This paper extends the existing theory and empirical investigation of unitization contracts. It highlights the importance of incentive-compatibility and self-enforcement and the bargaining problems faced in achieving viable, long-term contracts. We argue that only if the parties to a unitization...

This article extends the existing theory and empirical investigation of unitization contracts. It highlights the importance of incentive-compatibility and self-enforcement and the bargaining problems faced in achieving viable, long-term contracts. We argue that only if the parties to a...

In 2012 and the 1st quarter of 2013, the situation on the global oil market was characterized by prevalence of high global prices on oil. In March, the deal on purchasing of TNK-BP Company by Rosneft, a state-owned oil company was completed. As a result, Rosneft has become one of the largest oil...

Extraction of oil and gas from unconventional resources, recently enabled by technological innovations, revolutionized national and global markets. However, exploration and production still proceeds under legacy regulations, mostly promulgated at the state level. The mismatch of modern...

The oil and gas sector is among principal sectors of the Russian economy and is the driving force in shaping the state budget revenues and the trade balance. In 2016, Russia's crude oil production hit an all-time peak since 1990, and crude oil exports were close to an all-time high. Under the...

Oil and gas production remain the core sector of Russia economy, which has a leading role in generating federal budget revenue and this country's balance of trade. The factors that exerted the most significant influence on the development of the oil and gas sector of the Russian economy in 2012...

Oil and gas production remain the core sector of Russia economy, which has a leading role in generating federal budget revenue and this country's balance of trade. The factors that exerted the most significant influence on the development of the oil and gas sector of the Russian economy in 2011...

We analyze the relative price elasticity of unconventional versus conventional natural gasextraction. We separately analyze three key stages of gas production: drilling wells, completing wells, and producing natural gas from the completed wells. We find that the important margin is drilling...

The oil and gas sector is playing an important role in the income generation for the state budget and Russia's trade balance. In 2017, the volumes of crude oil production somewhat fell owing to Russia's commitments to curb production as a result of the oil output cut agreement between some OPEC...

The liberalisation of the natural gas markets and the importance of natural gas as a transition fuel to a low-carbon economy have led to the development of several large-scale equilibrium models in the last decade. These models combine long-term market equilibria and investments in...