Development of a Methodology for Assessing the Economic Security of Oil and Gas Companies

Abstract

The economic security of an enterprise is a complex multicomponent phenomenon, the study of which is necessary for a comprehensive, systematic assessment of the stability of an enterprise, in particular oil and gas one, to the effects of external and internal environmental factors. The modern practice of analyzing this phenomenon most often involves only analyzing the consequences of already realized risks, without factor analysis of the previous state of the system. In this regard, the article describes the following research results: based on the study of existing definitions, the author's definition of the economic security of an enterprise was formulated to clarify the boundaries of the research subject; a set of indicators for assessing the economic security of an oil and gas enterprise was formed; a methodology for assessing the economic security of an oil and gas industry enterprise has been developed and tested, including a comprehensive assessment of the level of economic protection of an enterprise LES i , and its gradation: sufficient, acceptable, unacceptable.