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Natural gas
Recent Scholarly Publications
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Assessing the Impact of the Diffusion of Shale Oil and Gas Technology on the Global Coal Market
September 2016
A spatial equilibrium model of the world coal market is developed that accounts for coal to natural gas switching in the electricity sector in the United States and Europe, the potential for China...
The Economic and Environmental Benefits of Integrating International Coal and Natural Gas Markets
October 2013
Unconventional natural gas and the technologies developed to extract it in the U.S.
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...
NNPC and Nigeria's Oil Patronage Ecosystem
September 2010
Nigeria depends heavily on oil and gas, with hydrocarbon activities providing around 65 percent of total government revenue and 95 percent of export revenues. While Nigeria supplies some LNG to...
Adapting to Shifting Government Priorities: An Assessment of the Performance and Strategy of India's ONGC
April 2010
The state-owned company Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) is India's largest company devoted to exploration and production (E&P).
Carbon Capture and Storage at Scale: Lessons from the Growth of Analogous Energy Technologies
February 2009
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a promising technology that might allow for significant reductions in CO2 emissions.
Household Level Fuel Switching in Rural Hubei
December 2008
Based on an analysis of a rural household survey data in Hubei province in 2004, we explore patterns of residential fuel use within the conceptual framework of fuel switching using statistical...
The Future of Natural Gas Consumption in Beijing, Guangdong and Shanghai: An Assessment Utilizing MARKAL
September 2008
Natural gas could possibly become a significant portion of the future fuel mix in China.
Measuring the Clean Development Mechanism's Performance and Potential
August 2008
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol is the first global attempt to address a global environmental public goods problem with a market-based mechanism.
Energy and India's Foreign Policy
May 2008
This study was presented by PESD research fellows Jeremy Carl and Varun Rai and PESD Director David Victor at the conference “The Future of India's Foreign Policy,” hosted by the Center for the...
The Void of Governance: An Assessment of Pemex's Performance and Strategy
April 2008
Mexico's Petróleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, is the world's third-ranked company by oil production.
Monthly Gas Trade in the Atlantic Basin circa 2015
December 2007
Growing LNG imports will impact the value of gas storage and regional price spreads.
Institutions and Gas Market Security
December 2007
The developing LNG trade does not have symmetric participants.
Flexible LNG Supply and Gas Market Integration: A Simulation Approach for Valuing the Market Arbitrage Option
December 2007
Random (stochastic) variability in gas demand and prices creates significant option value for LNG suppliers with destination flexibility.
Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A.: The Right-Hand Man of the Government
December 2007
Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA), the national oil company (NOC) of Venezuela, is a major energy producer.
The Future of Natural Gas in India: A Study of Major Consuming Sectors
October 2007
PESD has concluded a two year collaborative study on the Indian natural gas market with three India research groups- A.T.
Demand for Natural Gas in the Indian Industrial Sector
October 2007
PESD has concluded a two year collaborative study on the Indian natural gas market with A.T. Kearney.
Natural Gas in India: An Assessment of Demand from the Electricity Sector
October 2007
PESD has concluded a two year collaborative study on the Indian natural gas market with the Indian Institute of Management - Ahmedabad.
Natural Gas Demand from the Indian Fertilizer Sector
October 2007
PESD has concluded a two year collaborative study on the Indian natural gas market with the Integrated Research and Action for Development (IRADe).
The Future of Natural Gas vs. Coal Consumption in Beijing, Guangdong and Shanghai: An assessment utilizing MARKAL
September 2007
PESD has been studying the emerging global market for natural gas through a series of closely integrated research projects.
Innovation in China's Energy Sector
March 2007
The performance of China's national system of innovation has improved since reforms began in 1978, but reform impact by sector is not well characterized.
Natural Gas and Geopolitics: From 1970 to 2040
December 2006
By most estimates, global consumption of natural gas - a cleaner-burning alternative to coal and oil - will double by 2030.