No more gas from Egypt? Modeling offshore discoveries and import uncertainty of natural gas in Israel

Applied Energy

Volumn 136, Issue , 2014, Pages 312-324

  Siddig, Khalid ^a   Grethe, Harald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Egypt; Energy policy; Israel; MyGTAP; Natural gas

Indexed keywords

ENERGY POLICY; FINANCIAL MARKETS; GASES; NATURAL GAS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX; DOMESTIC DEMAND; DOMESTIC PRODUCTION; EGYPT; ENERGY-INTENSIVE SECTORS; GAS PRODUCTIONS; ISRAEL; MYGTAP;

GAS INDUSTRY;

DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENERGY POLICY; GAS PRODUCTION; GAS SUPPLY; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; IMPORT; NATIONAL ECONOMY; NATURAL GAS; PRICE DYNAMICS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EGYPT; ISRAEL;

EID: 84907720546     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.09.019     Document Type: Article

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