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Spesifikasie van vooruitskattingsfunksies vir nywerheidsgasse02 June 2014 (has links)
M.Com. (Economics) / Please refer to full text to view abstract
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The impact of the maintenance management system on production output and profitability at the Petroleum oil and gas corporation of South Africa (PETROSA) GTL RefineryMahlangu, Bafana Petrus 11 1900 (has links)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of the maintenance management system (MMS) on production output and profitability (PO&P) at the Petroleum Oil and Gas Corporation of South Africa (PetroSA) GTL Refinery as a source of competitive advantage. State-Owned Companies and, or more specifically the PetroSA GTL Refinery must maintain its strategic importance for government fuel security but, at the same time, it must compete against private refineries in terms of achieving high production volumes, maximising profitability and to maintain its stake of 6.5% of the available production capacity. The literature review for this study suggested that the maintenance management system (MMS) impacts positively on production output and profitability (PO&P). The MMS has a tremendous influence on PO&P at the PetroSA GTL Refinery. Using a quantitative research design, cross-sectional research survey and the Maintenance Scorecards (MS) assessment tool, this study was conducted on six areas of the PetroSA GTL Refinery. Two population groups, namely production and maintenance groups participated in the survey. Fifty-six respondents belonged to the maintenance group and thirty-eight respondents belonged to the Production Group. All the Maintenance and Production Group respondents completed the MS questions designed to fit the characteristics of these population groups. Correlation analysis in terms of the means, standard deviations, gap analysis, Pearson product moment correlation coefficient (r) as well as the coefficient of determination (R²) was used to analyse the data. The findings of the study indicated a moderate positive linear correlation between the MMS and PO&P. Recommendations based on the findings were tabled in chapter 7 to improve and enhance production perspective (asset health gap), safety perspective (asset prioritisation gap) and the learning and growth perspective (skills and working condition gap). / Business Management / M. Com. ((Business Management)
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The relationship between FDI and competitiveness : a comparative study of two African countries, with special reference to the oil and gas industriesCerff, Bradley Robert 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2003. / The relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and competitiveness in South Africa
and Nigeria was investigated. Existing data available in literature was used to analyse trends
with regards to FDI and competitiveness in South Africa and Nigeria over the last 10 years.
According to the UNCTAD report (2002) in 1997, FDI in Africa was concentrated on five
countries namely, Angola, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria and South Africa.
Nigeria in the last ten years has consistently outperformed South Africa with regards to the
amount of FDI received; yet South Africa outperforms Nigeria on all the competitiveness
indices. This has been primarily due to the fact that Nigeria's main source of FDI is the
petroleum sector. In Africa 75% of FDI goes into countries endowed with petroleum and
mineral resources with very few of these strangling to meet the above list of WAIPA reasons
favourable for FDI. The ultimate goal of a nations competitiveness is to increase efficiencies
under free and fair market conditions through foreign trade, production and investment.
Main results of this study have been the following;
• Oil is a major FDI attractor of FDI in Africa, and explains why Nigeria receives more FDI
than South Africa.
• Although Nigeria does not have a good competitive record relative to South Africa it does
however offer competitive fiscal terms to IOC's to explore and exploit the countries
abundant petroleum resources.
• Oil wealth struggles to filter down to the people of the country, as Nigeria's per capita
income remains about fifteen times lower than South Africa's, with its more efficient
economy.
• This study confirms the fact that many MNC's especially in Africa tend to be driven by
resource-seeking opportunities and rather than efficiency seeking opportunities.
Unfortunately many of the petroleum exporting countries are unable to use the wealth
generated by the petroleum industry to enhance their global competitiveness. The problem is
that many countries are not diversified enough and rely extensively on commodities to
generate much needed revenue.
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Mozambican gas: an economically viable solution to the South African electricity crisis?Brown, Stuart January 2016 (has links)
Submitted to
School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and the Built
Environment, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
24 August 2016 / The recent significant discoveries of gas in Mozambique could provide a much needed
solution to the South African electricity crisis, but at what cost? This research report seeks
to determine the economic viability of utilising Mozambican Gas to produce electricity by
using data from the Integrated Resource Plan 2010-2030 Update of 2013 in a levelised
cost of electricity model.
The Mozambican gas fields are yet to be developed and the final price at which gas will be
available is unclear, but a price range determined by ICF international in a study for the
World Bank is assumed for the purposes of the study, with the results yielding a range
levelised cost of energy.
