Russian gas price reform and the EU-Russia gas relationship: Incentives, consequences and European security of supply

Energy Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 2889-2898

  Spanjer, Aldo ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dual gas pricing; EU Russia gas relationship; Security of supply

Indexed keywords

COSTS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; SECURITY SYSTEMS;

DUAL GAS PRICING; SUPPLY SECURITY;

ENERGY POLICY;

ENERGY POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; GAS SUPPLY; NATIONAL SECURITY; PRICE DYNAMICS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 33847699229     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2006.10.019     Document Type: Article

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