http://www.strategy-business.com/energy A close look at the pressures facing energy companies and ideas on how to implement new technologies and strategies that will boost productivity and increase growth Mon, 23 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0600 Mon, 12 May 2008 11:33:37 -0500 finn_bridget@bah.com (Bridget Finn) strategy-business@ravencreative.com (strategy+business webmaster) http://www.strategy-business.com/media/image/sb-rss_feed_logo.gif http://www.strategy-business.com/energy 134 39 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08115?gko=7909e Interactive new technologies that collect and analyze data in the field are revolutionizing the oil industry and easing the widespread problems associated with labor shortages. Andrew Steinhubl and Glenn Klimchuk Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08115?gko=7909e http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00059?gko=149c0 Change may be certain, but for a business decision maker, some changes have more impact than others. Here are eight trends that will make the greatest difference in 2008. Art Kleiner Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00059?gko=149c0 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00041?gko=762e1 As nuclear energy becomes a viable alternative to carbon-based fuels, security is a vital concern. Here's how private markets might be able to help. Debra Decker and Erwann Michel-Kerjan Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00041?gko=762e1 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00048?gko=2b207 Transforming the value chain into a value loop can save natural resources and enhance a business's long-term prospects. Hardin Tibbs Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00048?gko=2b207 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00003?gko=7c9ce During the 80s and 90s, the oil and gas industry laid off hundreds of thousands of skilled workers, driving them into different sectors and scaring off the younger generation of scientists and engineers. Today they are paying for those practices with an acute talent shortage that threatens to stall the boom in exploration and investment. Expensive quick-fixes, like poaching senior employees from rivals and delaying retirement, won't work forever. Eventually, the major firms will have to radically restructure their human resources policies to develop a new generation of talent. Peter Parry, Varya Davidson, and Andrew Clark Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00003?gko=7c9ce http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00001?gko=0f575 While oil and gas industries ramp up "megaprojects" to meet demand, few companies really know how to manage them effectively. In the face of major talent shortages and increasingly complicated legal environments, global players are scrambling to navigate labyrinthine partnerships and attempting ambitious, unproven strategies to keep major projects moving forward. Indeed, logistical challenges, rather than dwindling oil, may be the greatest short-term threat to the global supply of crude oil. Herve Wilczynski, Matthew McKenna, and David VanderSchee Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00001?gko=0f575 http://www.boozallen.com/media/file/International_Gas_Markets_v2.pdf The forecasts for gas demand in Europe appear bright, but cannot be taken for granted. A large share of the expected market growth is at risk due to economic and political conditions--such as regulations and oil-indexed prices-- that leave gas at a disadvantage with respect to other energy sources. If regulatory policy allows gas to realize its environmental advantages over other fossil fuels, the market will flourish, but political and economic uncertainties are likely to plague this sector for the foreseeable future. Dr. Robin Hirschl, Dr. Thomas Schlaak, and Otto Waterlander Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.boozallen.com/media/file/International_Gas_Markets_v2.pdf http://www.boozallen.com/media/file/Just_a_Blip_in_the_Golden_Age.pdf The U.S. refining industry has been thriving since 2003, but plunging margins in late 2006 introduced concerns about the years ahead. Fortunately, most of these worries are unfounded. Volatility will persist, but fundamental price drivers remain favorable. In the near-term and mid-term, the golden age of refining will continue. Harry Quarls, Timothy Donohue, and Pedro Caruso Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.boozallen.com/media/file/Just_a_Blip_in_the_Golden_Age.pdf http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/07104?gko=a8c38 The world's urban infrastructure needs a $40 trillion makeover. Cities everywhere face gridlock and obsolescence on one hand, and competition for global business and wealthier citizens on the other. The solution: Reinvigorate electricity, water, and transportation systems by integrating finance, governance, technology, and design. Viren Doshi, Gary Schulman, and Daniel Gabaldon Sat, 03 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/07104?gko=a8c38 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/06406?gko=378e7 Eskom, Africa's largest electric company, began preparing for the end of apartheid in the mid-1980s. Today it is a centerpiece of the South African economy, a critical force for the emerging black middle class, and one of the few African companies positioned to make a play for international expansion. Ann Graham Tue, 02 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/06406?gko=378e7