The results of the levelised cost determine that Mozambican gas can be utilised to
provide an economical solution to the south African electricity crisis, but the price at
which gas is available will determine the type of generation, either peaking power, midmerit
and or baseload generation. / MT2017
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The impact of the maintenance management system on production output and profitability at the Petroleum oil and gas corporation of South Africa (PETROSA) GTL RefineryMahlangu, Bafana Petrus 11 1900 (has links)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of the maintenance management system (MMS) on production output and profitability (PO&P) at the Petroleum Oil and Gas Corporation of South Africa (PetroSA) GTL Refinery as a source of competitive advantage. State-Owned Companies and, or more specifically the PetroSA GTL Refinery must maintain its strategic importance for government fuel security but, at the same time, it must compete against private refineries in terms of achieving high production volumes, maximising profitability and to maintain its stake of 6.5% of the available production capacity. The literature review for this study suggested that the maintenance management system (MMS) impacts positively on production output and profitability (PO&P). The MMS has a tremendous influence on PO&P at the PetroSA GTL Refinery. Using a quantitative research design, cross-sectional research survey and the Maintenance Scorecards (MS) assessment tool, this study was conducted on six areas of the PetroSA GTL Refinery. Two population groups, namely production and maintenance groups participated in the survey. Fifty-six respondents belonged to the maintenance group and thirty-eight respondents belonged to the Production Group. All the Maintenance and Production Group respondents completed the MS questions designed to fit the characteristics of these population groups. Correlation analysis in terms of the means, standard deviations, gap analysis, Pearson product moment correlation coefficient (r) as well as the coefficient of determination (R²) was used to analyse the data. The findings of the study indicated a moderate positive linear correlation between the MMS and PO&P. Recommendations based on the findings were tabled in chapter 7 to improve and enhance production perspective (asset health gap), safety perspective (asset prioritisation gap) and the learning and growth perspective (skills and working condition gap). / Business Management / M. Com. ((Business Management)
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The economic prospects for Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa of establishing a natural gas driven industry in Southern AfricaLangenhoven, Pieter Lesch 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2004. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Although natural gas is utilised as a major source of energy in the world, in the past it has made a
negligible contribution to the primary energy needs of Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa.
This deviation from the rest of the world is in spite of known natural gas reserves in
Mozambique, as well as off the coast of Namibia and South Africa. The reasons why natural gas
is not a primary energy source of note in Southern Africa relate to the fact that cheap coal has
always been available in abundance in South Africa, past exploration activities were focused on
finding crude oil and regional conflicts prevented the development of the available natural
reserves. The current interest in natural gas as a source of energy relates to the environmental
advantages of natural gas over coal and crude oil, as well as the stated objective of the
governments of Namibia and South Africa to diversify the energy supply to these countries
The purpose of this study was to determine the economic impact of establishing a natural gasbased
industry in Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa. To this end it was necessary to
estimate the potential size of the natural gas reserves available in Southern Africa. It was also
necessary to calculate the economic value to be added by utilising the few technologies
applicable to Southern Africa to consume the natural gas. Based on the economic value added, it
was recommended that initiatives to develop the available natural gas resources in Southern
Africa should continue.
When developing a natural gas-based industry, care must be taken to ensure that a balanced
supply chain is established. The principle of a supply chain holds that there must be balanced
growth through all the links of the supply chain. The principle of a supply chain highlights the
balance to be played in developing the upstream segment as well as the downstream segment of a
natural gas industry. Excessive rewards for risks taken by developers in the upstream segment of
a natural gas supply chain will be to detriment of encouraging new consumers for natural gas.
Significant efforts have been made to establish a regulatory framework in Mozambique, Namibia
and South Africa to facilitate a balanced development of the available natural gas resources.
