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Since conception, the country has employed various methods for governing investor-state relationships within the sector, with the most popular being the Production Sharing Contract (PSC) currently in use for over 35 years. This paper examines the use of PSCs in Trinidad and Tobago for the development of petroleum resources. It will explore the historic journey of the terms and conditions that the international investor is required to abide by under the PSC and the change of the structure of those terms with respect to the implementation of the Local Content and Local Participation Policy and Framework for the Energy Sector of Trinidad and Tobago. It will conclude with an analysis of the PSC and determine if it is still the best method for awarding rights in Trinidad and Tobago in light of the new legislation. WORD CO UNT:2221 Table of Abbreviations EP Exploration and Production GDP Gross Domestic Product GORTT Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago IOC/FOC International/Foreign Oil Company LCP Local Content and Local Participation Policy and Framework for the Energy Sector of Trinidad and Tobago MEEA Ministry of Energy and Energy Affairs NGC National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited NOC National Oil Company Petroleum Act Petroleum Act and Petroleum Regulation (1969) 62:01 PSC Production Sharing Contract TT Trinidad and Tobago UTT University of Trinidad and Tobago Table of Figures Figure 1: Comparison of Different Types of Investor-State Contracts for Petroleum Development 8 Figure 2 Comparison of Terms and Conditions in the 2000 and 2012 Model PSCs in Trinidad and Tobago 10 Figure 3: Comparison of Trinidad and Tobagos Labour Force Distribution in 2000 and 2012 11 1 Introduction For over a century, Trinidad and Tobago (TT) has been involved in the Exploration and Production (EP) of petroleum resources. In 1993, the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (GORTT) established Petrotrin[1] charged with the consolidation and operations of petroleum production, refinement and asset marketing of the previous state-run enterprises (Petrotrin, 2012). In addition to the success of its oil endeavours, TT has also been prosperous in its gas initiatives, promoting the industrialization of gas in 1953 and incorporating the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (NGC) in 1975. During the 1900à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s, TT utilized EP Licenses for international investment activity in the petroleum sector. The GORTT, subsequently established the Petroleum Act and Petroleum Regulations 62.01 (1969) (Petroleum Act) to govern the activities of industry. Due to the rapid increase of oil production and the improvements to the administrative functions, TT iss ued its first Production Sharing Contract (PSC) in 1974. In 2004, the GORTT implemented the Local Content and Local Participation Policy and Framework for the Energy Sector of Trinidad and Tobago (LCP). The aim of the policy is to improve sustainable development in TT by ensuring that the citizens of the country are equipped and able to participate in the sector responsible for over 40% of annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and 80% of exports. Currently, the sector employs just over 5% of the labour force (Ministry of Finance and the Economy, 2013). This paper examines the effect of the LCP on the terms and conditions within PSCs issued to International Oil Companies (IOC) in TT for the development of petroleum resources. Chapter 2 contains a brief overview of the different types of contracts and the history of investor state relations in TT. The LCP is evaluated in Chapter 3 along with a comparison of terms in the PSC that have been affected due to the implementation of the policy and its impact on the country. Chapter 4 provides an assessment of the outlook for TTà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s investor relations and determines if there should be a change in the main contract type to facilitate the LCP. 2 Investor State Relationships: An Outline 2.1 Types of Contracts: An Overview To reap the benefits of the petroleum sector resource rich nations often rely on international companies to conduct EP activities as they are more experienced and have access to more capital funding. They have developed a symbiotic relationship, as host countries and IOCs depend on each other to obtain income. The negative consequences of allowing foreign companies to develop local resources, such as exploitation and pollution, have led to the development of contracts to govern the relationship (Katz, 1992). There are four main types of contracts currently in use today. These are the PSCs, concessions, risk service agreements and joint ventures. An overview of these contracts is presented in Figure 1. 2.2 Investor State Relations in Trinidad and Tobago In TT, EP licences[2] were originally issued during the 1900à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s allowing the country to gain income through royalties (10%-12.5%) and taxes. The GORTT subsequently developed the Petroleum Act in 1969, which currently serves as the main legislation governing EP activities in the energy sector. In the 1970à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the GORTT discovered that EP licenses were inefficiently monetizing the countryà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s energy resources. This resulted in the issue of the first PSC in 1974 based on the Indonesian model. During the 1980à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the petroleum fields issued under the concessions began approaching maturity, leading to the introduction of sub-licenses such as farm-out agreements to encourage lower cost production. This led to the decrease in the popularity of the licences and in 1990 PSCs became the main type of investor-state agreement governing EP activities in TT. The model for the PSC has been modified twice since its first issuance, during the 1995/1996 fiscal period and again in 2010. In addition to the change in structure, the terms and conditions within the PSCs have also been altered and updated since first