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| September 2007 |
| Vol. IV Issue. 14; 25 September 2007 |
| The Problem of Regulating the Natural Gas Industry - 25 September 2007 |
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"In principle, the concept of cost based regulation was simple: to be 'just and reasonable' the rates on a given volume of gas sales had to yield sufficient revenue to cover the regulated company's cost of operations and provide a fair rate of return. In practice, the process of determining the cost of operations and the rate of return was exceedingly complex..."
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| Vol. IV Issue. 13; 18 September 2007 |
| Pricing of Natural Gas: Lessons from History - 18 September 2007 |
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"Four decades of oil price regulation in the United States led to growing imports of oil and rendered the country impotent to the challenge of the OPEC cartel in determining the price of oil. Subsequent policy efforts to smoothen the transition to higher oil prices, reduced the incentive to conserve energy, discouraged domestic production, subsidised petroleum imports and increased inefficiencies in the use of domestic energy supplies..."
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| Vol. IV Issue. 12; 11 September 2007 |
| Illuminating Gosaba Islands - 11 September 2007 |
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"Local power distribution lines have been drawn to facilitate locality - wise production and distribution, and it has resulted in less distribution losses. In this power arrangement, the strength of power supply is kept uniform, that is, power is available daily at a stretch for 14 hours and does not go on and off erratically..."
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| Vol. IV Issue. 11; 04 September 2007 |
| Biofuels: Solution for Energy Crisis? (Part - II) - 04 September 2007 |
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"If the objective is to support rural development, other options may be more advisable, which like biodiesel are not competitive on the market by themselves, but provide more valuable services to society without the serious drawbacks of large-scale biofuel production..."
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| August 2007 |
| Vol. IV Issue. 10; 28 August 2007 |
| Biofuels: Solution for Energy Crisis? - 28 August 2007 |
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"Biofuels are being increasingly viewed as a possible solution for reducing the world dependency on fossil fuels, but their large-scale production has several consequences, unforeseen at present. While the use of biofuels as of now offers comparatively little advantage over fossil fuels, their production entails substantial investments on the part of developing countries in land, labour and capital..."
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| Vol. IV Issue. 9; 21 August 2007 |
| Can Natural Gas unify the Arab World - 21 August 2007 |
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"If oil divided the Arab world and caused political instability, natural gas is now unifying the Arab world, increasing its integration and leading to prosperity. The Arab Gas Pipeline Project has done what Arab leaders have failed to do in recent decades..."
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| Vol. IV Issue. 8; 14 August 2007 |
| Oil & Gas Sector in India: Prospects & Opportunities - 14 August 2007 |
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"That should be pretty good news for industry, which is counting on surging sales and economic boom to absorb the huge refining capacity that has built up in the country. The interesting story is that consumption has picked up in line with the economic boom, though with a certain lag..."
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| Vol. IV Issue. 7; 07 August 2007 |
| Iran's Domestic Fuel Policy - 07 August 2007 |
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"Since the Islamic revolution, the Iranian government has reduced real energy prices. They regarded low domestic energy prices good policy -and so do most Iranians-, since every Iranian should be able to share and enjoy Iran¿s natural wealth. Very low energy prices were regarded a good tool to achieve this..."
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| July 2007 |
| Vol. IV Issue. 6; 31 July 2007 |
| Merchant Power Plants: A Good Initiative in Structural Reforms in Power Sector - 31 July 2007 |
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"It is a bold initiative to bring the buyers and sellers to a common platform and decide the price in general economic principle of the point of intersection of demand and supply. They cater to different niches in the market; some provide steady supplies to the grid, while others fire up only when demand is highest and meet peak loads..."
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