Zusammenfassung Der vorliegende Beitrag befaßt sich mit der Beziehung zwischen Treibstoffpreisen und der Marktstruktur im deutschen Tankstellensektor. Aufbauend auf ein Cournot-Modell wird getestet, ob die zumeist bundesweit agierenden Mineralölunternehmen auf lokalen Märkten Marktmacht...

Statistical trends of oil intensity from individual countries and groups of countries show that an average increase of GDP of 3% per annum equates to a projected demand for liquids of 101 Million barrels per day (Mbpd) by the year 2030. This analysis shows that this demand cannot be fulfilled by...

This paper discusses the role of transportation in policies to address energy security and climate change. It focuses on three elements: the impact of energy prices on transport demand, the potential contributions of the transport sector to energy policies, and the interaction between energy and...

Our demand analysis is complemented by ‘bottom-up’ sectoral analysis, which focus on changes in end-user demand – for example, the impact of the switch from gasoline to diesel vehicles in Europe, the effects of the rapid expansion of petrochemical capacity in Asia and the Middle East, or...