Cover Page -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents Page -- List of figures Page -- List of abbreviations Page -- Introduction -- Part I Oil and the pipelines -- 1 The underground genie: origin and the coming end of oil -- 2 Oil pipes: containers and carriers -- Part II The...

Stated safety concerns are a major impediment to making necessary expansions to the natural gas pipeline network. While revealed willingness to pay to avoid existing natural gas pipelines appears small, it is difficult to know if this reflects true ambivalence or a lack of salience and...

Stated safety concerns are a major impediment to making necessary expansions to the natural gas pipeline network. While revealed willingness to pay to avoid existing natural gas pipelines appears small, it is difficult to know if this reflects true ambivalence or a lack of salience and...

This paper compares the increases in access rates to piped water in rural Brazil by localized water supply systems under two different management models. It finds that small-scale supply systems operated and maintained by user associations lead to significantly higher increases in access rates...

Pipeline geo-politics -- A brief historical overview of energy : lots of options to choose from -- From the source to market : the importance of pipeline networks -- How safe are pipelines?, how are they regulated? -- Pipeline controversies : the Keystone XL and Dakota access pipelines -- Here's...

"The Keystone XL pipeline was most controversial North American energy infrastructure project of our time, and its history and demise serve as a cautionary tale for Canada, a country that will remain mired in regulatory dysfunction until it finds common ground between economic value and credible...

With frequent discoveries of energy resources in remote and undeveloped areas, the importance of transnational oil and gas pipelines is set to grow ever more prominent. This study dissects the diplomacy and bargaining power of the transit country and the shifting economic relations involved in...

Interstate gas pipelines and their customers presently settle about 90% of the rate cases set for hearing before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). In recent years, the median time for negotiating settlements and having them approved is about 11 months, compared to several years to...

Intro -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS -- LIST OF TABLES -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 2: SCIENTIFIC BASES -- 2.1 Epistemological and Ontological Positions -- 2.2 Paradigmatic Anchoring -- 2.3 Theoretical Framework -- 2.4 Methodological Framework -- 2.6 The...

Past episodes of energy insecurity have been fleeting and the fears have been assuaged by market forces or technical change. This paper analyses the nature of the EU's current energy security problems, emphasising the increased importance of natural gas and high level of dependence on Russian...