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, including the growing demand for oil, which has prompted a resurgence of resource nationalism and the revitalization of national … oil companies in the region. Regional oil policy has also been boosted by the growth of China, which is now a major player …
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of allocations and distribution of the oil rent is essential to the short to medium term sustainability of the new …During 2004-06 Bolivia experienced a five-fold increase in oil revenues due to tax/ contractual innovations, higher … decentralize expenditure to local governments and nationalization of the oil industry. This paper presents a model of fiscal …
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impact of oil price shocks. Two Caribbean economies highly vulnerable to oil price shocks are considered: an oil importer … (Jamaica) and an oil exporter (Trinidad and Tobago). From a risk-sharing perspective, a desirable external capital structure is …
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, including the growing demand for oil, which has prompted a resurgence of resource nationalism and the revitalization of national … oil companies in the region. Regional oil policy has also been boosted by the growth of China, which is now a major player …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010652563
of allocations and distribution of the oil rent is essential to the short to medium term sustainability of the new …During 2004-06 Bolivia experienced a five-fold increase in oil revenues due to tax/ contractual innovations, higher … decentralize expenditure to local governments and nationalization of the oil industry. This paper presents a model of fiscal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010653861
a mechanism based on the use of financial hedging instruments to mitigate the impact of oil price volatility on the cost … of oil derivatives. For the purpose of contributing to the consideration of alternatives, the possibility of … aimed at mitigating the volatility of the prices of oil refinery by-products, and quantifies the possible results on the …
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oil, and diesel) and renewable or carbon-free energy sources (including hydro, wind, solar, nuclear and geothermal). A … in Peru and repowering and fuel switching an oil-fired steam turbine unit to natural gas in Nicaragua. …
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on fuel oil in the countries in the Caribbean has led to high generation costs and electricity prices. Introducing …, natural gas plants emit less carbon dioxide (CO2) per ton than fuel oil plants. Therefore, the net benefits of natural gas … scenario in which most electricity is generated with fuel oil - will still be viable. Furthermore, though natural gas proves …
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"Gas Market Integration in the Southern Cone" is part of a larger effort by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to promote integration of energy markets in South America's Southern Cone region. This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the gas industry's evolution in the region,...
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During the last decade, Latin American countries have brought about important reforms in infrastructure services based both on private sector participation for enhancing internal efficiency and competition for increasing consumer welfare. Infrastructure services have evolved from monopoly and...
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