Energy Project Assessment

Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-3-032-26483-1
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 124 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

Reihe: SpringerBriefs in Petroleum Geoscience & Engineering

This book is a clear and practical guide to investment decision making. Through vivid, real-world examples—Prelude FLNG, Snøhvit LNG, floating wind, and exploration drilling—it shows how to compare costs, benefits, risks, and opportunities to make value-creating decisions. It also explains why some projects succeed, why others fail, and how decision analysis can tilt the odds in favor of value creation.

Energy projects shape the modern world. They power economies. They influence global human development. Yet behind every project is a single force: the quality of its decisions. Good decisions—not simply good resources or even good forecasts—drive long-term value creation. This applies to all projects, and especially to the uncertain and complex world of energy.

This book introduces a decision analytic and market-based approach to project assessment. It blends the craft of assessment with economic logic and strategic insight. It explains how to frame decisions, evaluate alternatives, and model uncertainty, to reveal the hidden value of flexibility and information. Above all, it shows how clear thinking can create positive impact in an uncertain world. Good decisions build better projects—and ultimately, better futures.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jafarizadeh, Babak

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Stochastik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften: Allgemeines
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Projektmanagement
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Entscheidungsfindung
• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Technologien für Fossile Energieträger
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensfinanzen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensforschung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Petroleum Economics.- Energy Project Economics.- Energy Finance and Engineering.- Oil and Gas Field Development and Economics.- Decision Analysis and Investment.- Project Management and Appraisals.

Über Autor(innen)

Babak Jafarizadeh, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., is an academic at Heriot-Watt University, specializing in energy project economics. He also lectures at University of California, Berkeley, in finance for engineers. Beyond academia, Babak is a senior consultant and an engineering economist with expertise in petroleum economics, investment evaluation, and decision analysis.

He delivers high-impact training courses worldwide—presenting the craft of making good economic decisions under uncertainty. His programs—ranging from energy economics to markets and valuations—have consistently earned strong industry engagement and recognition.