Management of interrelations in international oil-and-gas business
The paper presents the results of research of interrelations of international strategic alliances (ISA) of Russian petroleum companies in view of the theory of interrelations’ management. At present the theory of interrelations management between partners in joint investment projects and international strategic alliances (ISA) in fuel-energetic complex is being developed. But there are no researches in the field of oil-and-gas alliances activity. Actuality of research is determined by active foreign activity of Russian petroleum companies and a big number of international strategic alliances with Russian petroleum companies on foreign countries territories. International strategic alliances of Russian petroleum companies are the object of the research. Interrelations of Russian petroleum companies with foreign partners in International strategic alliances are the subject of the research. The research considers the interrelations in the biggest Russian international strategic alliances. Approaches to analysis of petroleum companies’ interrelations with their business-partners are studied. Such terms as “portfolio of interrelations’, portfolio’s kind’s structure, levels of interrelations, determinant of interrelations portfolio management, categories of interrelations and their rotation are determined. Management of interrelations can be realized by active and passive tools. The paper also analyzes the criteria of partners’ selection and the factors of influence on interrelations in the portfolio.