issuance in an attempt to justly distribute benefits and risks between the GORTT and the IOC. These changes were due mainly to the volatility in the market and changes in legislation affecting the energy sector. In TT, a private investor is required apply to the Ministry of Energy and Energy Affairs (MEEA) to conduct any type of EP activity within the borders of the country. Currently, an investor can be offered one of four types of agreements (GORTT, 2012): Exploration (Public Petroleum Rights) Licence grants the licensee the non-exclusive right to carry out the petroleum operations provided by the licence. Exploration and Production (Public Petroleum Rights) Licence grants the licensee the exclusive right to explore for, produce and dispose of petroleum in accordance with the terms of the licence. Exploration and Production (Private Petroleum Rights) Licence PSC conduct of petroleum operations relating to the operations relating to the exploration, production and disposition of petroleum within a prescribed area. According to the Petroleum Act, the award of a PSC in TT involves a bidding process which requires, the payment of a pre-bid application fee and a full examination of the most recent model PSC. Bidders are also obligated to make an oral presentation demonstrating their technical and operational competence. The successful bidder is awarded a PSC based on the model examined. Where a discovery is not achieved within nine years of being awarded the contract, it will automatically be terminated. If, on the other hand, a discovery is made, the contract will be extended for a minimum of thirty years. 3 The Local Content Policy: Impact on the PSCs in Trinidad and Tobago 3.1 Overview of Local content in Trinidad and Tobago The LCP aims to promote sustainability by utilizing the capabilities of international companies to build local businesses, people, technology and capital markets (GORTT, 2004) via fiscal[3] and non-fiscal[4] methods. The traditional concept of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“giving preferenceà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚  to local suppliers based on internationally comparable cost, quality and timeliness of delivery has not improved TTà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s stance as only a globally competitive firm succeeds (GORTT, 2004) . Therefore, the LCP aims to promote local ownership, control and decision making, as well as local preferential project financing. This is in addition to the adequate and appropriate training of the local labour force to prevent IOCs from employing foreign personnel where the local market is able to satisfy the requirements. The policy also aims to take advantage of the countryà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s small population of approximately 1.3 million people (Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, 2012) and create a diverse and well trained labour force. This policy requires IOCs to give preferential treatment to local suppliers and enterprises by guaranteeing that they are given assertions from the principal operator which relate to access, treatment and re-imbursement for goods and services actually provided. The IOC is also required to address barriers that are currently preventing this from happening. 3.2 Comparison of terms in the Model PSCs 2000 and 2012 Due to the implementation of the LCP, the MEEA has updated the terms and conditions of the PSC to better reflect the objectives of the GORTT. Figure 2 provides a synopsis of the terms and conditions in both the 2000 (MEEA, 2000) and the 2012 (MEEA, 2012) model contract for Deep Water Blocks off the coast of Trinidad with regard to local content. 3.3 The Effect of the Local Content Provisions in the PSC Based on the comparison of the terms and conditions in the model PSCs (Figure 2), it is clear that since the policy implementation, there have been positive changes affect the local landscape. The 2000 Model failed to adequately provide for local development mentioning local content requirements 75% less than the 2012 Model. The shift into a more stringent and detailed PSC with regard to local content, holds the IOC and by extension the energy sector responsible for the development of the local labour force. It acts as a mechanism by which the GORTT protects its citizens from the adverse repercussions of FDI and reduces the instances of repatriation of funds (Global Business Reports, 2012). Figure 3 shows a comparison of the labour force contribution to the energy sector in 2000 and 2012. In 2012 the energy sector represented 5.4%[5] of the total labour force in TT increasing from 3.3% in 2000. The graph therefore insinuates that since the adoption of the LCP and the new terms and conditions in the PSC, more local labour has been geared towards the energy service sector for upstream, midstream and downstream activities. The 2012 Model not only helps the local labour force through employment and training and development opportunities, but also helps nurture the entrepreneurial[6] spirit by allowing small business owners to participate and reap the benefits of the countryà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s largest sector. The provisions in the 2012 Model also attempt to reduce the imports and promote local manufacturing to control the trade balance and improve the current and capital accounts of the country. Despite the introduction of the policy and the changes to the new PSCs, several IOCs are still operating in TT under long-term pre-2004 contracts. This means that it may take several years before any substantial changes are seen in the sector with regard to the labour force and import reduction. 