Publications

October 2001 (Revised March 2006)
Case

Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Development and Pipeline Project (A), The

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Carrie Ferman

On June 6, 2000, the World Bank's and IFC's board of directors was scheduled to vote on whether to approve funding for the $4 billion Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Development and Pipeline project. Although the project presented a unique opportunity to alleviate poverty in... View Details

Keywords: Risk Management; Negotiation; Ethics; Social Issues; Economic Sectors; Investment; Cost vs Benefits; Project Finance; Developing Countries and Economies; Corporate Finance; Mining Industry; Chad; Cameroon

November 1988
Teaching Note

Dome Petroleum Ltd., Teaching Note

By: W. Carl Kester

Keywords: Energy Industry

August 1973 (Revised March 1975)
Case

British Petroleum Co. Ltd. (B)

April 1985 (Revised July 1987)
Teaching Note

British Petroleum Co. p.l.c., Teaching Note

By: Francis Aguilar

Keywords: Energy Industry

September 2011
Case

Laredo Petroleum and American Shale Gas

By: Noel Maurer, Justin Cope, Andrew Jennings and Alexander Somers

Keywords: Energy Industry; United States

June 2014
Teaching Note

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.: Driving Change Through Internal Communication

By: Boris Groysberg, Sarah L. Abbott and Robin Abrahams

Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL), confronted in 2003 with an urgent need to change how it operated externally, adopted a highly innovative approach to communicating internally. This case, set in 2010, presents an overview of the new, more interactive model of employee... View Details

Keywords: Communication Strategy; Change Management; Communication; Change; Leadership; Management; Energy Industry; India

February 1989
Case

British Petroleum Co.: Engineering Group (A)

By: D. Quinn Mills and G. Bruce Friesen

Keywords: Energy Industry

January 2009
Supplement

The Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Development and Pipeline Project (E)

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Aldo Sesia

Keywords: Energy Industry; Mining Industry; Chad

April 2006
Case

Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Development and Pipeline Project (C) (Abridged)

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Aldo Sesia

Keywords: Projects; Energy Industry; Chad; Cameroon

November 1987 (Revised January 1988)
Case

British Petroleum Co.: An Unconventional Player

By: Ray A. Goldberg

Keywords: Energy Industry

June 1991
Case

British Petroleum Co.: Engineering Group (B)

By: D. Quinn Mills and G. Bruce Friesen

Keywords: Energy Industry

April 2011 (Revised July 2014)
Case

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.: Driving Change Through Internal Communication

By: Boris Groysberg and Michael Slind

Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL), confronted in 2003 with an urgent need to change how it operated externally, adopted a highly innovative approach to communicating internally. This case, set in 2010, presents an overview of the new, more interactive model of employee... View Details

Keywords: Communication Strategy; Interpersonal Communication; Employee Relationship Management; Innovation and Management; Leading Change; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Corporate Strategy; India

January 2007
Supplement

Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Development and Pipeline Project (D)

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Aldo Sesia

Keywords: Energy; Projects; Growth and Development; Energy Industry

November 1984
Supplement

British Petroleum Co. p.l.c.: Subsequent Events, Supplement

By: Francis Aguilar

Keywords: Energy Industry

May 2020 (Revised August 2021)
Case

Playing the Field: Competing Bids for Anadarko Petroleum Corp

By: E. Scott Mayfield, Daniel Green and Benjamin C. Esty

On April 8, 2019, Occidental’s CEO Vicki Hollub made a private offer to buy Anadarko Petroleum Corporation for $72 in cash and stock. Anadarko's CEO Al Walker said he would consider the offer, yet three days later, on April 11, he signed a merger agreement with Chevron... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Bids and Bidding; Decision Making; Cost vs Benefits