Publications
The results of OIES research is published as working papers, energy comments, presentations and articles as well as commercially published books and monographs.
The views expressed in all OIES publications are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies or any of its Members.
The Rich Must Face Their Personal Carbon Responsibility
Published: 1st December 2006| By: Benito Müller
Dr Benito Müller and Dr Saleemul Huq argue that the time has come for people who have the means to face the responsibility for their emissions, regardless of whether they live in the developed or the developing world.
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Issue 67 November 2006
Published: 17th November 2006| By: OIES
Energy Policy John Mitchell, Terra Allas, Peter Odell, Olivier Appert Energy in Flux Joseph Stanislaw US Environment Policy in states vs. the States David Fridley, Benito Müller Personal Commentary Adrian Lajous
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Major Challenges to the Liberalization of the Turkish Natural Gas Market
Published: 1st November 2006| By: Yesim Akcollu
The Turkish gas market is one of the most rapidly growing – and is therefore becoming one of the most important – markets in Europe. However, during the 2000s it experienced setbacks in terms of anticipated demand growth and the anticipated development of liberalisation and competition. Plans for rapid liberalisation and reducing the market share [...]
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Oil in Egypt, Oman, and Syria: Some Macroeconomic Implications
Published: 1st October 2006| By: Randa Alami
Like many other industries in developing countries, oil and gas (O&G) have regularly used a mixture of domestic and external finance. The financial challenges faced by the sector have rarely been about closing financing gaps because of two inherent characteristics. Firstly, O&G have been an enabling factor for developing countries wishing to access international capital [...]
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The New Security Environment for European Gas: Worsening Geopolitics and Increasing Global Competition for LNG
Published: 1st October 2006| By: Jonathan Stern
In 2006, security of European gas supply became a very topical subject following the cuts in Russian supplies to Ukraine in the first days of the year which had the consequence of restricting the availability of supplies to some European countries. Much of the subsequent discourse has been concerned with ‘the arithmetic of gas security’ [...]
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The Peak Oil Theory
Published: 1st September 2006| By: Robert Mabro
In this comment, Professor Robert Mabro provides a critical assessment of the peak oil theory and how by focusing on the wrong questions, peak oil can shift attention away from more pressing and vital issues.
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Contango Lessons
Published: 1st September 2006| By: Bassam Fattouh
One striking feature in the current market has been the prolonged contango in the WTI forward curve. Dr Bassam Fattouh assesses the various explanations that have been put forward to explain the current contango in crude oil markets.
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Oil Prices and Markets
Published: 1st September 2006| By: Bassam Fattouh
In this presentation, Dr Bassam Fattouh assesses the recent behaviour of oil prices focusing on ten relationships between oil prices and the market.
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Issue 66 August 2006
Published: 17th August 2006| By: OIES
Is Russia a Threat to Energy Supplies? Jonathan Stern, Giacomo Luciani, Shamil Midkhatovich Yenikeyeff The UK Energy Review and Nuclear Power Charles Henderson The Geopolitical Causes of High Oil Prices Walid Khadduri, Eric Rouleau, Philippe Copinschi, Anouk Honoré Why is the Macroeconomic Impact of Oil Prices Different this Time? Christopher Allsopp
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Middle East Crude Pricing and the Oman Crude Oil Futures Contract: A Critical Assessment
Published: 1st August 2006| By: Bassam Fattouh
In this comment, Dr Bassam Fattouh considers whether the proposed Oman oil futures contract to be launched later this year satisfies the necessary conditions for it to play the role of a benchmark in pricing Middle Eastern crude oil exports to Asia.
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