2. Chinese NOCs' Overseas Strategies: Background, Comparison and Remarks
Xiaojie Xu, Director, Institute for Overseas Investment, CNPC

3. Petronas: A National Oil Company with an International Vision
Fred R. von der Mehden, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Rice University
Al Troner, President, Asia Pacific Energy Consulting

Petronas Appendix

4. Lukoil: Russia's Largest Oil Company
Isabel Gorst, Correspondent, Financial Times of London

5. A Model of the Operation and Development of a National Oil Company
Peter Hartley, Professor of Economics, Rice University
Kenneth B. Medlock III, Research Fellow in Energy Studies, Baker Institute

6. Empirical Evidence on the Operational Efficiency of National Oil Companies
Peter Hartley, Professor of Economics, Rice University
Kenneth B. Medlock III, Research Fellow in Energy Studies, Baker Institute
Stacy L. Eller, Graduate Researcher in Energy Studies, Baker Institute

7. Lord of the Rigs: Rosneft as a Mirror of Russia's Evolution
Nina Poussenkova, Senior Research Fellow, Russian Academy of the Sciences

8. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and the Development of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry: History, Strategies, and Current Directions
G. Ugo Nwokeji, Assistant Professor of African American Studies, UC Berkeley

10. Iraq's Oil Sector: Past, Present and Future
Amy Myers Jaffe, Wallace S. Wilson Fellow in Energy Studies, Baker Institute

11a. Saudi Aramco: National Flagship with Global Responsibilities New revised version!!!
Amy Myers Jaffe, Wallace S. Wilson Fellow in Energy Studies, Baker Institute
Jareer Elass, Energy Consultant and Editor, Baker Institute

12. The National Iranian Oil Company in Iranian Politics
Daniel Brumberg, Associate Professor of Government, Georgetown University
Ariel I. Ahram, Graduate Fellow, Center for Democracy and Civil Society, Georgetown University

13. Pertamina, Indonesia's State-Owned Oil Company New revised version!!!
Donald I. Hertzmark, Consultant

14. Venezuela's PDVSA and World Energy Markets: Corporate Strategies and Political Factors Determining its Behavior and Influence
David R. Mares, Professor of Political Science, UC San Diego
Nelson Altamirano, Visiting Scholar, Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies, UC San Diego

PDVSA Appendix

15a. Chinese NOCs and World Energy Markets: CNPC, Sinopec and CNOOC
Steven W. Lewis, Research Fellow in Asian Studies and Economics, Baker Institute

16. KAZMUNAIGAZ: Kazakhstan's National Oil and Gas Company
Martha Brill Olcott, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

17. Statoil: A Study in Political Entrepreneurship
Richard Gordon, President and CEO, Gordon Energy Solutions
Thomas Stenvoll, Market Analyst, Hess Energy Trading Company

18. National Oil Companies and Corporate Citizenship: A Survey of Transnational Policy and Practice
Matthew E. Chen, Energy Research Associate, Baker Institute

19. NOCs and U.S. Foreign Policy New revised version!!!
Joe Barnes, Research Fellow, Baker Institute
Matthew E. Chen, Energy Research Associate, Baker Institute

20. The International Oil Companies
Amy Myers Jaffe, Wallace S. Wilson Fellow in Energy Studies, Baker Institute
Ronald Soligo, Professor of Economics, Rice University

Petronas Fred R. von der Mehden