Field price deregulation and the carrier status of natural gas pipelines

Journal Article · Mon Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1985 · Energy J.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.5547/ISSN0195-6574-EJ-Vol6-No2-10· OSTI ID:5753295

Broadman, H G; Montgomery, W D; Russell, M

The move to deregulate natural gas field markets is likely to stimulate changes in the regulations of the downstream segments of the industry. A system that provides greater incentives for pipelines to engage voluntarily in contract carriage is an incremental change in the current regulatory regime. The authors develop a method of analyzing the determinants of the carrier status of natural gas pipelines to help sort out the issues underlying these proposals. Basing their analysis on the notion that the different institutional constraints imposed by various regulatory regimes assign different bundles of economic functions to pipelines, they argue that an optimal regulatory configuration is one that brings about a consistent mapping of institutional and economic incentives to maximize economic welfare. 8 references.

• Research Organization: Resources for the Future, Washington, DC
• OSTI ID: 5753295
• Journal Information: Energy J.; (United States), Journal Name: Energy J.; (United States) Vol. 6:2; ISSN ENJOD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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