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Natural gas
Scholarly Publications
Oil and Governance: State-owned Enterprises and the World Energy Supply
January 2012
National oil companies (NOCs) produce most of the world’s oil and natural gas and bankroll governments across the globe.
The Policy Tightrope in Gas-Producing Countries: Stimulating Domestic Demand Without Discouraging Supply
February 2011
Executive SummaryNatural gas can offer substantial environmental, energy security, and convenience advantages over competing fuels such as coal and oil. Gas is relatively abundant in the world,...
Energy for Sustainable Development
September 2010
The majority of rural residents in China are dependent on traditional fuels, but the quality and quantity of existing data on the process of fuel switching in rural China are insufficient to have a...
Other Publications
Gas-to-Power Value Chain
September 2018
Many countries with electricity shortages - such as Nigeria, Ghana, Mozambique, and Tanzania - have large gas reserves but face challenges developing gas for power.The gas-to-power value chain can...
Gas-fired generation in a high-renewables world
June 2018
Are gas and renewables good for each other, or are they on a collision course? We explored this question using a multi-player, web-based game.
The costs of fossil-free development
March 2017
Climage change is a serious global threat with impacts that are already being felt.
News
US on the verge of becoming major coal exporter
April 2012
As abundant domestic natural gas production erodes coal’s market share in the US, coal producers are looking to overseas markets for growth.
PESD paper helps frame conference session on Asian natural gas
June 2011
PESD Associate Director Mark Thurber and Research Associate Joseph Chang wrote "The Policy Tightrope in Gas-Producing Countries: Stimulating Domestic Demand Without Discouraging Supply" that helped...
Thurber discusses how Asian countries can strike balance on gas
May 2011
At the Pacific Energy Summit 2011 in Jakarta, PESD associate director Mark C.
Events
The New U.S. Role in Global Fossil Fuel Markets
December 11, 2012
As recently as 2007, the United States seemed headed towards ever greater fossil fuel import dependence, as domestic oil and natural gas production dwindled and consumption continued to grow.
Energy Working Group: Shale Gas in China: Hype and Reality
May 9, 2012
In recent years, natural gas prices in the United States have gone from historic highs of over $12 per mmBtu in the summer of 2008, to under $2.50/mmBtu in 2012.
National Oil Companies and the World Oil Market: Should We Be Worried?
February 7, 2012
State-owned oil and natural gas companies, such as Saudi Aramco, Petróleos de Venezuela and China National Petroleum Corp., own 73 percent of the world's oil reserves and 68 percent of its natural...