Crude oil is what we extract out of the ground; refined products (such as gasoline and diesel) are what we consume. As of end-2007, there were 657 refineries around the world with a combined crude processing capacity of 85 million barrels per day (bpd). This briefing note provides technical background information on the characteristics of [...]
The flows of oil revenues are quite complex. This note presents the results of two hypothetical simulations — one a progressive production sharing regime and the other regressive – to illustrate qualitatively how they affect the amount and timing of government revenue and investors’ profits. Briefing Notes 7 and 8 [1,2] gave an overview of [...]
Petroleum contracts are long and complex. Production sharing agreements, the type of contracts being signed in Cambodia, are no exception. However, they are important to the country’s future economic and development options and hence it would be helpful if the public had a basic understanding of how these contracts work and, in particular, how government [...]