ASPECTS OF PETROLEUM TRANSPORT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

S. Ketharaman

Natural Resources Forum, 1978, vol. 2, issue 3, 241-255

Abstract: Dramatic changes in the institutional structure of the international oil industry in recent years have created new responsibilities and opportunities for developing countries in petroleum transport. The article discusses the prospects for changes in the ownership/control pattern of seaborne oil movements and the need for both oil producing and oil importing developing countries to pursue national plans to acquire shipping tonnage and expertise, without being deterred by the present depressed conditions of the world shipping industry. Drawing from the experience in India, it deals with some features and problems of petroleum transport by sea, pipeline, rail and road. It stresses the importance of co‐operation among developing countries through common operation of deep‐water terminals and large size tankers to optimise transport costs.

Date: 1978
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