The UK market for natural gas, oil and electricity: Are the prices decoupled?

Energy Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 27-40

  Asche, Frank ^a   Osmundsen, Petter ^a   Sandsmark, Maria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^b Molde Research Institute   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY; ENERGY RESOURCES; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MARKETING; NATURAL GAS;

ENERGY COMMODITIES; NATURAL GAS MARKET; NATURAL GAS PRICES;

ELECTRIC INDUSTRY;

EID: 33645739620     PISSN: 01956574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.5547/ISSN0195-6574-EJ-Vol27-No2-2     Document Type: Article

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