil and hold half of the world's known oil and gas reserves. Dr. Marcel explains the complex bond between each state and its oil company, tracing the relationship's evolution from the politically charged days of foreign concessions to today's world of profit-driven decisionmaking.
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"Marcel's path-breaking analysis is particularly adept at showing the great diversity across her sample of NOCs." --Robert Looney, Naval Postgraduate School, Middle East Journal, 9/1/2006 "by far the most detailed account available about Middle Eastern national oil companies...Marcel had remarkable access to senior officials at the companies and the associated government oil ministries." --P. Clawson, Washington Institute for Near East Policy, CHOICE, 11/1/2006 "OIL TITANS is a thorough and readable comparative study of national oil companies... Marcel is to be congratulated for this timely and well-done report from the field." --Mary-Ann Tetreault, Trinity University (San Antonio, Texas) "State-owned oil companies such as Saudi Aramco and National Iranian Oil, not the remnants of the so-called Seven Sisters, control most of the world's reserves and production. These secretive outfits are likely to exert, at least indirectly, a growing influence over how we live. For readers interested in learning how they behave and what motivates them, Oil Titans: National Oil Companies in the Middle East by Valerie Marcel is a good place to start." --Stanley Reed, Business Week, 6/12/2006 "In her recently published book, Oil Titans: National Oil Companies in the Middle East, Dr. Marcel comprehensively examines the challenges facing five regional NOCs as they strive to balance their domestic obligations with their commercial ambitions in a global market place." -- Middle East Economic Survey, 5/29/2006 "A useful handbook for understanding five of the world's most important national oil companies." --Julia Nanay, Middle East Policy, 9/1/2007 "by far the most detailed account available about Middle Eastern national oil companies, specifically those in Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Iran, and Algeria. Marcel has remarkable access to senior officials at the companies and the associated government oil ministries." --Patrick Clawson, Middle East Quarterly, 9/1/2007 "This is an informative analysis of these important organizations and their evolving relationships with their government owners." --Richard N. Cooper, Foreign Affairs
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Valerie Marcel is principal researcher at Chatham House.
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Don't look now, but five nationally owned oil companies (NOCs) control more than half the world's reserves of oil and natural gas. In today's media-steeped culture you might expect those companies to be under a constant microscope, but actually their operations tend to be cloaked in bureaucratic smoke. Valerie Marcel's book sheds valuable light on the way these companies operate and the red-tape constraints they face. While the book suffers from a rather colorless presentation, it more than compensates for this with insights into what the NOCs are and how they relate to the world's insatiable thirst for petroleum. We recommend this book to serious students of the global energy business.
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Good book. Easy to read. It gives a comprehensive view of how M.E. NOCs changed strategy and role based on economic and industrial development. One of the best books written by Marcel.
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A rare find for the National Oil Companies!
12 Aug 2006
By Donald Hsu
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Everyone knows the seven sisters: Standard Oil (Exxon), Royal Dutch Shell, Anglo-Iranian Oil (British Petroleum), Texaco, Socony (then Mobil), Gulf, and Standard Oil California (Chevron). Gulf, Texaco merged with Chevron. Exxon merged with Mobil. Seven became four. French Total merged with Fina, is another giant. Very few people knew anything about the Middle East oil companies. This book covers 5 of them: 1. Abu Dubai National Oil Company (ADNOC), 2. Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), 3. National Iran Oil Company (NIOC), 4. Saudi Arabia Aramco, and 5. Sonatrach of Algeria. The government owns at least 51% of these national oil companies. In the west, most oil engineers are 50 years old. In these 5 companies, majority are young men, 25 to 30 years old. They speak English, make nice PowerPoint presentation, and have good IT skills. They are learning the oil business and they are very proud to be employed by the national oil firms. The rest of the countries are not doing well, even with the high oil rents collected by the government. Oil rents cannot be the only source of income. These government need to develop other industries to provide jobs for the young. Other OPEC countris: Iraq, Qatar, Libya, Indonesia, Venezuela have national oil companies too. It has good coverage on National Oil Libya, Petronas of Malaysia, Petrobras Brazil, Pertamina Indonesia, Qatar National Gas Company, Statoil Norway, Nigeria National Petroleum Corp, Petroleos De Venezuela SA(PDVSA), Pemex Mexico, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), and Gazprom Russia. With the increasing global demand and the rise of the oil prices, these companies need to train their engineers, collaborate with the 5 international oil giants, and continue to develop pipelines and distributions. Their work is cut out for them for the next 20 years. I recommend this book for any one who wishes to learn the global oil buiness. It would be better if CEOs, company information, websites of these five firms are included.
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Sophistical look inside Middle East oil companies
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By Rolf Dobelli
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Don't look now, but five nationally owned oil companies (NOCs) control more than half the world's reserves of oil and natural gas. In today's media-steeped culture you might expect those companies to be under a constant microscope, but actually their operations tend to be cloaked in bureaucratic smoke. Valerie Marcel's book sheds valuable light on the way these companies operate and the red-tape constraints they face. While the book suffers from a rather colorless presentation, it more than compensates for this with insights into what the NOCs are and how they relate to the world's insatiable thirst for petroleum. We recommend this book to serious students of the global energy business.
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Very Informative!
30 Nov 2006
By Luis Mansilla Miranda
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This is a very informative book about the real economic situation in the countries of the middle east and the business of oil. Is startling to realize that, thought there is a big income because of the oil now days, the producers countries face problems regarding internal subsidies and that the NOCs (National Oil Companies) are the source of jobs for the country, even thought most cases are not needed. The book show the companies that are doing well and also those with problems. In my opinion is vital for these countries to diversify its economy, thinking on what to do next after the oil age, and I'm not talking of gas only.
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