Great Expectations: Cross-Border Natural Gas Trade in APEC Economies, November 2004
| Published Date | November 2004 |
|---|---|
| Type of Publication | Reports |
| Publication Under | SOM Steering Committee on Economic and Technical Cooperation (SCE), Energy Working Group (EWG) |
| Accessed | 2393 |
| Pages | 132 |
| Download publication | Download |
Description
This report recommends, as part of a three-level best practice regime, a collaborative international forum through which the great expectations that are held for cross-border natural gas trade and investment within APEC can be realized within a reasonable timeframe. A collaborative forum of the type recommended would facilitate the maintenance of the energy balance of the APEC region.
- Chapter 1: Introduction and Executive Summary
- Chapter 2: An Abundance of Stranded Resources
- Chapter 3: APEC Cross-Border Natural Gas Trade
- Chapter 4: Cross-Border Transportation Options
- Chapter 5: Immature Natural Gas Markets
- Chapter 6: The Paucity of Transportation Infrastructure
- Chapter 7: The Challenges of Project Scale, Cost and Financing
- Chapter 8: Wide Variations in Policies, Regulatory Regimes and Pricing Practices
- Chapter 9: Investment Protection
- Chapter 10: Concerns Specific to Gas Supply by Pipelines
- Chapter 11: Concerns Specific to LNG Supply
- Chapter 12: Towards Best Practice: International Collaboration, "Industry Vision" in Individual Economies and a "Total Package" Approach in Individual Projects
- Appendices