There are however areas where the established regulatory framework does not adhere to these requirements and must therefore be reviewed. Several initiatives must also be launched to
establish large volume anchor consumers for natural gas. These initiative include increased
access to foreign capital as well as a pricing mechanism promoting the long-term development of
natural gas resources Once large volume anchor consumers have been established, is will be a
simple matter to grow the natural gas industry by adding smaller consumers to the established
distribution infrastructure. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Alhoewel natuurlike gas 'n belangrike bron van energie is vir die res van die wêreld, het
natuurlike gas in die verlede 'n weglaatbare breukdeel van die primêre energiebehoeftes van
Mosambiek, Namibië en Suid-Afrika voorsien. Hierdie verskil teenoor die res van die wêreld is
ten spyte daarvan dat daar ontdekte natuurlike gasreserwes in Mosambiek sowel as in Namibiese
en Suid-Afrikaanse gebiedswaters was. Die redes hoekom natuurlike gas nie 'n belangrike bron
van primêre energie in Suidelike Afrika is nie, is te wyte aan die feit dat goedkoop steenkool nog
altyd in oorvloed beskikbaar was in Suid-Afrika; dat eksplorasie aktiwiteite gefokus het op ruolie
eerder as natuurlike gas en dat streekskonflikte verhoed het dat die beskikbare natuurlike
gasbronne ontwikkel kon word. Die huidige belangstelling in natuurlike gas as 'n bron van
energie is te wyte aan die omgewingsvoordele wat natuurlike gas inhou bo steenkool en ru-olie,
sowel as die verklaarde beleid van die Namibiese en Suid-Afrikaanse regerings om die
energieverskaffing aan hierdie lande te versprei tussen verskillende bronne.
Die doel van hierdie studie was om die ekonomiese effek te bereken wat die onwikkeling van 'n
natuurlike gasgebaseerde industrie in Mosambiek, Namibië en Suid-Afrika teweeg kan bring. Om
die ekonomiese effek te bereken moes 'n skatting gemaak word van die verwagte grootte van
beskibare natuurlike gasvelde in Suidelike Afrika. Dit was ook nodig om die ekonomiese
toegevoegde waarde te bereken deur gebruik te maak van die beskikbare tegnologie, van
toepassing op Suidelike Afrika, wat natuurlike gas kan verbruik. Gebaseer op die ekonomiese
toegevoegde waarde is dit aanbeveel dat die pogings om die beskikbare natuurlike gasbronne in
Suidelike Afrika te ontwikkel, moet voortgaan.
Wanneer 'n natuurlike gas-gebaseerde industrie ontwikkel word, is dit belangrik dat 'n
gebalanseerde verskaffingslyn geskep moet word. Die beginsel van 'n verskaffinglyn is dat daar
eweredige groei in al die onderskeie komponente van die verskaffingslyn moet wees. Die
beginsel van'n verskaffingslyn beklemtoon die balans wat gehandhaaf moet word tussen die
stroom-op en stroom-af segmente van 'n natuurlike gas industrie. Oormatige beloning vir risiko's
deur ontwikkelaars in the stroom-op segment van die natuurlike gasverskaffingslyn sal tot nadeel
wees van nuwe verbruikers in die stroom-af segment. Daadwerlike pogings is aangewend om 'n regulatoriese raamwerk te skep binne Mosambiek,
Namibië en Suid-Afrika sodat 'n gebalanseerde ontwikkeling van die beskikbare natuurlike
gasbronne kan geskied. Daar is egter areas waar die regulatoriese raamwerk nie aan die vereistes
voldoen nie en daarom sal dit hersien moet word. Verskeie aksies sal ook geloods moet word om
hoë volume ankerkliënte van natuurlike gas te vestig. Hierdie aksies sluit verhoogde toegang tot
buitelandse kapitaal, sowel as die ontwikkeling van 'n prysmeganisme wat die
langtermynontwikkeling van die natuurlike gasbronne ten doel het. Sodra 'n hoë volume
ankerkliënt gevestig is, is dit 'n eenvoudige aksie om groei in die natuurlike gas industrie te
bewerkstellig deur kleiner kliënte by die bestaande verspreidingsinfrastruktuur te voeg.
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Aspects of pricing structure for South African fuelsStoop, Bennie 07 September 2012 (has links)
M.Phil. / This research aims to establish and evaluate the main factors that influence the fuel industry in South Africa. The South African fuel industry, is influenced by different business, economical and logistical factors, which all contribute to a changing fuel environment as well as a changing fuel prices that vary on a monthly basis, as calculated by the Department of Mineral and Energy Affairs(DMEA). These factors including crude oil procurement, petroleum industry, synthetic fuel industry and geographical locations, are fundamentally important, and explained in more detail in the chapters to follow. Oil as main supply source to the fuel industry, plays a vital role to South Africa as industrial developing country. The crude oil imported from the eastern countries is refined into petroleum and alternative fuels, necessary to the economy. The oil price thus influences the petroleum price, which in turn influences the cost of food and accessories. This research will for this reason also focus on aspects such as the actual importation of crude oil, petroleum price structure, price zones, synfuels and alternative fuels, and the affect these aspects have on the fuel industry.
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