The OPEC countries possess an estimated one-third of total world natural gas reserves, but they produce relatively small volumes of this clean, convenient, and flexible fuel, and much of what is produced is flared and wasted for lack of demand. Historically, the major barrier to full utilization of OPEC's natural gas potential has been the high cost of gathering, processing, and transporting natural gas–relative to cheap and easily available crude oil. Now, higher prices make a stepped-up international gas trade economically viable for the first time, but a host of formidable geopolitical, financial, risk-sharing, environmental, and other barriers remain to be resolved. This volume, a primer on natural gas and international natural gas trade, also provides an inside view of how the OPEC countries view their options with respect to the medium- and long-term development of this important source of domestic energy and export earnings. The authors discuss the trade prospects and problems facing the OPEC nations, examine OPEC efforts to formulate a uniform price and export policy, and explore potential patterns of cooperation between exporters and importers. The authors also include current statistics on global natural gas supply and demand balances, as well as information on OPEC domestic natural gas projects and export contracts, both existing and planned.

Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Technology Volume 2 - AN/FSQ-7 Computer to Bivalent Programming by Implicit Enumeration

Mossavar-Rahmani, Bijan, author; Mossavar-Rahmani, Sharmin, author

Mossavar-rahmani, Bijan; Mossavar-Rahmani, Sharmin B

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Psychology Press Ltd

Taylor and Francis

CRC Press

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

Place of publication not identified, 2019

1, 20190626

US, 2019

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1 online resource (160 pages)
"A report of the Harvard International Natural Gas Study"--Preliminary page
Includes bibliographical references (page 151) and index
Preface -- Introduction -- Natural Gas and Natural Gas Developments -- Outlook for Demand in the Key Importing Countries -- Natural Gas in the OPEC Countries -- Economics of OPEC Natural Gas Trade -- Expanding Domestic Markets -- OPEC Country Surveys -- Conclusion -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 2, 2019)

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