Oil price indexing is a peculiar feature of the natural gas markets in Germany and other European countries. It is closely linked to the existence of local monopolies (at least de facto) and of the so called takeorpayʺ (TOP) contracts. After discussing the relation between these features and...

Oil price indexing is a peculiar feature of the natural gas markets in Germany and other European countries. It is closely linked to the existence of local monopolies (at least de facto) and of the so called quot;take-or-payquot; (TOP) contracts. After discussing the relation between these...