The Independent Petroleum Producers Association is currently in overdrive parading a commissioned study that makes a number of claims about its member’s value to the economy. According to the study, independent oil and gas producers drill most of the wells in the country, create millions of jobs and pay billions in taxes and royalties. Furthermore,...Continue reading 'Independent oil & gas producers don’t need subsidies any more than big oil does'.
Royal Dutch Shell plc com News and information on Royal Dutch Shell . Plc Skip to Content Home Contact Us Contributors Mission Shell Blog Shell Library Shell may have to sell North Sea assets after tax raid Apr 29th , 2011 by John Donovan Published Date : 29 April 2011 By Martin Flanagan City editor ROYAL Dutch Shell warned yesterday that it may have to sell some assets in the North Sea and reduce investment in the region because of the Chancellor’s tax raid and higher industry decommissioning costs in the . Budget Simon Henry , chief financial officer , revealed that the changes could cost the group 1 billion 600m in extra charges , a similar sum to that facing rival . BP He said that Shell had taken a 60 million hit in the first quarter of this year on the extra tax levy on North Sea
Royal Dutch Shell plc com News and information on Royal Dutch Shell . Plc Skip to Content Home Contact Us Contributors Mission Shell Blog Shell Library BP should look to Anglo-Dutch rival Shell to help refine the way forward Apr 29th , 2011 by John Donovan One of the most striking features of the oil industry in recent times has been the divergent fortunes of Royal Dutch Shell and . BP BP has well-publicised problems that explain its recent under-performance , such as uncertainty over its future in Russia and the shock of last year’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico’s Macondo area , which left 11 workers dead . Photo : REUTERS By Damian Reece Head of Business : 29n April 2011 The past two years has seen Shell outperform the All-Share index by 7pc , while BP
Royal Dutch Shell plc com News and information on Royal Dutch Shell . Plc Skip to Content Home Contact Us Contributors Mission Shell Blog Shell Library Slick Shell leaves BP in slipstream Apr 29th , 2011 by John Donovan Shell remains interested in a merger if the terms and conditions are right Oil battle : The Gulf of Mexico crisis has proved disastrous for BP’s shares , while Shell’s have soared By Hugo Duncan Last updated at 10:42 PM on 28th April 2011 In the battle of the UK super majors , the first leg of 2011 belongs to Shell by a considerable margin , said Richard Hunter , head of UK equities at Hargreaves Lansdown stockbrokers , . yesterday It is easy to see why . While BP is plagued by the toxic legacy of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and troubles in Russia , Royal Dutch Shell
IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Apr 27 2011 0 Social Media Strategies for Food and Drinks Companies CC chotda Flickr Datamonitor 360 has just published the report Social Media Strategies for Food and Drinks Companies , which provides an overview of the current social media landscape . The report also presents the most important areas for marketers to target in the online marketing space , based on industry interviews and surveys and qualitative research , and includes case studies as well as a section on the future of social media use in the . sector The full-text of the report is available on the web to members of the IESE . community Share Written by IESE Library Staff in : Market Industry reports Tags : Food industry Social Media Social Networking Feb
IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Apr 27 2011 0 Social Media Strategies for Food and Drinks Companies CC chotda Flickr Datamonitor 360 has just published the report Social Media Strategies for Food and Drinks Companies , which provides an overview of the current social media landscape . The report also presents the most important areas for marketers to target in the online marketing space , based on industry interviews and surveys and qualitative research , and includes case studies as well as a section on the future of social media use in the . sector The full-text of the report is available on the web to members of the IESE . community Share Written by IESE Library Staff in : Market Industry reports Tags : Food industry Social Media Social Networking
No wonder those oil boys at the American Petroleum have launched a campaign to try and stop further “tax increases” (read: subsidy removal) on the industry. They know that Obama is on their back. Yesterday, the President wrote to the House Speaker John Boehner, and other political leaders asking them to take “immediate action to...Continue reading '“We simply can’t afford wasteful subsidies”'.
Any regular reading of this blog will know that that the good old American Petroleum Institute (API) is fairly wizard-like when it comes to conjuring up numbers of how many people the industry supports or employs. Up to September 2009, the API had often repeated statements such as “The oil and gas industry employs nearly...Continue reading 'API’s Latest “Ridiculous” Anti-Tax Campaign'.
IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Apr 25 2011 0 Renewables at a Crossroads CC Lollie-Pop Flickr A new study on renewable energy by Booz Co analyzes the sector’s current prospects and measures the impact of the financial crisis on the industry . The study also highlights the growing diversification in the sector in terms of agents , technologies and geographic . regions The report is available to download from the Booz Co website Share Written by IESE Library Staff in : Market Industry reports Tags : Booz Co Renewables energy Mar 22 2010 Green Energy in Germany stock . Xchng In 2008, Germany’s electricity generation totaled 612.8TWh , an increase of 0.3 over 2007. During 2004–08, Germany’s electricity generation increased at a low compound annual growth
The World Bank Group, perhaps the best-known publicly-funded international development institution, is pitched in an important battle over the future of its energy lending. Unfortunately, if some Bank executives have their way, the new Energy Strategy will become a blueprint for straddling the world’s poorest nations and people with dangerous and polluting energy. That’s because...Continue reading 'World Bank Executives: Stop Defending Dirty Energy for the Poor'.
IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Apr 18 2011 0 The Mobile Entertainment Industry Outlook CC Twisitor Center Flickr Datamonitor 360 has just published the report The Mobile Entertainment Industry Outlook” which provides an overview of the global mobile entertainment sector . In this report , except where specifically mentioned , the term mobile refers to mobile handsets including smartphones . It : covers The global mobile entertainment industry in terms of market size , its segments , key drivers and resistors , trends and major . players Segments of the mobile entertainment industry : Music , video , gambling , and games . For each of these segments the report individually discusses the market size , sub-segments , geographic segmentation and major .
IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Apr 15 2011 0 Global Information Technology Report CC World Economic Forum Sweeden and Singapore continue to lead The Networked Readiness Index 2010–2011. Finland ocupes third spot . The index forms part of the Global Information Technology Report 2010–2011 prepared by the World Economic Forum in partnership with INSEAD Spain , meanwhile , dropped three places to 34th of a total of 138 global . economies The Networked Readiness Index NRI examines how prepared countries are to use ICT effectively on three dimensions : the general business , regulatory and infrastructure environment for ICT the readiness of the three key societal actors : individuals , businesses and governments to use and benefit from ICT and their actual
IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Apr 13 2011 0 Environment Waste Management CC Sangudo Flickr Factiva offers a gamma of Industry Snapshots to offer readers a glimpse of the most relevant data about a particular industry and includes a comprehensive one-page summary . Environment Waste management” is a good example where you can find targeted news , reports , charts , analysis and financial . data The full-text of the report is available on the web to members of the IESE . community Share Written by IESE Library Staff in : Market Industry reports Tags : Environment Factiva Waste management Recycling Waste treatment Sewage Apr 13 2011 0 Top 50 Companies for Diversity List CC tedeytan Flickr Kaiser Permanente has topped the 2011 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies
IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Apr 12 2011 0 IESE Among Most Reputable Spanish Corporations Santander Bank is the most reputable company in Spain , followed by Inditex and Telefónica , according to the Merco 2011 Company Monitor on Corporate Reputation . The company’s respective presidents occupy , in the same order , the top three positions of the ranking of corporate . leaders The study places IESE the highest performing Spanish business school , in 36th and IESE Dean Jordi Canals in 34th . Merco’s list of the most socially responsible companies in Spain , meanwhile , is headed by La Caixa , Iberdrola and . Mercadona For more information about the rankings , visit Merco’s website Share Written by IESE Library Staff in : Rankings Tags : Business
IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Apr 11 2011 0 Transportation Management Report 2011 CC Elsie esq . Flickr Capgemini Consulting has released the 2011 edition of its Transportation Management Report . The two-part study provides the latest insights into the business drivers for transportation management processes and . software The first part of the report focuses upon the challenges faced when managing transportation in the current economic climate and possible solutions . Capgemini authors from six different countries including the Netherlands , Belgium , Spain , Sweden , UK and Germany illustrate with real-life case studies how transportation management can contribute to operational excellence and cost savings as well as minimize environmental . impact
IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Apr 08 2011 0 OECD’s latest Interim Economic Assessment CC OECD Flickr The OECD has just released its latest Interim Economic Assessment The report finds that growth in the G7 economies outside Japan appears to be stronger than previously projected , with accelerating private sector investment and trade boosting . recovery After last month’s disaster in Japan , early estimates from Japanese authorities suggest that the loss of physical capital amounted to someone between 3.3 to 5.2 percent of annual GDP . As a result , growth in Japan might be reduced by between 0.2 and 0.6 percentage points in the first quarter . Meanwhile , economic growth in the G7 economies outside Japan could rise to an annualized rate of about 3
IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Apr 07 2011 0 Leveraging Migration for Africa Stock.xchng The African Development Bank and the World Bank have just published the report , Leveraging Migration for Africa : Remittances , Skills , and . Investments Two-thirds of migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa go to other countries in the region , while more than 90 percent of migrants from North Africa have moved outside the African continent . The top destinations for African migrants are France 9 percent of total emigrants Cote d’Ivoire 8 percent South Africa 6 percent Saudi Arabia 5 percent and the United States and the United Kingdom 4 percent each Recorded remittances into Africa , which grew fourfold between 1990 and 2010 to reach nearly 40 billion in 2010, are the
IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Apr 04 2011 0 SMB Cloud Adoption Study 2011 CC fotobydave Flickr This new report from Microsoft Corp investigates how cloud computing will impact small and midsize businesses SMBs in the next three years . The research finds that 39 percent of SMBs expect to be paying for one or more cloud services within three years , an increase of 34 percent from the current 29 percent . It also finds that in the next three years the number of cloud services SMBs pay for will nearly double in most . countries The research report was designed and conducted in conjunction with Edge Strategies Inc . The research questioned 3,258 SMBs that employ up to 250 employees across 16 countries worldwide : Australia , Canada , China , France ,