4 The Future of Investor-State Relations in Trinidad and Tobago 4.1 How will Local Content Shape Investor-State Relations by 2020? The GORTT (2012) suggests that the initiatives imposed on the IOCs via the shift in terms and conditions in the 2012 Model PSC will contribute to a significantly higher percentage of skilled, local personnel employed within the energy sector of TT by 2020. The MEEA (2013) has indicated that the intention of the LCP is not for IOCà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s to be solely responsible for the progress of the local labour force and development of the economy, but rather to improve the working relationship between the GORTT and the IOCs. Since the policy was implemented, the GORTT has embarked on several projects aimed at assisting the IOCs with a labour force comparable to international standards. One of these projects was the establishment of the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) which aids in the education of nationals with regard to petroleum development and other useful energy related subjects. It is plausible that this assistance in providing an educated workforce will maintain and i mprove the status of the investor-state relationships by 2020. The IOCs may initially resist the local content requirements especially where they have pre-2004 contracts with the GORTT. It is suggested, however, that they will ultimately abide as they require the resources of TT for income generation allowing a negotiation advantage which will ensure better treatment of the labour force (MEEA, 2013). Additionally, more countries are employing the use of local content policies, resulting in IOCs themselves highlighting plans for local content projects in the country during the bid round process. The adaptability of the IOC will also promote its standing in the country and compliance with the new PSC Model will allow them participate actively in future bid rounds held by the MEEA and GORTT. 4.2 Is There a Need for a Change in the Agreements? TT already offers other forms of investor-state contracts, such as the concession, although in lesser quantities than the PSC. Based on the PSC developments in TTà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s 2012 Model, it appears that the GORTT and the MEEA are able to implement the requirements of the LCP effectively. This is clearly shown by the introduction of Article 39 in the 2012 Model which deals specifically and solely with local content and the investor. This means that there is currently no need for a shift in the main contract type used to govern investor-state relationships. The current PSC model successfully merges the requirement for an improved energy labour force and the incentives for foreign investors while not infringing on the sovereign right of IOCs. Considering that it has been less than a decade since the implementation of the LCP, it may be several years before the changes and benefits are observed in TT on a large scale. Therefore, the introduction of a new contract type may act ually dampen relationships with existing and potential investors. It is not recommended that TT change its main method of petroleum contracts to comply with LCP initiatives as the current methods employed will potentially see an increase in the local labour force participation in the energy sector within the next decade. 5 Conclusions In the energy world, there a various types of investor-state contracts that govern the relationship between a host country and an IOC. TT has been actively involved in oil and gas production for over a century, making them a substantial force in the Western Hemisphere. Since conception, IOCs have entered the country for EP activities under a variety of agreements with the PSC being the most popular. The citizens of the country, however, were placed in a disadvantageous position as the IOCs brought their own employees and imported goods and services from international companies rather than local firms. To protect the residents, the GORTT introduced the LCP in 2004 that would govern the activities in the local energy sector. The true extent of this policy was seen via an examination of the terms and conditions of the PSCs between 2000 and 2012. This paper highlighted the fact that the LCP allowed an update of the PSC model that better reflects the objectives of the GORTT with rega rd to local content. While several IOCs are still under contracts that do not include these changes, the energy sector will observe future improvement in local participation as new contracts are awarded. Based on the differences in the 2000 and 2012 Model PSCs, it is obvious that the GORTT have improved the terms and conditions to better reflect the implementation of the LCP. As a result of this, the recommendation is that TT maintain its main form of investor-state contract as the new terms will eventually benefit the citizens of the country in the form of improved labour and marketability as new contracts are awarded. 6 List of References Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago. (2012). Annual Report 2012. Port-of-Spain: Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobgao Limited. Global Business Reports. (2012). Trinidad and Tobagos oil and gas Industry. Oil and Gas Investigator. GORTT. (2004). Local Content and Local Participation Policy and Framework for the Energy Sector of Trinidad and Tobago. Port-of-Spain: Government Printery. GORTT. (2012). Current Fiscal Measure for the Upstream Petroleum Sector. Retrieved from Minstry of Energy and Energy Affairs: https://www.energy.gov.tt/investors.php?mid=159 Katz, S. B. (1992). Types of International Petroleum Contracts: Their History and Development. In R. Steinmetz, The Business of Petroleum Exploration (pp. 297-323). MEEA. (2000). Model Production Sharing Contract (2000). Port-of-Spain: Government Printery. MEEA. (2012). Model Production Sharing Contract (2012). Port-of-Spain: Government Printery. MEEA. (2013). Energy Policies. Retrieved from Ministry of Energy and Energy Affairs: https://www.energy.gov.tt/investors.php?mid=34 Ministry of Finance and the Economy. (2013). Review of the Economy. Petrotrin. (2012). About Us. Retrieved from Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago: https://www.petrotrin.com/Petrotrin2007/AboutUs.htm [1] The state-owned oil company [2] Also referred to as concessionary agreements [3] Taxation and royalty policies as well as government expenditure to build capabilities [4] Promotion of Local Content, Local Participation and Local Capability Development [5] This is approximately 33,426 people employed in the energy sector in 2012 compared with 20,582 people in 2000. [6] Figure 3 shows a 4.8% increase in entrepreneurial activity.

