Economic impact analysis of natural gas development and the policy implications

Energy Policy

Volumn 88, Issue , 2016, Pages 639-651

  De Silva, P N K ^a   Simons, S J R ^a   Stevens, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development costs; LNG; Shale gas; Unconventional gas

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENERGY RESOURCES; GASES; INVESTMENTS; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; PUBLIC POLICY; SHALE; SHALE GAS;

DEVELOPMENT COSTS; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG); NATURAL GAS DEVELOPMENT; NATURAL GAS RESOURCES; POLICY IMPLICATIONS; POLICY INITIATIVES; UNCONVENTIONAL GAS; UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

COST ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ECONOMIC POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCE; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS;

AUSTRALIA; EUROPE;

EID: 84949658429     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2015.09.006     Document Type: Article

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