Issues in Global Natural Gas : A Primer and Analysis »
Journal Issue
Volume/Issue: 2002/40
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Bright Okogu
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 February 2002
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451845983.001
ISBN: 9781451845983
Keywords: LNG, pipeline, gas pricing, economic rent, user cost, transportation constraint, sales and purchase agreement, gas, gas market, gas trade
This paper discusses the rising profile of natural gas in global energy, factors constraining its further development, the gas contracting process, and the absence of a global market, which is analyzed in the conte...