I study the dynamic implications of climate policy and stranded assets risk on macroeconomic outcomes and asset prices. Using a general-equilibrium resource extraction model, I show that the anticipation of climate-policy action, which will restrict future fossil fuel use and is amplified by...

How do expropriations of foreign oil and gas assets affect the net inflow of FDI? We analyze political and legal developments which led to increased government control of natural resource extraction industries in South America in the early 2000s and discuss at which point in time foreign...

The study examines dynamic volatility transmissions among European Energy industry participants along the production lines, using the Diebold and Yilmaz (2012)’s spillover index. We sort the sector participants, based on their production exposure, into Upstream, Midstream, Downstream, and...

This study tries to interrogate the unfolding skirmishes between Gombe and Bauchi States arising from competition for claim over ownership of the recently found oil endowed resources in the Kolmani area that cut across them. The article is situated within the context of Max Weber Conflict theory...

Many companies in the petroleum industry who adopted driver safety systems in Zimbabwe are facing challenges such as accidents, misuse of vehicles and losses have affected their performance. But to others these driver safety system is an expense to them. Since there is not much literature on the...

I create a novel dataset combining detailed exploration data with register financial data on all public and private firms operating on the Norwegian Continental Shelf to analyze the effects of debt on well drilling decisions. I make use of an over-dispersed Poisson regression model where key...

We use a unique high-frequency Russian customs dataset to evaluate the impact of international sanctions on Russia – focusing on Russian crude oil and oil products exports, as they are the key sources of export earnings and government revenues. We study the effects of two focal sanctions...

We examine the impact of multinational oil companies' (MOCs) corporate social responsibility (CSR) on gender equality for social equity using a combined propensity score matching and logit model. The result indicates a significant relationship between CSR and gender equality for social equity in...

Since the beginning of 2014, reports of cult violence have increased sharply in the Nigeria's oil producing communities. Hence, we set out to examine the role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) from multinational oil companies (MOCs) in mitigating the spread of cult group violence in the...

This study aims to present a model of technology innovation network in an academic innovation hub. Firstly, the required capabilities and innovation actors of technology readiness levels (TRL) of isomerization is determined, and then the actors of the innovation ecosystem have been identified...

This paper examines the ability of the oil market variance risk premium (VRP) to predict both financial and key macroeconomic series. Interest in understanding the movement of such variables increasingly involves considers measures of investor risk, for which the VRP that incorporates both...

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the multinational oil companies' (MOCs) corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives in Nigeria. Its special focus is to investigate the impact of the global memorandum of understanding (GMoU) on development of enterprising rural...

Climate change presents global externalities, leading private markets to underinvest in climate change solutions. The key insight of this paper is that some private market participants, namely large oil and gas (O&G) firms, are in a position to internalize important climate change externalities...

We study carbon reduction pledges of publicly traded U.S. oil exploration and production (E&P) companies. Of the 69 firms in the sample, 18 have committed to net-zero carbon targets, 14 have announced significant emissions cuts, while the remaining 37 firms have not announced any formal...

This paper provides both a quantitative and qualitative analysis of whether the Chinese national oil companies have “overpaid” than international counterparts in overseas asset acquisitions during 2001-2017. Using a hedonic pricing framework, we find that while the Chinese companies did not...

We examine the impact of multinational oil companies' (MOCs) corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives on enabling youth participation in theecotourism development in Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Results from the use ofaverage treatment test of a combined propensity score matching and...

The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the multinational oil companies' (MOCs) corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives in Nigeria. Its special focus is to investigate the impact of the global memorandum of understanding (GMoU) on gender and food security in the Niger Delta...

Qatar's domestic and foreign policy since the 1990s has developed along three main lines: The emirate has expanded its gas production and supplies liquefied gas to as many countries as possible; it assures itself of US military protection by providing bases; and it conducts a "soft power"...

It has already been literarily proven that the past shows a statistical correlation between crude oil prices and certain industries that are influenced by its volatility. In this context, the Russian war in particular leads to reassessable reactions of these industries. In this paper, we...

This report explores the relationship between oil and gas dependency and a country's debt burden, where repayments are potentially reliant on fossil fuel revenues. In particular, by looking at the interaction between oil and gas prices and public finances over a 11-year period (2010-2020) for a...

Am 22. Juni beginnen in Nordrhein-Westfalen die Sommerferien. Wie jedes Jahr werden dann Viele mit dem Pkw in den Urlaub fahren und aus diesem Grund werden die Preise für Benzin und Diesel regelmäßig ein heißes Sommerthema. Die gute Nachricht ist, dass Diesel deutschlandweit Mitte Juni 2023...

This study tries to interrogate the unfolding skirmishes between Gombe and Bauchi States arising from competition for claim over ownership of the recently found oil endowed resources in the Kolmani area that cut across them. The article is situated within the context of Max Weber Conflict theory...

This paper examines the ability of the oil market variance risk premium (VRP) to predict both financial and key macroeconomic series. Interest in understanding the movement of such variables increasingly involves considers measures of investor risk, for which the VRP that incorporates both...

Blockchain's influence extends beyond finance, impacting diverse sectors such as real estate, oil and gas, and education. This extensive reach stems from blockchain’s intrinsic ability to reliably manage digital transactions and supply chains. Within the oil and gas sector, the merger of...

The operations of MOGCs in Nigeria have been going on amidst challenges bordering on weak regulatory mechanisms. These have negatively affected productivity to the extent that there have been accusations and counteraccusations among the operators, governments and host communities over wrong...

This article focuses on the interpretations of, and changes relating to oil, gas, and mineral law in Texas from December 1, 2018, through November 30, 2019. The cases examined include decisions of state and federal courts in the state of Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit....

The necessity for ecological restoration as a remedial measure to environmental or ecological harms cuts across national boundaries. A typical example is harm to the climatic system, which affects remote communities and traverses its global impacts. No doubt, ecological restoration aimed at...