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Oil-field services sector gears up for a recovery … but is not there yet
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Stabilizing oil prices stimulated activity in some areas, which fed through to the OFSE sector, helping support the market. Emerging...
Interview
Delivering a world-class integration in oil and gas
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Transition CEO Huibert Vigeveno discusses what worked in Royal Dutch Shell’s integration of BG Group, its biggest acquisition...
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Preserving the downturn’s upside
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Plummeting prices forced oil and gas companies to get serious about rising production costs. They have. Now the challenge is...
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Capturing margin opportunities in oil and gas refining
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Downstream oil and gas industry players are used to market shifts. The key is taking advantage when they occur.
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The conundrum of new complex refining investments
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Refiners continue to invest in complex refining capacity despite highly volatile margins and generally low light-heavy differentials....
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Adopting a through-cycle approach to talent management
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Instead of dealing with talent shortage, many oil and gas companies are now juggling a surplus of labor. Rapid performance management...
Commentary - McKinsey Quarterly
Peering into energy’s crystal ball
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McKinsey’s predictions were broadly on target in 2007. Here’s how things could turn out during the next eight years....
Commentary
Lower oil prices but more renewables: What’s going on?
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Why the renewables sector is more resilient than ever.
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Capturing value from M&A in oil and gas: Implications for integration
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M&A may help address challenges facing oil and gas companies in today’s low oil price climate. We identify seven best...