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Materials of Logistics in Management Essay Essays Materials of Logistics in Management Essay Essay Materials of Logistics in Management Essay Essay The efficiency of any fabricating administration depends on the handiness of constituent parts and stuffs in the proper measure. quality. monetary value. scope and clip. Failure in any of these countries increases costs and decreases net income every bit surely as outmoded production methods or uneffective merchandising techniques. This simple but obvious point has merely late come to be decently understood. This book presents the rules. methods and schemes that represent the modern attack to stuffs direction in all sectors of the economic system. In analyzing concern operations. the phrase â€Å"Value-added concept1? is frequently used to characterize the difference between the cost of constituent stuffs and the merchandising monetary value of the finished merchandise. This difference in value represents the alone part of each administration to the production procedure. Many companies produce component parts and stuffs for other houses fabricating specialized merchandises Remanded by the clients. On an norm. a fabrication house buys somewhat more than half of the rupee value of its gross revenues. In other words. the value added is typically less than 50 per cent of its gross revenues. Conversely. the mean company purchases stuffs valued at more than half of what it sells. Therefore. a firm’s net income is to a big extent determined by how efficaciously it procures and manages these stuffs. The organizational attack known as stuffs direction has gained cogency in recent old ages. Production and operations directors found it necessary to develop an organized organic structure of cognition related to be aftering. acquisition and use of stuffs in the procedure of production and it has resulted in the subject known as â€Å"mate-rials management† . All activities involved in conveying stuffs into and through the works are combined under one caput known as â€Å"materials manager† . By giving the stuffs director overall authorization. duty is centralised to guarantee that the overall cost of stuffs is kept at the low’est possible degree. The basic principle for this organizational alteration is to get the better of the jobs of conflicting aims. For cample. purchase department’s concern to guarantee uninterrupted supply of component stuffs may conflict with he inventory control department’s objective to understate stock list degrees or the aim of transportation in full auto burden tonss. Today administrations view procurance as a professional activity including activities involved in obtaining stuffs at minimal cost. transporting them and supplying storage and traveling toward the production procedure. It besides includes economic analysis of supply ( i. e. . purchase economic sciences ) . demand and monetary values and the appraisal of international events that affect stuffs. * development of stuffs direction Historically. the five ‘M’s of fabrication houses viz. Men. Materials. Machines. Money and Methods have shifted their places from clip to clip in their comparative importance. In the early yearss of industrialisation. the focal point was on work forces ( labor ) as they were the chief beginning of productive power. Over a period of clip. the accent shifted towards machines. which became the chief beginning of industrial power after the Industrial Revolution. As the methods of production became more and more complex due to the increased client demand for sophisticated merchandises of high quality. there was greater demand of efficient direction to pull off the complex production systems. In the early 1920s. buying and keeping stock of stuffs was the duty of buying directors or â€Å"chief accountants of buying and stores† in many industries. During and instantly after World War II the focal point shifted on assorted maps associated with stuffs such as buying. receiving. inspecting. hive awaying. continuing. managing. publishing. accounting. transporting and disposing excess and disused stuffs. These maps grouped under one common caput known as stuffs director and the section responsible for all these activities came to be known as â€Å"materials direction department† . But the caput of stuffs direction section performed a staff map to back up the production section and had to describe to the production caput ( manager of production ) in the organisational hierarchy. The oil crisis of the 1970’s changed the precedences of industries all over the universe. The extortionate hiking in oil monetary values and the heavy budget allotments on oil made the industries to command their outgo on the inputs. chiefly stuffs of all sorts because of the big range to cut down the disbursals on stuffs. Since the beginning of twentieth century. stuffs have been acquiring more and more attending and will go on to make so in the hereafter besides. Now a yearss stuff has* become an of import and inevitable input of a production system since the cost of stuffs and cost on stuffs ( cost incurred in buying and hive awaying the stuffs ) put together history for 50 to 85 % of the production cost depending on the nature of the merchandise and the type of the production system. Modern fabrication administrations adopted systems attack to direction. which resulted in the incorporate stuffs direction construct. All maps related to stuffs such as stuffs be aftering. buying. storing and stock list control were integrated under stuffs direction map. The place of the caput of the incorporate stuffs direction section was elevated to be on par with caputs