Cross-Border Issues in Energy Trade in the CIS Countries

This paper explores from a regional perspective the distorted nature of trade in energy products within the CIS countries. The persistence of pricing distortions, barter arrangements, and discriminatory access to pipelines, as well as failure to honor contracts, has disrupted and distorted energy exports to non-CIS countries, undermined energy sector reforms, and distorted investment decisions. The paper focuses on cross-border issues as an integral component of the wider problem of inefficient energy use within the CIS. Several policy recommendations are proposed, including measures to foster greater competition, reduce state involvement, and promote regional cooperation.

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Year of publication:	2002-12-01
Authors:	Shiells, Clinton R. ; Dodsworth, John ; Mathieu, Paul Henri
Institutions:	International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Subject:	Former Soviet Union \| Transition economies \| oil products \| crude oil \| natural gas \| world market \| oil and gas \| world market prices \| pipeline capacity \| gas pipeline \| access to pipelines \| world markets \| regional trade \| neighboring countries \| export prices \| oil exports \| domestic prices \| importing countries \| pipeline system \| oil companies \| oil production \| oil pipeline \| gas transit \| gas supply \| net exporters \| natural monopolies \| gas sector \| gas exports \| export pipeline \| vertical integration \| pipeline construction \| net exports \| exporting countries \| oil sector \| domestic market \| oil exporter \| gas prices \| oil refining \| gas and electricity \| natural gas sector \| export quotas \| gas transportation \| export costs \| percent of production \| trade barriers \| oil transportation \| petroleum products \| commercialization \| fuel oil \| gas pipelines \| terms of trade \| transactions costs \| trade flows \| oil producers \| petroleum refining \| oil export pipeline \| tariff changes \| domestic price \| gas transiting \| crude oil transportation \| transport costs \| most-favored-nation \| gas companies \| power industry \| gas line \| crude oils \| gas sectors \| net exporter of oil \| oil exporting countries \| gas imports \| gas supply system \| import prices \| refined oil products \| free trade \| gas pricing \| discriminatory tariffs \| terms of trade shocks \| oil industry \| gas markets \| domestic demand \| domestic suppliers \| transport company \| preferential access \| gas trade \| gas field \| distribution companies \| distribution network \| efficient energy use \| economic perspectives \| oil refiners \| gas output \| refined products \| intergovernmental cooperation \| pipeline linking \| net exporter \| gas import \| gas reserves \| power plants \| export market \| price discrimination \| domestic consumption \| supplier of gas \| crude oil pipeline \| national borders \| domestic companies \| dispute settlement \| bilateral deals \| transport services \| national treatment \| price of electricity \| dispute settlement mechanism \| regulatory framework \| preferential tariffs \| gas production \| oil processing \| international standards \| trade patterns \| trade shocks \| power generation

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	IMF Policy Discussion Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series IMF Policy Discussion Papers Number 02/13 3 pages long
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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