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Price: 2500 Euro Click here to order...	Oil and Gas of Uzbekistan: The oil and gas industry of Uzbekistan is presently one of the most dynamic ones in Central Asia. Recent developments are shaping new opportunities for large, medium and small oil and gas players that could profit from taking an proactive position in the oil and gas sector of the country. ... More information...
Price: 2795 US$ Click here to order...	The Renewables Landscape: Wind at the Threshold Utility companies have largely fallen behind the curve on renewable generation and are now increasingly applying global strategies to leverage major renewable growth opportunities at a time of record valuations in the sector. The Renewables Landscape – Wind at the Threshold is a report that analyses the current wind power generation landscape across key European and world markets. More information...
Price: €440 Click here to order...	Statutory Framework of the Oil and Gas Industry. The study focuses on the following subjects: Statutory conditions for nonresidents and reserves' distribution issue; Problems in the regulation of the industry; Statutory framework of hydrocarbon exports; Legislative changes to the industry's tax regime. More information...
Price: €399 Click here to order...	Government regulation of the oil and gas industry in 2007 and future considerations for 2008 This new study addresses the following subjects: Winners and losers of the year; Transformation of oil and gas management system; Tax regime for oil and gas companies; Foreign companies in the Russian oil and gas industry; Pipeline wars and new export projects; Forecast for 2008. More information...
Price: 3400 euro (PDF) Click here to order...	The World LNG & GTL Report 2007-2011 Gas currently accounts for nearly a quarter of all energy consumption, and the IEA have forecast that gas demand will grow at a faster rate than oil over the first quarter of this century, accounting for 26% of worldwide energy use by 2030. With many regions facing future gas shortages, LNG offers an increasingly important method of bringing gas from remote reserves to the market. The report is unique in providing a complete overview of the whole LNG process chain, encompassing liquefaction plants, tankers, and import and regasification terminals. The analysis of the GTL market includes the market drivers, technologies, and prospects. More information...
Price: 13500 Euro Click here to order...	Russian Oilfield Services Market 2007: Analysis and Outlook 2006 was a great year for the oilfield service (OFS) companies working on the Russian market. While in 2005 drilling volumes showed a healthy 9 percent year-on-year increase, in 2006 the dynamics continued with accelerating speed finally setting a smashing record of 25 percent year-on-year growth. More information...
Price: 857 Euro Click here to order...	Emerging Chinese Energy Challenge in Africa - A definitive report on the massive Chinese challenge in the African oil and gas sector: This report tracks the reasons behind China's successful rise in Africa's energy sector, once almost the exclusive preserve of Western oil companies. In the short space of six years the Chinese oil presence in Africa has gone from one isolated outpost to a spread that covers nearly half the continent. More information...
Price: €2700 Click here to order...	Oil and Gas of Eastern Siberia and Russian Far East offers a comprehensive analysis of the oil and gas industry in these regions including: oil and gas reserves; potential for hydrocarbon prospecting, exploration, production and infrastructure; investment requirements; environmental risks and markets for oil and gas production from the projects of Eastern Siberia and the Far East. More information...
Price: €399 Click here to order...	The Merger of Gazprom and RAO UES and the New Gas and Electricity Pricing Patterns The main producer of energy feedstock is beginning to take over power producers and thus reshaping the fuel & energy industry of Russia. For Gazprom, this means new opportunities, for energy consumers – new risks. In the conditions of gas shortages in the domestic market Gazprom intends to pull off further reduction of gas consumption.... More information...
Price: €225 Click here to order...	"Fuelhardy" constitutes the most comprehensive work produced by the Emerging Trends Report to date and is intended to present an enduring evaluation of the transportation fuels sector in the US. 45 pages of documented research are supported by 9 charts and 3 original tables... More information...
Price: €399 Click here to order...	The Oil and Gas Industry and the Putin's Energy Project research studies the possible scenarios of the industry development "after Putin": Establishment of an energy mega corporation for Putin to run. Possibilities of state companies Gazprom and Rosneft merger. Associated political risks. The possibility that the union will also take over Transneft, Sovkomflot, and Novoship. The fate of private oil companies; Mechanical scenario of the Fuel & Energy Industry development... More information...
