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Why Does Russia's Gazprom Oppose Shale Gas?

December 2, 2011 by Geoffrey Styles
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I see that Russia's national gas company, Gazprom, is warning Europeans about the environmental risks of shale gas development. Aside from the hypocrisy stemming from a Russian legacy of environmental disregard that rivals the worst excesses committed anywhere, along with the likelihood of Gazprom profiting if it can deter competition... [read more]

Gazprom Profiting Mightily From German Nuclear Exit

July 20, 2011 by Rod Adams
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The European Energy Review (available with a free registration) has published a detailed article titled Gazprom: back in the game – and ready to take on Brussels that paints a picture of Gazprom’s continued pattern of aggressive market actions aimed at locking European customers into long term contracts at prices that must make many US... [read more]

Take-or-pay contracts: Lessons from Brazil and Bolivia

November 3, 2009 by Michael Giberson
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Yesterday’s post on the Gazprom take-or-pay contract dispute mentions a now classic article by Scott Masten and Keith Crocker, “Efficient adaptation in long-term contracts: Take-or-pay provisions for natural gas” (American Economic Review, 1985).  You may wonder if there is newer work on take-or-pay contracting potentially relevant... [read more]

Gazprom, Europe, and long-term take-or-pay contracts

November 2, 2009 by Michael Giberson
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Shifting world natural gas supply conditions have put the squeeze on long-term gas supply contracts between Russian gas giant Gazprom and its European customers.  A summary from the Wall Street Journal: European energy companies, faced with weakening demand and plentiful lower-cost fuel supplies, have bought far less natural gas... [read more]

Oil price leaps to year's high

June 13, 2009 by Big Gav
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The steadily rising oil price is starting to grab headlines again, as puindits begin to notice that even though we are in the midst of a global recession the oil price is still well above the levels of 2 years ago. The Guardian had a report mid-week - Oil price leaps to year's high.The price of oil burst through the $71 a barrel mark... [read more]