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4$ Gasoline the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

April 27, 2007

Analysis of:Watch out: Here comes $4 gasoline | money.cnn.com

 

The Good:

4$ Gasoline helps to reduce excess money into the market controlling inflation

Will encourage investing in new and greener refineries

Reduce greenhouse emissions

The Bad:

Artificially high prices

The Ugly

Prelude recession

Increase world tensions

Exxon-Mobil and Chavez

April 27, 2007

Analysis of:Exxon Mobil 1Q Profit Rises | biz.yahoo.com

May first, 2007 Mr. Chavez will take over the crude production and up graders for the heavy oil produce at the Orinoco belt in Venezuela
In the typical way Mr. Chavez is ruling Venezuela, he is reversing on the constitutional amendment  that his government promoted and approved to facilitate foreign investment in the Orinoco Belt  
Exxon-Mobil together with  many big companies bit the bait and made multibillion investment

Good Project Management = Profitable Projects

April 25, 2007

Analysis of:Cost of playing in the oil sands | www.energyinst.org.uk

 

The rush to develop existing and additional energies is stretching out good management

Management techniques as careful contracting out strategy, planning and scheduling, EVA, WBS, Risk analysis are major contributors to project profitability

PM’s are a scarce resource

The need for experience and knowledgeable PM is urgent

GM, CEO and Project Directors must look for consultant in this area that helps them to apply specific project management techniques that make projects profitable

PMI guidelines are an excellent source, among other resources, to a structured approach to Project Management

China an awakening giant

April 23, 2007

Analysis of:China to boost oil reserves for emergencies | www.chinadaily.com.cn

 

Lately China have been the center of attention for its remarkable grow

China diplomats are all over the world looking for ways and means of developing relationships that benefit and support China’s grow

China is not involved in any major conflict

Protecting earth

April 23, 2007

Analysis of:Supreme Court Rulings Change the U.S. Energy Game | www.renewableenergyaccess.com

 

Coal is an abundant source for fueling power generation

Harmful emissions and waste can be controlled and minimized to comply with the clean air act

The Supreme Court ruling providing EPA with the power to regulate emissions in utilities and cars must be very welcome by all and support to his actions must be given by congress, government and people

Technology exist to minimize power generation and cars impact on global warming and contamination

Only short sighted politicians and companies change the health of earth for instant profits and gratification

20 years into the future of Venezuela

April 20, 2007

Analysis of:Koinange: Mugabe smashed dreams of Zimbabwe, all Africans | www.cnn.com

I saw Mr. Mugabe in 1980 being acclaimed in England after the independence of Rhodesia to become the African Republic of Zimbabwe.

I saw him again in 2006 receiving from Mr. Chavez the replica of the Simon Bolivar saber one of the big honors that Venezuela gives to outstanding personalities and world leaders.

Without pretending to be a Oracle you can foresee a possible future to what Venezuela could become just by replacing, on the excellent article by CNN, the names of Mugabe and Zimbabwe by those of Chavez and Venezuela.

Another consequence that tyrannies bring upon the already difficult situation of many nations is famine as land that can be used for producing food are mismanaged and rendered unproductive.

 

Energy and Politics

April 19, 2007

Analysis of:Chavez Blows Venezuela's Fortune | news.yahoo.com

 

There is a push to bio fuels as the way of cutting dependency from foreign oil

There are still large oil reserves in the world for many years of reliable supply

Political turnover in many oil producer countries are endangering oil supplies and stimulating poverty which in turn will cause more distress in already unstable countries.

International Politics is doing very little to solve those problems which are causing famines and war and hindering development in others areas such as science, arts, space exploration, education and alternative fuels which are needed to face world’s challenges to come

Expanding refineries

April 18, 2007

Analysis of:Behind high gas prices: The refinery crunch | money.cnn.com

Existing refineries can be upgraded and expanded to produce more and better gasolines

Without refineries there is not meaning to oil producing

New technologies and processes makes refining cleaner and profitable

Welcome back Nuclear

April 18, 2007

Analysis of:TXU sheds coal plan,chart nuclear path | users2.wsj.com

 

Nuclear energy is reliable and abundant

Hazards associate to nuclear energy are commensurate to those of global warning and pollution

Science advances in physics and engineering are making nuclear cheap and safe

Countries in Europe and Asia are beneficiaries of nuclear for long time now with not accidents and lot less environmental impact that those not using nuclear

Worst treat to nuclear energy is terrorism

Chavez Cuban Revolution

April 13, 2007

Analysis of:Oil showdown looms with Venezuela's Chavez | www.iht.com

Chavez is following a script written and tested in over 40 years of tyranny in Cuba
Nearly 60 percent of private enterprises already shutdown operation
Productive land is being invaded and food shortages are common place
Corruption in all levels of goverment is rampant
Political persecution and freedom restrain to those opposing Chavez
Oil industry lost half it production capacity
Break down of moral values being replaced by a person cult: CHAVEZ
The script mandate expulsion foreign companies
Fighting the USA as the evil
Closing up the country
Violence against their own people
Confrontation as a mean of covering up for corruption, poverty, misery.
All of the above under complacent International Organizations, Artists , Newspapers and Politician profiting from Mr. Chavez Cuban Revolution

Project Management

April 9, 2007

Analysis of:Exxon unveils 20 projects for next three years | www.msnbc.msn.com

 Growing worldwide energy demands are pushing big oil companies and countries to invest in new projects to increase oil production and refining.
While USA DOD is putting in place clear guidelines in the way their project must be managed ussing EVA and related techniques to achieve a better control of their project, the oil industry is not demanding any of the profit generating methodologies now available to manage the projects.
Managers in the Oil industry need to be trained in Scope of Work preparation(SOW), Work Break Down(WBS), Earned Value Analysis(EVA) and the usage and power available in modern planning software.
It is a open question if there are enough qualified Project Managers(PM) and engineers to cope the demand of new projects.

Political unrest in South America and Midle east will keep oil prices up

April 9, 2007

Analysis of:Crude Oil Rises as U.S. Refineries Increase Gasoline Output | www.bloomberg.com

Needs for gasoline as the driving season approached in the states are pressuring refiners to get secure sources of oil
Political unrest in South America and the Midle East are contributing factors keeping high oil prices
Crude oil production is diminishing in many OPEC countries while pressure is in Saudi Arabia to increase production as UE coutries only produce to satisfy their needs.

Ultimate responsibility is upon Management

April 4, 2007

Analysis of:BP, OSHA, API draw fire in hearing about refinery blast | www.mapsearch.com

Safety is paramount in any refinery operation where lives and equipment are at risk
Safety must be adopted as a way of thinking and acting on every employ entering an industrial area such as a refinery where dangerous processes, pressures, temperatures and humans interact daily and erros could be made at any time
It is Management duty to create and nurture safety so incident and accident can be minimized

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