Price: 1910 US$ Click here to order...	Green Energy in the US: Renewable investment, capacity growth and future outlook The future of power generation in the US is at an interesting cross-road. On the one hand, cheap generation technologies such as coal and natural gas fired plants are well positioned to dominate future power generation if the current legislative and regulatory environments persist. On the other hand, the increasing public and political concern about climate change has made it likely that legislative changes that usher in some form of price on carbon emission is imminent... More information...
Price: 1495 Euro Click here to order...	The Future of Oil Exports from Russia The impressive crude oil production growth in Russia at nearly 150 million tons per year since the start of this decade has propelled the nation to a leadership position as one of the world's preeminent producers and exporters of oil. In terms of the level of oil output (9.6 million bpd at year-end 2005), Russia is second only to Saudi Arabia (11.04 million bpd), outpacing by far other major oil producers. This report focuses on major issues that determine Russia's current and future positions as key oil exporter. More information...
Price: 2000 Euro Click here to order...	Oil industry of South Eastern Europe (SEE): vital for further successful economic development of the region - has been recently undergoing important changes. The process involves upstream, midstream and downstream sectors and includes: development of offshore and onshore exploration and production; development of transportation infrastructure; diversification of oil supply to the region; modernization of oil refineries according to EU standards and development of wholesale and retail markets of oil products... More information...
Price: 740 Euro Click here to order...	South Eastern Europe in the Big Eurasian Gas Game - New Supply and Transit Challenges: Natural gas remains the key source of energy for the European Union and the biggest share of it is currently supplied by Russia's Gazprom. With energy security at the top of EU's agenda, diversification of gas supply routes is set as top priority for the coming years. South Eastern Europe (SEE) is a region expected to play a crucial role in mid- and long-term gas supply diversification for most of Europe. Currently at stake for SEE is the advantage of becoming a new hub of gas transit from Middle East, Central Asia and the Caspian region en route to EU consumers... More information...
Price: €399 Click here to order...	Pipeline Wars and New Routes of Hydrocarbons Transportation from Russia Recently, impetuous construction of new pipelines has been unfolding in Russia. It would seem that all the difficulties with oil and gas export will be settled for good. In reality, however, the number of issues is growing. Will Russia's level of production be enough to fill the new pipes, will the western and the eastern export routes compete with each other for the raw materials, is the strategy to liquidate the "Slav go-betweens" ­ Ukraine and Belarus ­ realistic ­ these and other problems are brought up in this new survey... More information...
Price: 2795 US$ Click here to order...	Interconnection Power Capacity in Europe: There is a shortfall in investment in interconnection capacity in Europe. New investment is needed, yet existing capacity is not allocated on a market basis. Datamonitor research shows a very weak relationship between power prices, interconnector capacity prices and the volume of booked capacity on most European interconnectors. More information...
Price: 995 - 1750 Euro Click here to order...	Egypt Rig Market Analysis: An analysis of the rig market in Egypt. It begins by generally outlining the market and its activities. A classification of the rigs in the market then ensues, whereby contractors and operators are discussed in detail and examined in terms of their explorative and productive pursuits. This leads to the daily rig rates and the problems of the Egyptian pricing strategy. With the aide of surveys and numerical categorization from within the industry, an assessment of the market develops in order to review the recent rig agreement with China and to ascertain its role in the market. The report concludes with the future expectations of the market based on the aspirations of its major players and the performance of their companies. More information...
Price: 500 UK£ Click here to order...	Brent: A User's Guide to the Future of the World Price Marker takes an in-depth look at the physical commodity that underpins the Brent marker out to 2012. It's publication in February 2007 coincides with the commencement of production from the 200,000 b/d Buzzard field through the Forties pipeline system, a key component of the 21-Day BFO contract. Now that Buzzard is onstream and is producing the expected quality from the first wells, a new issue has arisen on future wells, which will be discussed in the report.
