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- 10 Jul 2009
- Research Event
Business Summit: The Coming World Oil Crisis
McAdam, Chief Executive Officer, Aquamarine Power LimitedMatthew Simmons, Chairman, Simmons & Company International The panelists offered sobering perspectives on the world's dwindling oil resources, assessing the ramifications and... View Details
- November 2003 (Revised May 2016)
- Case
Weetman Pearson and the Mexican Oil Industry (A)
By: Geoffrey Jones and Lisa Bud-Freirman
Taught in the MBA Evolution of Global Business course, a business history course on the growth of multinationals. Explores the role of the British entrepreneur Weetman Pearson in developing the Mexican oil industry before 1914. Shows this entrepreneur's evolution from... View Details
Keywords: History; Risk and Uncertainty; Non-Renewable Energy; Growth Management; Multinational Firms and Management; Entrepreneurship; Investment; Developing Countries and Economies; Energy Industry; Mexico
Jones, Geoffrey, and Lisa Bud-Freirman. "Weetman Pearson and the Mexican Oil Industry (A)." Harvard Business School Case 804-085, November 2003. (Revised May 2016.)
- September 2018
- Case
ProdEng: Services for Oil & Gas Extraction
By: Frank V. Cespedes, Maria Fernanda Miguel and Mariana Cal
ProdEng is a venture created as part of a PE fund and provides oil field services in Argentina. In 2016, an industry-wide unforeseen oil and gas demand slump drove ProdEng’s average service rates down by more than 37%, with EBITDA margins falling from 50% to 24% in the... View Details
Cespedes, Frank V., Maria Fernanda Miguel, and Mariana Cal. "ProdEng: Services for Oil & Gas Extraction." Harvard Business School Case 819-003, September 2018.
- December 1977
- Supplement
Mobil Oil Corp. (B)
Lovdal, Michael L. "Mobil Oil Corp. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 378-131, December 1977.
- November 1977 (Revised December 1977)
- Case
Mobil Oil Corp. (A)
Keywords: Energy Industry
Porter, Michael E. "Mobil Oil Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 378-126, November 1977. (Revised December 1977.)
- December 2004 (Revised February 2005)
- Case
Exporting Spanish Olive Oil to the U.S. Market
By: Ray A. Goldberg, Hal Hogan and Miguel Angel Llano Irusta
Spain is the largest olive oil producer, yet it sells much of its product to Italy, where it is repackaged as Italian olive oil. The decision maker in the case wants to develop Spain as the olive oil leader not just in production but in quality and value added. He... View Details
Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Trade; Goods and Commodities; Demand and Consumers; Supply and Industry; Brands and Branding; Decisions; Customization and Personalization; Product Design; Product Development; Marketing Strategy; Product Marketing; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Spain; United States; Italy
- June 2018
- Article
The Emergence of an Export Cluster: Traders and Palm Oil in Early Twentieth-Century Southeast Asia
By: Valeria Giacomin
Keywords: Clusters; Palm Oil; Rubber; Traders; Southeast Asia; Industry Clusters; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Southeast Asia
Giacomin, Valeria. "The Emergence of an Export Cluster: Traders and Palm Oil in Early Twentieth-Century Southeast Asia." Enterprise & Society 19, no. 2 (June 2018): 272–308.
- June 1991 (Revised July 1992)
- Case
Standard Oil Co.: Combination, Consolidation, and Integration (Abridged) (A)
By: Thomas K. McCraw
The rise of Standard Oil and its relation to the development of the American oil industry and new form of business organization. View Details
Keywords: Business Organization; Business History; Industry Growth; Energy Sources; Mining Industry; Energy Industry; United States
McCraw, Thomas K. "Standard Oil Co.: Combination, Consolidation, and Integration (Abridged) (A)." Harvard Business School Case 391-287, June 1991. (Revised July 1992.)
- June 1991 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Standard Oil Co.: Combination, Consolidation, and Integration (Abridged) (B)
By: Thomas K. McCraw
The rise of Standard Oil and its relation to the development of the American oil industry and new form of business organization. View Details
Keywords: Business Organization; Business History; Industry Growth; Energy Sources; Mining Industry; Energy Industry; United States
McCraw, Thomas K. "Standard Oil Co.: Combination, Consolidation, and Integration (Abridged) (B)." Harvard Business School Case 391-244, June 1991. (Revised June 1993.)
- February 2007 (Revised March 2012)
- Compilation
John D. Rockefeller and the Creation of Standard Oil
By: Nancy F. Koehn and Katherine Miller
Reconstructs the entrepreneurial journey of John D. Rockefeller, founder of Standard Oil and one of the most famous business figures in history. Traces his early career as a retailer in Cleveland through his decision to enter the oil industry in the early 1860s to his... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Ethics; Business History; Innovation and Invention; Growth and Development Strategy; Personal Development and Career; Competitive Strategy; Energy Industry
Koehn, Nancy F., and Katherine Miller. "John D. Rockefeller and the Creation of Standard Oil." Harvard Business School Compilation 807-110, February 2007. (Revised March 2012.)
- September 1985
- Case
U.S. Oil Co. Technical Center
Keywords: Energy Industry
Sahlman, William A. "U.S. Oil Co. Technical Center." Harvard Business School Case 286-007, September 1985.
- March 2020
- Teaching Plan
C16 Biosciences: Lab-Grown Palm Oil
By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang, Olivia Hull and Mel Martin
Teaching Plan for HBS No. 820-008. View Details
- February 1987 (Revised February 1993)
- Case
Oil and Democracy in Venezuela
Gomes-Casseres, Benjamin. "Oil and Democracy in Venezuela." Harvard Business School Case 387-149, February 1987. (Revised February 1993.)
- March 1982 (Revised October 1984)
- Case
Carter, OPEC, and Big Oil
Vietor, Richard H.K. "Carter, OPEC, and Big Oil." Harvard Business School Case 382-116, March 1982. (Revised October 1984.)
- February 1980 (Revised October 1984)
- Case
Mobil Oil and Advocacy Advertising
Raymond, Thomas J., and Judith B. Esterquest. "Mobil Oil and Advocacy Advertising." Harvard Business School Case 380-149, February 1980. (Revised October 1984.)
- November 2015 (Revised August 2017)
- Case
East Timor: Betting on Oil
By: Sophus A. Reinert and Dawn H. Lau
Reinert, Sophus A., and Dawn H. Lau. "East Timor: Betting on Oil." Harvard Business School Case 716-003, November 2015. (Revised August 2017.)
- December 1983
- Case
Outer Continental Shelf Oil Leases
Lander, Eric S. "Outer Continental Shelf Oil Leases." Harvard Business School Case 184-080, December 1983.