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Its unique multidisciplinary expertise allows it to examine the economics, the politics and the sociology of energy with a focus on oil and natural gas. Its research spans the international relations between producers and consumers of energy; the economic development of producing nations and the geo-political aspects of all these issues alongside the economics and politics of the environment in relation to energy, including climate change. The Institute’s intellectual independence places it firmly at the centre of the dialogue between consumers and producers, government and industry, academics and policy makers. The Institute serves a worldwide audience with its research and continues to inform understanding of all major energy issues today.
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Iran’s gas exports: can past failure become future success?
Published: 12th June 2013
By: David Ramin Jalilvand
Iran is an enigma – a country always expected to become a major exporter that became a net importer. For those concerned with the future of international gas trade, it is the perennial “elephant in the room” – a country which could, one day, become a major exporter. Its resource endowment means that Iran can [...]
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Natural Gas in Pakistan and Bangladesh – current issues and trends
Published: 10th June 2013
By: Ieda Gomes
Natural gas commentary and industry focus on South Asia tends to target India, the largest gas market. Pakistan and Bangladesh in aggregate however equal India in terms of gas consumption and as such are significant markets in their own right. This paper by Ieda Gomes is an in-depth study of the genesis and present situation [...]
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The Italian Gas Market – Challenges and Opportunities
Published: 6th June 2013
By: Anouk Honoré
The Italian gas market is the third largest in Europe with strong demand growth especially in the power generation sector up to the mid 2000s. But projections of demand growth from that era have not been realised. Clearly the impact of the financial crisis and subsequent recession has had a significant impact, exacerbated by the [...]
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Living with Intermittent Renewable Power – Challenges for Spain and the EU
Published: 6th June 2013
By: David Robinson
Spain is living with a high penetration of intermittent renewable power from wind and solar PV. Other EU electricity markets will soon have to do the same, if they are not already doing so. This Comment summarizes a number of the challenges facing Spain as a result of this form of de-carbonization, and also considers the [...]
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The EU “Target Model” for electricity markets – fit for purpose?
Published: 28th May 2013
By: Malcolm Keay
The Commission has proposed a “Target Model” for electricity markets as a basis for the development of the single market in Europe. This Comment, by Malcolm Keay, looks at whether the model is fit for purpose. It suggests that while the model adequately fulfils the single market objective it seems to have serious failings in [...]
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Gas-to-Liquid – A Viable Alternative to Oil-Derived Transport Fuels?
Published: 22nd May 2013
By: Craig Brown
A number of high-profile projects and a wave of recent investments have focused attention on the global gas-to-liquid (GTL) industry, suggesting a latent potential for gas-to-liquid fuels to usher in a new conceptualization of oil product markets. The clean-burning, high-quality characteristics of GTL diesel fuels lend support to this outlook, seemingly offering a viable substitute [...]
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Information Note on the Green Climate Fund Business Model Framework
Published: 7th May 2013
By: Benito Müller
The Governing Instrument of the Green Climate Fund stipulates: The Board will consider additional modalities that further enhance direct access, including through funding entities with a view to enhancing country ownership of projects and programmes. Unfortunately, it does not elaborate further either on the concept of ‘enhanced direct access’ nor on the notion of a [...]
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NIOC and the State – Commercialization, Contestation and Consolidation in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Published: 7th May 2013
By: William Yong
While Iran’s oil industry has long been a subject of great interest for academics, industry analysts and the news media surprisingly little attention has been paid to the institutional apparatus of the Iranian hydrocarbon sector and its embeddedness in networks of political power. The institutional embodiment of Iran’s oil industry is the nominally state-owned National [...]
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