oil

Commercial Awareness, Energy
Total: Sustainable Supply Chain Management Storymap

By Ainsley Brown on June 21, 2016

Follow some of the sustainability initiatives of French energy company Total.
ADR, Brand Management, Commercial Awareness, Corporate, Corporate Social Responsibility, Corruption, Indigenous Peoples, Litigation, Natural Resources
Shell & The elephant in the room

By Ainsley Brown on June 9, 2009

By Charles Wanguhu A report by the Economist Intelligence Unit indicates that protecting a firm’s reputation is the most important and difficult task facing corporations. With the development of global media and communication channels, managing reputational damage is seen as crucial with events undertaken in even the remotest areas affecting the international brand of a corporation. For Shell the stark… Continue reading "Shell & The elephant in the room"
commodity, Energy, Shipping
Contango, Contango: Oil Being Horded At Sea By Traders

By Ainsley Brown on March 9, 2009

By: Ainsley Brown Contango! What is a contango? No it’s not an even more exotic version of the sultry Latin dance, nor is a tropical fruit. Then what is it? Contango, as explained on Money Morning, “denotes a normal and very specific condition associated with futures contracts in which the price of oil for distant delivery months from now exceeds… Continue reading "Contango, Contango: Oil Being Horded At Sea By Traders"

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