Price: 645US$ each	Gas Market Profiles: Each country profile looks at market structures, regulatory environments, supply/demand balances, imports and, where appropriate, wholesale markets. Available: Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom.
Price: 14000 euro Click here to order...	Iran Oil Report: This is a detailed report on the oil industry of Iran; the world's fourth largest oil producer and in possession of world's second largest oil reserves. The information and figures contained are as recent as January 2006 and are obtained from the most reliable sources including the Iranian national press reports, government officials, Iran oil industry officials, foreign oil company executives and international oil industry experts.... More information...
Price: 250-300-450 euro Click here to order...	European Energy Legislation 1990 - 2006: This publication presents the official text in English - a French version is also available - of all EU legislative measures in the energy field since 1990. In this publication all Directives, Decisions and Regulations are classified chronologically and by subject. This publication is available in both English and French. More information...
Price: 99 UK£ Click here to order...	SECOND EDITION 2007: required reading for anyone seeking to understand the climate change industry. It provides policy-makers with an insight into the practical consequences of alternative policy choices. It gives executives a rapid grasp of the economic implications of regulation for their companies. It provides traders with the background fundamentals necessary to assess price and manage risk. It informs lawyers on the evolving contractual documentation needed to take part in the market. For planners it looks at the likely future development of the market and what will happen as the Kyoto Protocol comes to fruition in 2008. Climate Change and Emissions Trading is an invaluable training tool for all companies on whom climate regulation has an impact.
Price: 300-400-550 euro Click here to order...	European Environment Legislation 1990 - 2006: A survey of European environmental policy measures since 1990. This publication "European Legislation on Environment (including Emission Trading) 1990 - 2006" lists the official text of all European Decisions, Directives, Conventions (in all 3100 pages). As European Environment Policy is both very extensive and heterogeneous, the material is spread over 5 volumes. More information...
Price: 5000 euro Click here to order...	Petrochemical Industry and Market of Iran: The report offers a comprehensive insight into Iran's fast growing industry of petrochemicals. It contains a wide range of information including country profile, petrochemical industry overview, and various petrochemical projects underway, current and projected future production, foreign investment in petrochemical industry of Iran and problems and drawbacks confronting the industry... More information...
	Oil & Gas in ... Global Oil & Gas, Asia-Pacific, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Europe, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United States.
Price: €575 Click here to order...	Putin and Gazprom: Decision making on Gas Projects in Russia Decision making in Gazprom corporate affairs is utterly non-transparent. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his closest aides evidently play an important role in it. It is also evident that the management of Gazprom coordinates its actions with the Kremlin. Still, the hierarchy and distribution of authority in this process, the exact responsibilities of people, and the background for decision making remains closed from public eyes.
Price: €225 Click here to order...	Oil and the Niger Delta People in International Law - Resource Rights, Environmental and Equity Issues This book is about oil extraction in Nigeria’s Niger Delta and the associated environmental and equity issues. Importantly, it is not just another contribution to the growing literature on these issues. It is, indeed, a significant new study of these issues from the perspective of international law. As is well-known, Nigeria is the 6th oil producing country within the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the 7th oil producing country in the world. Volume 5 in a series of 'Special Studies' published by OGEL.
Price: €225 Click here to order...	The exploration and development of oil and gas in developing countries have often been conducted by international oil companies rather than the countries themselves. International petroleum companies and host governments and/or governmental agencies conclude agreements for this purpose. Such agreements have over time retained certain fundamental characteristics. Volume 3 in a series of 'Special Studies' published by OGEL.
Price: £250 Click here to order...	This guide provides detailed procedures on Shipping Operations issues for personnel who are new to the oil industry or to the job of shipping operations. It is also useful for lawyers and finance personnel to understand the constraints with which operators have to comply. It explains shipping documentation, managing the operational aspects of a sale and purchase agreement and ensuring payment by the precise implementation of credit security provisions.

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