Risks in Oil Tanker Docking Projects
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https://doi.org/10.5585/gep.v2i2.52Keywords:
Risk Management, Expert Judgment, Risk and UncertaintyAbstract
The high competitiveness of companies, especially in the oil sector, has forced organizations to increasingly improve their strategic management, including the management of their project portfolios as well as the management of each project within the portfolio. Companies that transport oil and oil products by operating oil tankers are obliged by law to withdraw their ships from service as a routine in order to effect maintenance in operations known as docking. This article reports on research carried out in a large Brazilian transporter of oil and oil products, to identify the principal management risks associated with oil tanker docking projects.
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