Full Title: Who Owns America’s Oil and Natural Gas Companies: A 2014 Update
Author(s): Robert J. Shapiro and Nam D. Pham
Publisher(s): American Petroleum Institute
Publication Date: October 1, 2014
Full Text: Download Resource
Description (excerpt):
The broad ownership of America’s public corporations, as researchers have found, yields substantial economic and social benefits. It encourages companies to focus on investments that can secure strong returns, including new plant and equipment, research and development (R&D), and employment and training of highly-qualified personnel. Broad corporate ownership also generates capital that companies need to increase their efficiency and innovative capacities. This study examines the distribution of ownership of one of our key industries, U.S. oil and natural gas companies.