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October 10, 2012
| Oil and Gas | Bain Brief
The balance of power has flipped in the oil industry. National oil companies, who controlled less than 10 percent of reserves in the 1970s, now control more than 90 percent. Oilfield service companies stand to benefit from this change, while IOCs and Independents must decide how to adapt their
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October 05, 2012
| Higher Education | Dallas Business Journal
| Media mention
Bain & Company partners with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, and the Communities Foundation of Texas, providing free consulting in a project improving education at University of North Texas at Dallas.
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October 01, 2012
| Oil and Gas | Oil & Gas Financial Journal
The discovery of vast reserves of gas locked in shale deposits and the relatively low cost of extracting it have created a glut of natural gas in North America, turning the United States and Canada into potential exporters.
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August 27, 2012
| Performance Improvement | Bain Brief
Companies often add one product after another in hopes of attracting and keeping customers, but offering too many products can create complexity and strangle growth.
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June 28, 2012
| Performance Improvement | Bain Brief
When my colleagues and I assess a company, we often begin by asking executives to answer five questions. It’s a quick test that helps us identify possible trouble spots. You can try it yourself: How would you respond to each of the following?
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June 28, 2012
| Performance Improvement | Bain Brief
When companies attack complexity, they nearly always begin with a specific pain point, an element of the business that seems to be costing too much or causing some kind of delay. What they find, often, is that they don’t want to stop there. Bringing focus to one dimension of the company typically
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May 03, 2012
| Performance Improvement | WSJ.com CFO Journal
Among industry-leading companies, more than 40% of executives say their key competitive advantage is their ability to keep costs low. And not just during a downturn.
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April 30, 2012
| Oil and Gas | Forbes.com
As the center of gravity in the global refining industry shifts, the companies that survive will be those that determine how to benefit from the growing activity in emerging economies, select the right asset portfolio and take the necessary steps to achieve world-class operational excellence.
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April 23, 2012
| Press release
In his new role, he will lead Bain’s regional expansion in North and South America by continuing to target an optimal client portfolio, invest in best-in-class capabilities, build a world-class team, and maintain Bain’s leadership position with private equity investors.
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April 20, 2012
| Oil and Gas | Houston Chronicle
As the center of gravity in the global refining industry shifts, the companies that survive will be those that determine how to benefit from the growing activity in emerging economies, select the right asset portfolio and take the necessary steps to achieve world-class operational excellence.