of other functional countries viz. production. finance and human resources. * importance of stuffs in fabrication administrations Materials are any trade goods used straight or indirectly in bring forthing a merchandise or service such as natural stuffs. constituent parts. assemblies and supplies. In the fabrication administrations. the of import inputs are referred to as 5 Ms viz. Men ( Labour ) . Machines. Money. Materials and Methods. The comparative importance among these five Multiple sclerosiss have shifted from clip to clip. In the beginning of industrialization the focal point was on machines. work forces ( labor ) and methods. but from around 1970 onwards the accent is on stuffs. Material is an of import and inevitable input Gb J production system since the cost of stuffs and cost on stuffs ( cost incurred in buying and hive awaying the stuffs ) put together history for 50 to 85’* of the production cost depending on the nature of the merchandise and the type of the production system * importance of stuffs direction Management of stuffs in most administrations is important to their success because the cost of buying. hive awaying. traveling and transporting stuffs account for over half of the product’s cost. Bettering productiveness is a important factor in confronting the challenge of competition and this involves driving down the cost of all facets of concern activities. Since there is maximal range of cost decrease in the country of stuffs. making the occupation of efficient and effectual direction of stuffs is seen as the key to higher productiveness.

Aid Should Help, Not Hurt

Aid Should Help, Not Hurt Aid Should Help, Not Hurt. Sending aid to other countries is called Foreign aid. Foreign aid is the transfer and loaning of funds, goods or services from one country to another. It is moved from one country to another country. (1) The main purpose of aid, mainly in poor countries, is to improve poverty, give support to the people who can’t reach their needs to survive, rebuild important buildings such as School, Hospitals, and Police Departments and restore a great economy to pick up the country once again. However, the usefulness of foreign aid for poverty relief in Africa has lost its objective. Since the 1950s, the idea that huge amounts of donations can cure poverty has led economic development discourses. More than half of the sub-Saharan Africa are now much poorer than in the 1960s. (2) I don’t deny that the fact that many factors that have contributed to poverty in Africa which include natural disasters such as famine, draught, and wars. But what about the huge excess of aid they have been guiding to this developing country? What did they use it for? According to statistics, while advancement has been made in other rising regions of the world, particularly East Asia in the last six decades, the percentage of those living in life- threatening poverty increased in sub-Saharan Africa. (3) Such statistics can be both terrible and at the same time crushing. There are several reasons to why foreign aid is unsuccessful for poverty relief in Africa. The first reason is that poverty in African countries is not a cruel circle waiting to be broken by foreign help. Instead, poverty is created by economic institutions that thoroughly block the incentives and chances of poor people to mak e their lives better by themselves and their country. Let us for instance the system of apartheid in South Africa which Nelson Mandela fought against. In this situation, apartheid was a set of economic institutions which was planned to work against the black South Africans. It contained rules that governed and dictated to people what they should do and what they should not do, including the motivations and openings they are entitled to. (4) In 1913, the South African government announced that 93 percent of South Africa was for the white economy, while 7 per cent was for blacks (who constituted about 70 percent of the population). Blacks had to have a pass, almost as a national passport, to travel to the cities for job opportunities in the white-controlled mines and industries. They could not own property or start a business there. Such economic organizations, avoid the people that need help and opportunities of the massive population of black South Africans and largely kept them in poverty. While the country was rich during this period , the wealth was in few hands and the common were poor. As such, foreign aid would not remove such institutional strength that disadvantaged the majority to access to the national resources. It should be noted that people in underprivileged countries have the same drives as those in rich countries. Just like those from developed nations, people from humble nations also need freedom of accessibility to economic reserves, to have the same chances to good health care, unpolluted portable water in their homes and value education for their children. The reason to why the poor remain poor is because their basic ability with their talents have been disallowed the opportunity to grow by their various establishments in those countries. In Sub-Sahara African states, it is important to note that once you are wealthy, you are advantaged because you are entitled to much more power while the poor on the other hand, are less fortunate and at the pity of those in power. By way of conclusion, the evidence from examples above and analysis have shown that poor people are trapped within economic institutions and until these institutions feel a major change, foreign aid and any growth it seeks to achieve will only be an illusion, not only in Sub-Sahara Africa, but across all developing countries o f the world.