Alex BERCA „Capitalismul, dacă va fi să mai aibă succes în secolul 21, va fi diferit de modelele cu care suntem obişnuţi.” Haiman P. Minsky - 1993 Făcând o disecţie a sistemului capitalist actual, autorul examinează unele forme de exprimare în diferite sectoare economice şi le corelează cu … [Read more...]
Mitigating Risk for Oil & Gas Companies with Project Cost Controls
Javier SLONINSKY Fifteen years ago, only 10% of large oil and gas projects ran more than 50% over budget. Last year, that figure nearly tripled to 28%. According to a Schlumberger Business Consulting report, this budget busting trend is expected to worsen by 2015. The cost of building and … [Read more...]
Energetic Strategies of Iraq
Cristina ALEXANDRESCU Iraq, a Moslem country in the Middle East, located between the Tigris and the Euphrates, represents the cradle of the first civilizations, of monotheism, but also of writing. Subsequently, for approaching our days, the Iraqi have been doing very well in the period of the … [Read more...]
Iraq – The Next Global Energy Powerhouse. Key Findings of the Iraq Energy Outlook
Eugenia GUSILOV The International Energy Agency (IEA) released this October a special report which is considered a landmark in the institution’s World Energy Outlook series. The purpose of this article is to present the key findings of this report, which looks at Iraq’s present situation, assesses … [Read more...]
Iraq’s Energy Strategy: a Mid and long Term View
Thamir A. GHADHBAN I will start with a quick review of the political developments over the past few years, and I will then attempt to offer a diagnosis of the current shortcomings of the Iraqi energy sector and I will offer what I believe are the fundamental principles that constitute the … [Read more...]
Globalization and Business for Peace in Iran and the Persian Gulf
Nicoleta VASILCOVSCHI The goal of our research is to present the actual situation of the Persian Gulf, the interest in petroleum and the role of business in the area. In order to ensure peace in Iran, the primary solution seems to be business. The actual research is meant to highlight the … [Read more...]
Securitatea energetică a Golfului Persic la începutul secolului XXI
Octavia MOISE Scopul acestui articol este de a face o scurtă analiză a securității energetice în Golful Persic, luându-se în considerare mediul de securitate în secolul XXI. Ne confruntăm cu o interdependență a legăturilor comerciale, politice și geopolitice, precum și o serie de modificări … [Read more...]
Are Persian Gulf Clouds Spreading into the Mediterranean Sea?
Robert Radu HERVIAN Few aspects of the American international policies are more important and more misunderstood than the country’s policies and attitudes towards the Persian Gulf Area. In February, 1945 the “USS Murphy” arrived in Jeddah. Their mission: to ferry into Egypt the King of Saudi … [Read more...]
Oil Flows through the Persian Gulf in the Context of International Crisis Act
Marinela CARASTOIAN The material below presents the situation created by conflict between US and Iran on Persian Gulf, oil flows in the current political and economic crisis. The gulf is linked by the Strait Hormuz and Oman Gulf. In the north-west, gulf flows Shatt al-Arab river forming the … [Read more...]
Terapia de șoc sau leninismul răsturnat al lui Sachs
Nina GEORGESCU În anii 1989-1991 socialismul din Europa de Est, inclusiv din URSS, a primit o grea lovitură subterană, care nu a fost înţeleasă de o mare parte a populaţiei ţărilor din Est şi nici din Vest deoarece această lovitură era prezentată sub conceptul de Revoluţie, iar acest concept are … [Read more...]