Oil & Gas Company Analysis: Petroleum Refining & Marketing

Why this Book?As one of the most complex industries in the world, this book provides readerswith an in-depth coverage of companies that operate businesses within thedownstream oil & gas industry.The goal of this book is to provide an extensive analysis of the Refining & Marketing sector, profile various companies across refining & marketing as well as take a comprehensive look into the fundamental business drivers and processes that make up these two businesses.Key Benefits of Reading this Book • Learn about the different businesses within the petroleum refining &marketing industry, their business cycles, unique opportunities and challenges. • Understand how financial and operational metrics for companies inside andoutside the petroleum refining & marketing industry are calculated andcomprehend their importance. • Get to know the different companies in the industry, from both aninternational and U.S. perspective. • Gain awareness of what different businesses companies in this sector areinvolved in and where they operate. The book is organized into eight chapters:• Chapter one provides an overview of oil & gas as commodities as well as the industry, introduces the different sectors within the oil & gas industry as well provides an overview of the oil & gas value chain, with a particular emphasis on Refining & Marketing. • Chapters two provides an overview of financial analysis concepts, processes as well incorporates step-by-step guidance on how to calculate and better understand widely used metrics in financial analysis. • Chapters three & four introduce the petroleum refining & marketing businesses, explain key processes, how they make money, their value chain as well takes a deep dive into how each business metrics and key performance indicators are calculated and why they matter. • Chapter five features three North American-based Refining & Marketing companies with diverse business models and assets. • Chapter six covers two companies from the Europe, Russia and CIS region. • Chapter seven covers two companies from the growing Asian & the Middle Eastern markets. • Chapter eight introduces one company based in Latin America. Read more