Natural gas market review 2007 [electronic resource] : security in a globalising market to 2015.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Staff, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

International Energy Agency.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gas industry.

Natural gas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD/IEA, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Over recent decades, natural gas has been an important element of secure, affordable, and environmentally responsible energy supply. But as production from IEA member countries declines, supplies will have to come from sources in more distant regions. What aspects of OECD gas markets need to be improved to deliver greater security and efficiency?. What are the risks of increasing reliance on imports from Russia and the Middle East?. Are strategic stocks of natural gas - similar to emergency oil stocks - a viable safety net to a supply disruption?. Will there be enough investment in pip

Contents:

Foreword; Acknowledgements; CONTENTS; Table of contents; Key messages; Executive summary; Point of departure; Recent events; North American fundamentals; Japan; Korea; Recent developments in Europe; United Kingdom supply developments; Gazprom Algeria MOU; Indonesia; Major project decisions in 2006; Russia/Belarus gas and oil negotiations; Investment; General cost inflation; Upstream; Investment to 2015; Shipping; Transmission pipelines; Downstream; Storage; Regional demand & supply balance to 2015; Demand; Supply; Production; Supply and demand summary to 2015; Gas security

Recent supply disruptions in IEA countriesGas storage; Strategic gas stocks: what are they?; Why do gas stocks cost so much more than oil?; Why are gas stocks less effective than oil stocks?; What are the other options besides strategic stocks?; Conclusion; Data transparency initiative; Developments in LNG markets; Overview; Production; Consuming country developments; Marketing, contracts and spot trade evolution; Peak demand, LNG terminal utilisation and seasonal storage issues; Coping with Indonesian shortfalls; Gas for power; Power use drives gas demand growth

Gas as the fuel of choice for new power plants, 2000-2004Economics of gas-fired generation; Gas-fired generation capacity adds flexibility; Non-OECD country/region update; Russian Federation; Islamic Republic of Iran; Middle East and North Africa (MENA); Central Asia; People's Republic of China; India; Latin America highlights; OECD country/region update; North America; Republic of Korea; Germany; United Kingdom; Netherlands; Norway; Belgium; Turkey; European regulatory issues; Cross-border regulatory issues in Europe: Italian example; Internal regulation of gas markets in North West Europe

Annex A: Existing gas security measures in IEA countries/regionsFrance; Spain; Hungary; European Union Directive 2004/67/EC; Annex B: Contractual gas flows involving OECD countries; Annex C: Abbreviations; Annex D: Glossary; Annex E: Conversion factors; Annex F: LNG regasification terminals; Annex G: LNG liquefaction plants

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-281-74675-4

9786611746759

92-64-03328-9

OCLC:

476187449