Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
@ St Antony's College
European gas market liberalisation: Are regulatory regimes
moving towards convergence?
The success of European gas liberalisation in the first part of
the 2000s can best be described as "mixed". This study of gas
liberalisation in the "old" member states by Nadine Haase of the
University of Twente shows that the discretion allowed by the EU
Gas Directives has led to divergent regulatory regimes which
have fallen substantially short of what could be considered
"best practice". By 2006, eight member states were moving
towards best practice, but three had shown only minimal
convergence. As carbon reduction and security of supply move up
the energy policy agenda, the extent to which policy can
continue to prioritise liberalisation and competition in energy
markets, is uncertain. To access the
paper please follow the link in the title or go to:
http://www.oxfordenergy.org/pdfs/NG24.pdf
Adequate financing for electricity supply has been a persistent
problem in developing countries. The conventional response has
been to create competitive electricity markets by breaking up
vertically integrated power companies and encourage new entry
into the generation sector. This paper argues using a case study
from Gujarat, India, for an alternative approach - leverage the
captive power capacity (self-generation) of industry to reshape
the generation and distribution sectors from the bottom-up.
Captive power is well positioned to both add capacity to systems
struggling to meet demand and increase competition in the power
market.
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rapidly changing global energy scene, dominated by volatile oil and
gas prices, the emergence of powerful new consumers in the
Asia-Pacific region, reserve depletion within the OECD and the
instability in the energy producing regions, caused by domestic,
regional and international political actions, have contributed to
the instability of energy markets. This seminar series, run in
association with St. Antony's College, Oxford, will focus on the
role played by geopolitics in the energy sector.
Geopolitics refers to the way geography, politics, and
economics influence international relations, individual countries,
their foreign policies, as well as their economic and political
security.
Over the past few years instability in the energy producing regions,
caused by domestic, regional and international political actions,
have contributed to the volatility of oil and gas markets.
Wednesdays, 5 p.m.
Nissan Lecture
Theatre, St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Rd
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23 April |
Dr
Valerie Marcel,
Associate Fellow,
Energy, Environment
and Development Programme
Chatham House |
Oil Titans:
National Oil Companies of the Middle East
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30 April |
Dr Bassam Fattouh
Director of the MSc in Management for the Middle East
and North Africa, School of Oriental and African Studies
(SOAS), University of London |
How secure are the Middle East Oil Supplies?
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07 May |
Dr Juan Carlos Boué
Senior Advisor,
Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, Venezuela |
Resource nationalism in Latin America |
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14 May |
NO LECTURE |
NO LECTURE |
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21 May |
Dr Ricardo Soares de Oliveira
University Lecturer in Comparative Politics (African
Politics),
University of
Oxford |
Oil and Politics in Africa
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28 May |
Timothy Krysiek,
Associate, Russian and Caspian Energy, Cambridge Energy
Research Associates, United States
Dr Shamil Yenikeyeff,
Research Fellow, OIES
Senior Associate Member,
St Antony’s College |
THE ARCTIC: A Battle for the Next Energy Frontier?
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04 June |
Leigh A. Bolton,
Principal and Managing Director
Holmwood Consulting |
Geopolitics of Liquefied Natural Gas
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11 June |
Dr Marianne Haug
Chair,
European Commission
Advisory Group on Energy |
Geopolitics of Renewable Energy
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