A Strategic Critique of Exxon Research
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This 9 page report discusses the strategies applied by Exxon Oil company’s research and engineering division. The way in which complex systems evolve -- in nature, in politics, in the human body, in corporations -- has become, to a great degree, a science unto itself. Such study allows scientists and researchers in numerous disciplines to formulate theories about how complex systems evolve. It doesn't matter whether the system is a flock of birds, a microchip or the stock market, so long as it constantly adapts to changes in its environment. Applying such thinking to an entity such as an oil company’s research group illustrates the ways in which new thinking is required for the new millennium. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
Filename: BWoilrch.wps

Geothermal Power
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A 10 page overview of geothermal power. Contrasts the efficiency and environmental compatibility of this power source with other sources particularly with that of oil. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Geopower.wps

Intellectual Asset Management and the Oil Industry
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A 7 page discussion of the importance of intellectual assets. Suggests a management approach to these assets and emphasizes that company profitability and success hinges on this management. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PPintell.wps

Oil / A Nonrenewable Resource
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A 10 page overview of oil, our overdependence on it, and the environmental impacts which occur as a result of its utilization. Emphasizes that the answer to dwindling oil reserves and the adverse environmental impacts which are attributed to its utilization is alternative lifestyles and energy sources. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Oilcons.wps

Oil Pollution Act 1990
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This 12 page research paper investigates the OPA 90 and its effects. Discussion includes major points in the Act and its effects on shipbuilding, on the owners and operators of tankers, storage facilities and the number of oil spills that occurred following the Act's passage. Statistics are reported regarding average number and volume of spills for the thirteen years preceding the Act and the two years following the Act. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Oilact.wps

Oil Production/Exploration
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In 5 pages the author discusses oil production/exploration. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Pcoil.doc

Petroleum Products are More Expensive in Europe than the US
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In 5 pages, the author discusses why petroleum products such as gas and oil are more expensive in Europe than in the United States. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PCeurpet.doc

Sacony-Vacuum Oil Company and Antitrust Law
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This 10 page report discusses the anti-trust case involving Sacony-Vacuum Oil and its anti-trust case revolving around price-fixing and gasoline sales in the 1930s. The case went to the United States’ Supreme Court where it was determined that the defendant companies had sold the vast majority of all gasoline sold in the Midwest during 1935. The judgment of the Circuit Court of Appeals was reversed and thatof the District Court affirmed by the Supreme Court. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWsocony

Shell Oil Company
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A 9 page paper discussing this old giant's current focus on the future. Shell oil is a company that is very nearly 200 years old and already has seen industry-changing and industry-creating changes in technology and petroleum use in its long history. At the beginning of the 21st century, it faces yet another change, one that many other similar companies appear to be avoiding: petroleum requires eons to create, yet only minutes to consume. It is critical that we develop alternative energy sources, and Shell is leading all other oil companies in research and development of viable and sustainable alternatives. The industry is changing and Shell is leading the way, but it needs to use some of its nearly 3700 percent increase in profits in 1999 to tell the consumer of its progress. Bibliography lists 13 sources in 16 footnotes.
Filename: KSshellOil.wps

Shell Oil Company - Today's Outlook, Tomorrow's Prognosis
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A 7 page case analysis of Shell Oil Company. This paper outlines the corporate structure of the company, takes a look at its strengths and weaknesses, and lists the major competitors of Shell Oil Company. Described is an innovative social services type of reorganization that Shell has instigated to improve its employee relations as well as its customer services relations. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: LCShell.doc