Marginal cost of natural gas in developing countries: concepts and applications

Mashayekhi, A

Title: Marginal cost of natural gas in developing countries: concepts and applications

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Many developing nations are facing complex questions regarding the best strategy for developing their domestic gas reserves. The World Bank has addressed these questions in studies on the cost and prices of gas and its optimal allocation among different markets. Based on the average incremental method, an estimate of the marginal cost of natural gas in 10 developing countries proved to be $0.61-1.79/1000 CF or $3.59-10.54/bbl of oil equivalent, far below the border prices of competing fuels in these nations. Moreover, the cost of gas is not expected to rise in these countries within the next 20 years while the reserves/production ratios remain high. The sample involves a variety of gas compositions and production conditions among the countries of Bangladesh, Cameroon, Egypt, India, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Tanzania, Thailand, and Tunisia.

Authors:: Mashayekhi, A

Publication Date:: Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI Identifier:: 5927975

Resource Type:: Book

Resource Relation:: Related Information: Energy Department Paper No. 10

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 03 NATURAL GAS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY; NATURAL GAS; MARGINAL-COST PRICING; PRODUCTION; RESERVES; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY SOURCES; FLUIDS; FOSSIL FUELS; FUEL GAS; FUELS; GAS FUELS; GASES; INDUSTRY; PRICES; RESOURCES; 030600* - Natural Gas- Economic, Industrial, & Business Aspects

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  abstractNote = {Many developing nations are facing complex questions regarding the best strategy for developing their domestic gas reserves. The World Bank has addressed these questions in studies on the cost and prices of gas and its optimal allocation among different markets. Based on the average incremental method, an estimate of the marginal cost of natural gas in 10 developing countries proved to be $0.61-1.79/1000 CF or $3.59-10.54/bbl of oil equivalent, far below the border prices of competing fuels in these nations. Moreover, the cost of gas is not expected to rise in these countries within the next 20 years while the reserves/production ratios remain high. The sample involves a variety of gas compositions and production conditions among the countries of Bangladesh, Cameroon, Egypt, India, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Tanzania, Thailand, and Tunisia.},

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