Keyword: petroleum

Found 199 papers in total
Economics of oil regulation and the Brazilian reform: Some issues
Economics of oil regulation and the Brazilian reform: Some issues
2011,
This paper reviews the economic fundamentals for regulation in the oil industry, with...
The role of market fundamentals and speculation in recent price changes for crude oil
The role of market fundamentals and speculation in recent price changes for crude oil
2011,
I hypothesize that the price spike and collapse of 2007–2008 are driven by both...
An analysis of oil production by OPEC countries: Persistence, breaks, and outliers
An analysis of oil production by OPEC countries: Persistence, breaks, and outliers
2011,
This study examines the time series behaviour of oil production for OPEC member...
Augmenting defense‐in‐depth with the concepts of observability and diagnosability from Control Theory and Discrete Event Systems
Augmenting defense‐in‐depth with the concepts of observability and diagnosability from Control Theory and Discrete Event Systems
2011,
Defense‐in‐depth is a fundamental principle/strategy for achieving...
Biofuel refinery location and supply chain planning under traffic congestion
Biofuel refinery location and supply chain planning under traffic congestion
2011,
This research focuses on planning biofuel refinery locations where the total system...
The effect of oil price on container-ship speed and fleet size
The effect of oil price on container-ship speed and fleet size
2011,
The changing prices of bunker fuel open the door for substantial cost savings by...
Optimizing Helicopter Transport of Oil Rig Crews at Petrobras
Optimizing Helicopter Transport of Oil Rig Crews at Petrobras
2010,
Petrobras produces nearly 90 percent of Brazil's oil at about 80 offshore oil...
Network planning of fuelling service stations in a near-term competitive scenario of the hydrogen economy
Network planning of fuelling service stations in a near-term competitive scenario of the hydrogen economy
2009,
Hydrogen can be viewed as the flexible automotive fuel of the future. However, many...
A visual interactive optimisation tool for analysing alternate locations for petroleum distribution facilities: towards building an intelligent Decision‐Support System
A visual interactive optimisation tool for analysing alternate locations for petroleum distribution facilities: towards building an intelligent Decision‐Support System
2009,
This paper describes an intelligent Decision‐Support System developed to...
Petrol delivery tanker assignment and routing: a case study in Hong Kong
Petrol delivery tanker assignment and routing: a case study in Hong Kong
2008,
In this paper, we present a case study on a tanker assignment and routing problem for...
Inventory constrained maritime routing and scheduling for multicommodity liquid bulk, part I: applications and model
Inventory constrained maritime routing and scheduling for multicommodity liquid bulk, part I: applications and model
2007,
This paper formulates a model for finding a minimum cost routing in a network for a...
Designing emergency response networks for hazardous materials transportation
Designing emergency response networks for hazardous materials transportation
2007,
Undesirable consequences of dangerous goods incidents can be mitigated by quick...
Routing of supply vessels to petroleum installations
Routing of supply vessels to petroleum installations
2007,
Purpose – In the Norwegian oil and gas industry the upstream logistics includes...
Implementing enterprise content management: from evolution through strategy to contradictions out-of-the-box
Implementing enterprise content management: from evolution through strategy to contradictions out-of-the-box
2006,
This study examines a strategic development and implementation process of enterprise...
Generalized proportional intensities models for repairable systems
Generalized proportional intensities models for repairable systems
2006,
Based upon the non-homogeneous Poisson process as recommended by Ascher &...
An integrated order and demand management system design for a petroleum products distributor
An integrated order and demand management system design for a petroleum products distributor
2005,
The company supplies petroleum products both from domestic and foreign suppliers,...
Using principal components in a proportional hazards model with applications in condition-based maintenance
Using principal components in a proportional hazards model with applications in condition-based maintenance
2006,
This paper proposes the application of a principal components proportional hazards...
Process knowledge generation and knowledge management to support product quality in the process industry by supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) open systems
Process knowledge generation and knowledge management to support product quality in the process industry by supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) open systems
2006,
Product quality is the product's fitness for purpose. In the process industry this is...
Robustness studies on coal gasification process variables
Robustness studies on coal gasification process variables
2004,
Optimisation of the Sasol-Lurgi gasification process was carried out by utilising the...
Risk assessment of option performance for new product and process development projects in the chemical industry: a case study
Risk assessment of option performance for new product and process development projects in the chemical industry: a case study
2005,
This paper presents as a case study, empirical research forming part of a large...
Compressed natural gas bus safety: A quantitative risk assessment
Compressed natural gas bus safety: A quantitative risk assessment
2005,
This study assesses the fire safety risks associated with compressed natural gas (CNG)...
A tabu search heuristic for scheduling the production processes at an oil refinery
A tabu search heuristic for scheduling the production processes at an oil refinery
2004,
In this paper we present a tabu search heuristic which can be used for scheduling the...
A mixed-integer optimization strategy for oil supply in distribution complexes
A mixed-integer optimization strategy for oil supply in distribution complexes
2003,
As a result of an increasingly competitive market, companies must find ways to...
Algorithms for noisy problems in gas transmission pipeline optimization
Algorithms for noisy problems in gas transmission pipeline optimization
2001,
In this paper we describe some algorithms for noisy optimization in the context of...
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