DEA/AR efficiency and profitability of 14 major oil companies in U.S. exploration and production

Computers and Operations Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 357-373

  Thompson, Russell G ^a   Dharmapala, P S ^b   Rothenberg, Louis J ^c   Thrall, Robert M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b OPCON Corporation   (United States)

^c CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^d RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0008092477     PISSN: 03050548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0305-0548(95)00044-5     Document Type: Article

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