“The investment climate in Saudi Arabia has become increasingly conducive for local and foreign investors.” Abdulhakim H. Al Khalid, Chairman, Asharqia Chamber of Commerce The Oil & Gas Year Saudi Arabia 2020 charts the transformation of a key oil producer as it pursues wide-reaching plans to diversify the economy away from oil and develop new and varied economic activities. These include increasing non-oil government revenue from USD 43.5 billion to USD 266.6 billion and growing the private sector’s contribution to GDP from 40% to 65%, among other reforms. “The kingdom has seen a tremendous transformation over the last three to four years. We are seeing a positive impact of this transformation on our business.” Tareq Al Nuaim, president and CEO, Luberef As part of its Vision 2030, the government has been establishing partnerships and channelling local and foreign investment into a flurry of domestic projects, from digitisation and automation programmes to research centres, manufacturing hubs and smart cities. This fifth edition of The Oil & Gas Year Saudi Arabia series provides insight to investors and companies looking at strategic opportunities in the country, at a time when Saudi Arabia is experiencing a transformation to a more diverse and technology-driven hydrocarbons industry.

“We ask Europeans to more carefully assess the potential for co-operation with Russia.” Yuri Shafranik, Chairman, Union of Oil & Gas Producers of Russia The Oil & Gas Year Russia 2020 highlights the country’s latest milestones in bolstering its position on the global energy market. The Russian oil and gas industry has been moving further east to boost its hydrocarbons production, launching the Power of Siberia pipeline and continuously exploring the potential of Arctic regions and the Northern Sea Route. “Tatarstan has been the country’s scientific and practical training ground for developing bituminous oil production technologies.” Rustam Minnikhanov, President of the Republic of Tatarstan The Oil & Gas Year Russia 2020 spotlights the Republic of Tatarstan, one of Russia’s powerful oil bases. Tatarstan’s dynamic local industry has maintained and even increased its oil production over recent years. Produced in partnership with the Union of Oil & Gas Producers of Russia, this edition of The Oil & Gas Year Russia series provides foresight to investors and companies looking at strategic growth opportunities in the country, at a time when major fiscal regulatory changes and public policies to support import substitution are reshaping one of the world’s largest energy-producing markets. This product is also available in Russian.

“Given the number and calibre of the companies that expressed interest in our maiden oil and gas licensing round, it suffices to say that Ghana’s oil and gas industry is attractive and promising.” Hon. John Peter Amewu, Minister of Energy The Oil & Gas Year Ghana 2020 delves into the country’s developments a decade after first oil. This year’s edition covers a range of topics, including the country’s first-ever licensing round, measures aimed at boosting investor confidence, the government’s plans to turn Ghana into a regional logistics and petroleum hub, the increasing role gas is playing in the country’s energy mix and the achievements of the local content law since its enactment in 2013. “The exciting aspect about this achievement [the Afina-1x well discovery] is that it’s not just for Springfield, but is for the entire continent – to say that Africans can do things and we do them very well once we put our minds to it. We think that this will unleash the potential of Africa.” Kevin Okyere, Founder and CEO of Springfield Group, TOGY Ghana 2020 Indigenous Company of the Year Ghana is putting the pieces in place to increase its energy profile on the African continent, such as expanding E&P activities to reach 500,000 bopd by 2024, initiating policies to increase transparency in the awarding of blocks and ultimately creating a regional hub for the hydrocarbons industry. Produced in partnership with the Ministry of Energy, this fourth edition of The Oil & Gas Year Ghana provides insight to investors and companies looking at strategic opportunities in the country at a time when Ghana’s oil and gas industry is aiming to double production.

For the Saudi Arabia 2020 publication, our sixth annual edition on the Kingdom's economy, we placed heavy emphasis on technology and innovation as a catalyst for change, as well as the developments in the digital economy. Across numerous industries, technology is playing an increasingly greater role—as a global trend but no less true for Saudi Arabia, which has in recent years committed large-scale investment into digital transformation. The Business Year's country-specific publications, sometimes featuring over 150 face-to-face interviews, are among the most comprehensive annual economic publications available internationally. This 280-page publication covers finance, green economy, energy, water, industry, defense, transport, aviation, digital economy, real estate, construction, food, agriculture, health, education, entertainment, culture, and sports.

Energy policy has always been important to the population for stability and to advance technological progress and economic growth. The scope of energy discussions and concerns in the world have expanded significantly in the last several decades. In order to cope with accelerating pollution from fossil fuels, countries have increased investments in renewable energy power plants. However, the existing technology does not allow for the significant increase of the capacity of renewable energy facilities in a short period. As a result, in order to maintain economic growth, countries continue to be highly dependent on fossil fuels like oil, natural gas, and coal. At the same time, some countries start to encounter such problems as depletion of their oil and natural gas resources. The aim of this book is to analyze energy resources in the Middle East and Eastern Europe and relations between countries that appear as a result of new discoveries in this area.

