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Nigeria
Scholarly Publications
Oil and Governance: State-owned Enterprises and the World Energy Supply
January 2012
National oil companies (NOCs) produce most of the world’s oil and natural gas and bankroll governments across the globe.
Exporting the 'Norwegian Model': The effect of administrative design on oil sector performance
June 2011
AbstractNorway has administered its petroleum resources using three distinct government bodies: a national oil company engaged in commercial hydrocarbon operations; a government ministry to direct...
NNPC and Nigeria's Oil Patronage Ecosystem
September 2010
Nigeria depends heavily on oil and gas, with hydrocarbon activities providing around 65 percent of total government revenue and 95 percent of export revenues. While Nigeria supplies some LNG to...
News
PESD releases study of Nigeria's national oil company NNPC
September 2010
Nigeria's national oil company NNPC is at the center of a profoundly dysfunctional oil sector in a country that some argue embodies the "resource curse." In a new study, PESD Associate Director...
Why the peak oil debate misses the point in an NOC-dominated world
September 2008
As oil prices surge through $140/barrel at the time of writing, surely one can at least count on the invisible hand of the market to drive further exploration and production and ultimately bring...
Victor Pulls Back the Curtain; OPEC is No Wizard of the Oil Markets
August 2008
In a climate of extremely volatile energy prices, OPEC is taking directions from the market, not calling the shots. David G.