This dissertation examines the consumption of commercial energy, electricity and petroleum products in Yemen for the period 1970-1990. The main objectives are: (1) analyzing the energy consumption in Yemen; (2) investigating the determinants of demand for electricity and petrole…
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If OPEC was a cartel sharing the market among its members, there would be a long run relationship between each member's production and OPEC output. One would also expect OPEC's production to affect the price of oil as the organization is often accused of curbing production in or…
This dissertation empirically analyzes the OPEC quota system for the period 1983-1993. It answers two fundamental questions: (1) How does OPEC set the quota? and (2) Does the quota system matter? Econometrics, microeconomic theory, and personal observations of OPEC quota meeting…
The relationship between natural resources and development in the so called developing world is important. Three questions are especially relevant. First, what is the nature of the relationships between natural resources and development—in particular how does the presence of nat…
This study traces the evolution of the Rentier State Theory, quantifies its primary components, and rigorously tests the extent to which the negative impact of economic rent upon the advancement of democracy in the Arab world can be substantiated empirically. Through a series of…
The “Policy Framework for Iraq’s Petroleum Industry” is a logical structure that establishes the rules to guide decisions and manage processes to achieve economically efficient outcomes within the energy sector. It divides policy applications between regulatory and regulated pra…
Offshore petroleum exploration and production (E&P) activities are faced with both technical and environmental challenges. In spite of these challenges, offshore petroleum E&P are on the increase globally. These operations have not been accident free even with improved technolog…
Rhizodegradation uses plant root supported microorganisms to enhance degradation of immobile contaminants in soil. The rhizosphere is considered as an important region or zone that defines the extent of contaminant degradation. By utilizing the inherent luminescent property of t…
In recent years, neoclassical economic literature has undergone a fundamental change of emphasis, from orthodox neoclassical to neoinstitutional theory. World Bank research and high-level policy departments have reflected this change by shifting from development as 'structural a…
Advanced technologies have played essential roles in the development of molecular organic geochemistry. In this thesis, we have developed several new techniques and explored their applications, alone and with previous techniques, to paleo-reconstruction. First, we developed a pr…
This thesis describes US national security consequences of oil market power, the political economy of petroleum in one cartel state, Iran, and some security implications of Irani petroleum. We explore a hypothesis relating oil to national security under an assumption of resource…
The aim of this thesis is to develop an efficient and low cost adsorbent for refinery wastewater treatment. An environmentally-friendly hydrothermal procedure was employed to synthesize carbon spheres (CS) from glucose solution at 170°C. To study the effect of reaction time, fou…
This dissertation is a journey of questions. It is a story of asking how the Americans and Saudis formed a relationship of interdependence in the discovery and refining of petroleum. It is a historical study with the use of Western secular empiricism. The research methodologies …
Talent Management (TM) is of growing interest within academia and in the strategic HRM literature in particular. Despite many attempts to study TM from different perspectives, it remains an ambiguous and elusive concept that is difficult to define and hence challenging to explor…
The legal history of state antitrust enforcement and the oil industry in Texas illustrates how and why antitrust law contemplated complementary enforcement at the state and federal government level. Historians, economists, and lawyers have concentrated on federal antitrust law a…
Most fossil fuels, including coal, petroleum, tar sand, oil shale, and bitumen, along with many industrial process streams may be considered complex mixtures. This complexity is a direct result of the enormous number of different molecules which comprise the mixture. However, it…
Petroleum, also known as “crude oil”, may enter the environment in large and small volumes due to accidental spillages such as acts of war, or terrorism or through natural processes. Crude oil is comprised of a complex mixture of compounds of which the main constituents are alip…
Refracturing of existing horizontal multistage wells has increased over the past decade in the oil industry. This work aims to investigate all the refracturing operations in the most active shale plays in the united states (Bakken, Niobrara, Marcellus, Permian, Eagle Ford, Barne…
Low porosity and permeability organic-rich sedimentary rocks categorized as “unconventional reservoirs” comprise significant global hydrocarbon reserves. Characterizing unconventional materials is challenging, as pores are often less than 100 nm equivalent circular diameter. Add…