• DocumentCode
    2555439
  • Title

    Application of real option in oil exploration

  • Author

    Zhang, Qingwei ; Teng, Fan

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Bus., Zhejiang Wanli Univ., Ningbo, China
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    16-18 April 2010
  • Firstpage
    444
  • Lastpage
    447
  • Abstract
    Financial option has been widely used to avoid risks. People pay more attention to avoid the risks which the underlying asset can´t be traded. Real option is a new invention for risk avoidance. Several types of real options that may be met in oil investment are discussed in detail; a theoretical formula about the valuation of project is derived; and the application of real option is briefly introduced finally.
  • Keywords
    financial management; petroleum industry; risk management; financial option; oil exploration; oil investment; real option application; risk avoidance; Contracts; Cost accounting; Economic indicators; Exchange rates; Gaussian distribution; Input variables; Investments; Petroleum; Pricing; Tin; Option; Project Valuation; Real Option;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Information Management and Engineering (ICIME), 2010 The 2nd IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Chengdu
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5263-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5265-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICIME.2010.5478144
  • Filename
    5478144