Project development and marketing in the global oil and gas industry – a constellation of stakeholders co-creating strategic value for the industry
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https://doi.org/10.32347/tit2021.42.0301Keywords:
project development and marketing, large oil and gas projects (LOGP), strategic trust based value co-creation, hard vehicle and soft vehicle of contractor competitivenessAbstract
Project development and marketing on large oil and gas projects (LOGPs) by engineering-procurement-construction (EPC) contractors respond to massive capital investment (CAPEX) undertakings by oil and gas industry owners and takes on multi-lateral interactions carried out by a dozen of actors proactively participating in the EPC contractors’ business ecosystem created to remain competitive toward owner companies, which form of project marketing is different from a straight forward contractor – owner interaction found in the other branches of contracting industry. Most of such interactions are based on strategic trust among the relevant members built over decades of heavy win-win transactions.
This study has found the actors that compose the project development and marketing cycle in LOGPs, explored dominant logics of EPC contractor’s project development and marketing, and analysed how primary actors in LOGP development and implementation co-create strategic values for both the respective corporations, and sustainable overall industry growth.
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