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Courting the National Oil Companies

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By some estimates, national oil companies (NOCs) control an estimated 90% of the world’s proven petroleum reserves. One need look no further than Statoil’s recent announcement to purchase Norsk Hydro’s offshore oil and gas assets, Royal Dutch Shell’s sale of interest in the Sakhalin II project to Gazprom, or the creeping nationalization in Latin America to understand that state-controlled oil and gas companies are poised to grow in size and influence in coming years.

In the past, NOCs sought established international oil companies (IOCs) like ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP, ConocoPhillips and Shell to develop their reserves. Under these arrangements, the IOCs typically handled much of the selection and management of oilfield vendors on behalf of their NOC partners. However, NOCs now appear to be asserting themselves in the process to a greater degree . Continue reading “Courting the National Oil Companies”