Natural gas markets after deregulation: methods of analysis and research needs
Arguing for the use of economic tools to analyze downstream natural gas markets to see what changes are likely to occur after deregulations, the authors pull together the analytical methods that can be used to understand and predict some of the changes that may occur and identify current and future policy issues that may arise. They relate the mechanics of natural gas production, transmission, and distribution to the economic features of the industry and discuss the competitive structure of gas markets, the economic function of long-term contracts, the regulation of pipelines and local distribution companies, the role of interstate pipelines in a market with free wellhead prices, and the regulatory allocation of costs between jurisdictional and nonjurisdictional customers. They also present an agenda for much-needed research in this area. 190 references, 4 figures.
- OSTI ID:
- 6287142
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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