Natural Gas and Geopolitics From 1970 To 2040

Name: Natural Gas and Geopolitics From 1970 To 2040
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ISBN: 9780521865036

ISBN-10: 0521865034

ISBN-13: 9780521865036

Edition: 2006

Authors: David G. Victor, Amy M. Jaffe, Mark H. Hayes

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By most estimates, global consumption of natural gas - a cleaner-burning alternative to coal and oil - will double by 2030. However, in North America, Europe, China, and South and East Asia, which are the areas of highest-expected demand, the projected consumption of gas is expected to far outstrip indigenous supplies. Delivering gas from the world's major reserves to the future demand centres will require a major expansion of inter-regional, cross-border gas transport infrastructures. This book investigates the implications of this shift, utilizing historical case studies as well as advanced economic modeling to examine the interplay between economic and political factors in the…

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List price: $184.99
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 6/29/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 536
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.2
Language: English

Amy M. Jaffe is Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy of Rice University.

Mark H. Hayes is a Research Fellow on the Program on Energy and Sustainable Development at Stanford University.



List of figures


List of tables


List of boxes


List of contributors


Foreword



Acknowledgments


List of acronyms and abbreviations



Introduction and context



Introduction to the study




Historical case studies



Introduction to the historical case studies: research questions, methods and case selection




The Transmed and Maghreb projects: gas to Europe from North Africa




Liquefied natural gas from Indonesia: the Arun project




Bypassing Ukraine: exporting Russian gas to Poland and Germany




Natural gas pipelines in the Southern Cone




International gas trade in Central Asia: Turkmenistan, Iran, Russia, and Afghanistan




Liquefied natural gas from Qatar: the Qatargas project




Liquefied natural gas from Trinidad & Tobago: the Atlantic LNG project




Politics, markets, and the shift to gas: insights from the seven historical case studies




International gas trade economics



The Baker Institute World Gas Trade Model




Political and economic influences on the future world market for natural gas




Market structure in the new gas economy: is cartelization possible?




Implications



Conclusions




Technical notes



Index