[Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates] : Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research ; [London ;] [New York, NY : Distributed by British Academic Press, [1998]
"The papers contained in this volume were among those presented to the Second Energy Conference held by the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research, October 26-27, 1996"--P. 1.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 130-140) and index.
Introduction : stategic positioning in the oil industry : trends and options / Paul Stevens -- Vertical integration as a strategy for oil security / Giacomo Luciani and Mario Salustri -- International downstream integration of national oil companies / Majid A. Al-Moneef -- Strategic options and opportunities for Gulf oil companies in the Asian market / Keiichi Yokobori -- Oil refining and petroleum-product specifications in Asia / Tilak Doshi -- "Back-door" privatization initiatives in the Gulf : an inadequate step in the right direction / Wael Al-Mazeedi