Natural gas in Asia: Trade, markets and regional institutions

Energy Policy

Volumn 74, Issue C, 2014, Pages 80-90

  Vivoda, Vlado ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asia; Institutions; LNG; Market; Natural gas; Trade

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; COSTS; CRUDE OIL PRICE; MARKETING; NATURAL GAS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

ASIA; INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXTS; INSTITUTIONAL SETTING; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG); MARKET STRUCTURES; POTENTIAL EFFECTS; PRICING MECHANISM; REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS;

LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS;

ENERGY MARKET; GAS TRADE; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; PRICING POLICY; REGIONAL TRADE; TRANSACTION COST;

ASIA; JAPAN;

EID: 84924174218     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2014.08.004     Document Type: Article

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