The Oil & Gas Year and the Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry partnered to produce the TOGY Qatar 2019 edition, highlighting Qatar’s attractive business environment, the country’s resilience and QP’s ambitious local and international expansion plans, and covering major projects and services in the industry. This edition includes insights from Qatar’s most influential players and provides in-depth articles that offer market intelligence on the country’s entire value chain, from exploration and production to midstream, downstream and oilfield services, as well as the engineering and construction, marine and logistics, and others sectors. The edition also provides detailed and exclusive coverage of dynamic developments such as the North Field Expansion project as well as the Hamad Port. This edition of The Oil & Gas Year’s Qatar series aims to raise the global profile of Qatar’s hydrocarbons and related industries, showcase its industries accomplishments, and promote its future development plans. 9781783021901 TOGY is proud to present the The Oil & Gas Year Ghana 2019, published in collaboration with Ghana Oil Club. This third edition covers the lessons learned from the global oil price downturn and the opportunities that are becoming available as commodity prices recover. The book also provides readers with a complete perspective of the country’s main energy projects and steps the government is taking to draw in more foreign investment. Due to a prospective upswing in oil and gas activity, Ghana’s offshore industry continues to expand, with capacities being renovated at the main ports of Tema and Takoradi. Meanwhile, companies continue bringing in new technologies to advance Ghana’s E&P and renewables potential as the country modernises. Moreover, Ghana’s downstream sector is hugely competitive. As Ghana works to promote investment in its oil and gas industry, surrounding sectors are being hit with massive changes. Ensuring the competence of next generations, major firms and universities have launched courses or research chairs in petroleum studies. Extensive in-depth analysis is supported by comprehensive maps, illustrations and graphs to create a market guide essential for players seeking to either expand their operations or enter the Ghanaian oil and gas market. 9781783021963 The Oil & Gas Year (TOGY), in partnership with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and the Ministry of Energy and Industry, proudly presents The Oil & Gas Year Abu Dhabi 2019. This eighth edition covers the emirate’s new comprehensive strategy – termed Oil and Gas 4.0 – and key investments as projects and partnerships begin to pick up pace. ADNOC made history in 2018 by opening its first bid round. The NOC is moving in the direction of becoming an IOC and in doing so has opened up Abu Dhabi to more collaboration with multinationals, including equity partnerships with BHGE, Eni and OMV. The strategy shows that the NOC knows that in order to meet its ambitious target of 5 million bopd by 2030, it will need to harness the power of collaboration over competition. Looking beyond the upstream, the edition touches upon major themes such as the regional competition to secure market share in petrochemicals, to which Abu Dhabi is responding by building what is slated to be the area’s largest integrated downstream facility at Ruwais. The edition also discusses digitisation drives being spearheaded in the UAE in the private and public sectors, as well as the introduction of new technologies such as inspection drones and digital twins. Extensive in-depth analysis is supported by comprehensive maps, illustrations and graphs to create a market guide essential for players seeking to either expand their operations in Abu Dhabi or enter this dynamic market.

This open access book offers a holistic and interdisciplinary analysis of the energy sector in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and its ongoing transformation. Taking into account global decarbonization policies, it offers a comprehensive overview of the transition’s effects in the region highlighting socioeconomic, geopolitical and cultural aspects. The book is divided into four parts, the first of which illustrates the historical, cultural and socioeconomic heterogeneity of the MENA region. The second part assesses the region's energy sector, with a special focus on the energy mix and consumption evolution at the national level. The third part addresses the geopolitics and geoeconomics of the energy sector in MENA countries, including foreign interference, conflicts, investments and partnerships both related to hydrocarbons and energy transition. Lastly, the fourth part provides overall conclusions and key takeaways on all major aspects addressed by the book, highlighting various paths and strategies for decarbonization in the region.

Understanding Strategic Management is the ideal introduction to strategy for students who require a concise, informative and practical approach. The book's four-part structure defines the concept of strategy, before using the overarching strategic framework of analysis, formulation, andimplementation to show how strategy can be used to develop a sustainable competitive advantage in business.The author conveys the realities of strategic management through diverse, international and contemporary examples, while Strategy in Focus boxes use examples from popular media to show strategic management issues at work in the headlines we read every day. A longer, integrated case study in everychapter ties together multiple strategic challenges that affect businesses large and small, public and private. Review and discussion questions then encourage students to be critical of the material and juxtapose alternative concepts and frameworks to evaluate their strengths and weaknesses.Students may extend their learning with additional material available as part of the online resources. Written by the author to build seamlessly on the book, Extension Material is signposted from every chapter, providing further depth on a specific topic where required. Multiple choice questions arealso signposted at the end of every chapter, encouraging students to test their knowledge and understanding.The rounded approach, extensive examples, and additional resources make this book a balanced and accessible introduction for students taking their first steps into strategic management.The ebook offers a mobile experience and convenient access: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooksThe online resources include:For students:Internet exercisesGlossaryExtension materialWorking through strategyMultiple-choice questionsAdditional recommended resourcesFor lecturers:Bank of additional case studiesAdditional discussion questions and promptsTest bankFurther case materialAnswers to discussion questionsPowerPoint slidesFigures and tables from the book