This paper uses the E-simulate model of electricity generation to estimate how much the stacking order of different technologies changes when a carbon price is introduced. Different coal and gas price scenarios are explored, and some sensitivity analysis is made of the relative market share of...

The USA appears increasingly concerned that its security is being threatened by the increasing role of energy suppliers in the Middle East and Russia, and rapidly rising energy consumers such as China. The USA also faces the challenge of its role in reducing global greenhouse gas emissions. In...

Government owners of petroleum subsurface rights often face constituent pressure to exercise control over the disposition of these resources in pursuit of economic development objectives. At the same time, states cannot simply dissipate the potential rent from their resources without losing a...

Supply costs curves for the Former Soviet Union (FSU) are constructed for conventional petroleum, which is defined as conventional oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGL). The supply figures show how petroleum quantities vary with production costs over time. Five resource quality...

Drawing on extensive empirical research over the last decade, this paper analyses the changes in the corporate structure of the North American natural gas industry which have been stimulated by liberalisation, and considers whether they are likely to be imitated in the context of the increasing...

The imposition of third party access to pipelines under the terms of the European Union's Gas Directive will lead to a radical restructuring of the European natural gas industry (the Directive is summarised in an appendix to the paper). State involvement in the industry will be reduced to a...

The paper examines the prospects for Russian gas output and export under different price development. Growth of gas production and transportation costs, following an increase of gas export and production, is estimated. An attempt is made to determine the relation of efficient (from the point of...

The paper analyses the prospects for natural gas exports from Russia to Asia and discusses the development of gas supply systems in the border areas of Siberia and the Far East. The paper presents a quantitative estimate of the impact of different gas export prices on external energy markets for...

The world natural gas markets are analysed, with a special focus on the countries of Northeast Asia (NEA). The natural gas demands of China, Japan and South Korea, until the year 2020, is projected, considering a possible share of Russian gas. The resource potential of natural gas from the...

The USA appears increasingly concerned that its security is being threatened by the increasing role of energy suppliers in the Middle East and Russia, and rapidly rising energy consumers such as China. The USA also faces the challenge of its role in reducing global greenhouse gas emissions. In...