Foundations of Natural Gas Price Formation - Misunderstandings Jeopardizing the Future of the Industry

'Foundations of Natural Gas Price Formation' analyzes market pricing for natural gas as a unique and controversially priced commodity. Natural gas is a critical foundational fuel that will not be supplemented by renewables for many years. Sergei Komlev explains why and how correct market price signals are critical to avoiding potential market failure.

List of contents

Preface; 1. What Makes Natural Gas Unique and How It Affects Pricing; 2. Role of Gas-on-Substitute Competition in Natural Gas; 3. Hybrid Pricing Mechanisms and How They Affect Price Levels; 4. Natural Gas as Waste Product of Oil and Liquids Extraction; 5. Natural Gas as a Financial Asset; 6. Pricing for Natural Gas and Investment Cycle; 7. Market Structures Affecting Gas-on-Gas Competition; 8. Pricing and Competition with Renewable Energy; Conclusion; Index.

About the author

Sergei Komlev, head of Contract Structuring and Price Formation Directorate at Gazprom Export, is a well-recognized name in the European natural gas industry and a frequent participant in international gas conferences.

Daniel Satinsky, attorney, author and independent scholar, has collaborated with Sergei Komlev for more than 25 years in presenting his ideas to English-speaking audiences.

Product details

• Authors: Sergei Komlev
• Assisted by: Daniel Satinsky (Editor)
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2022
• EAN: 9781839980992
• ISBN: 978-1-83998-099-2
• No. of pages: 158
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Energy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Energy Policy, Politics and government, Central / national / federal government policies, Energy resources, Energy industries and utilities, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Soviet, Gas industries, Business and Economics; Political Science